Al Demour Saddam, Ababneh Mera A, Al-Taher Raed N, Alrabadi Adel F, Jaradat Ahmad F, Abushamma Faris A, Al-Hadidi Fadi A, Al-Rawashdeh Baeth M, Ihmeidan Mohammad A, Abubaker Ahmad K, Al-Zubi Mohammad T
Department of Special Surgery, Division of Urology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
Int J Gen Med. 2021 Jan 13;14:77-87. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S294221. eCollection 2021.
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging disease threatening the world with a rapid increase in cases and deaths since it was first identified in December 2019. Adequate knowledge, practice, and attitudes (KPA) toward COVID-19 among physicians at the frontline defense against the COVID-19 pandemic may enhance their ability to avoid the risk of self-infection, decrease mortality, and provide adequate medical care service in this pandemic. This study aimed to assess KPA toward COVID-19 among physicians in Jordan and Palestine.
This is a cross-sectional study using an online survey conducted from 10 April to 26 April 2020 among Jordan and Palestine physicians. Invitations were sent to physician groups on Facebook and WhatsApp. This survey contains 36-items, divided into four main sections to assess the participants' socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, practice, and attitude about COVID-19.
A total of 454 physicians participated in this study. The mean score of basic knowledge was 4.4 ± 0.8 (range 2-4). There were significant differences between basic knowledge mean scores among physicians in different professional degrees and physicians in various health sectors (P=0.0315, P=0.0137, respectively). The mean scores of self-protection measures, were 6.1 ± 1.1 (range 3-7) and measures if physician self-suspected of COVID-19 were 9.9± 1.1 (range 5-11). The mean score of attitudes toward COVID-19 was 41.5 ± 3.3 (range 21-45) and significantly related to the age and different experience years (P=0.0022, P=0.0077, respectively).
As the global threat of COVID-19 continues to emerge, physicians from Jordan and Palestine showed adequate KPA toward COVID-19. There was a significant difference in knowledge level and attitude between physicians. Policymakers and physicians should keep continuous educational activities, training, and follow-up updates during this pandemic.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种新出现的疾病，自2019年12月首次发现以来，病例数和死亡人数迅速增加，对全球构成威胁。在抗击COVID-19大流行的一线医生中，对COVID-19有足够的知识、实践和态度（KPA），可能会提高他们避免自我感染风险、降低死亡率以及在这场大流行中提供充分医疗服务的能力。本研究旨在评估约旦和巴勒斯坦医生对COVID-19的KPA。
这是一项横断面研究，于2020年4月10日至4月26日对约旦和巴勒斯坦的医生进行在线调查。通过脸书和WhatsApp向医生群体发送邀请。该调查包含36个项目，分为四个主要部分，以评估参与者的社会人口学特征、对COVID-19的知识、实践和态度。
共有454名医生参与了本研究。基础知识的平均得分为4.4±0.8（范围2 - 4）。不同专业学位的医生和不同卫生部门的医生在基础知识平均得分上存在显著差异（分别为P = 0.0315，P = 0.0137）。自我保护措施的平均得分为六点一±一点一（范围3 - 7），医生自我怀疑感染COVID-19时采取措施的平均得分为九点九±一点一（范围5 - 11）。对COVID-19态度的平均得分为41.5±3.3（范围21 - 45），且与年龄和不同工作年限显著相关（分别为P = 0.0022，P = 0.0077）。
随着COVID-19对全球的威胁持续显现，约旦和巴勒斯坦的医生对COVID-19表现出了足够的KPA。医生之间在知识水平和态度上存在显著差异。在这场大流行期间，政策制定者和医生应持续开展教育活动、培训并跟进更新情况。
