Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Family Medicine, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 9;16(4):e0250017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250017. eCollection 2021.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak spread to over 100 countries with a total of 100,000 cases during the first week of March 2020. Health care workers, as those on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, are more susceptible to infection. Inadequate related knowledge and preventive behaviors among health care workers might lead to delayed treatment and result in the rapid spread of the infection. Therefore, this study evaluated the knowledge of health care workers with regard to COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 10-18, 2020. Participants were general practitioners, specialists, and nurses working at the forefront of the pandemic. Their knowledge, preventive behaviors, and risk perceptions concerning COVID-19 were evaluated using an online questionnaire created by our medical specialists. The questionnaire consisted of 29, 5, and 4 items about COVID-19 knowledge, preventive behaviors, and risk perceptions, respectively. A total of 251 health care workers completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 33.88±8.72 years old, and the sample consisted of 68 males (27.08%) and 183 females (72.91%). While there was no difference between the percentage of correct answers given by female and male participants to knowledge-based questions (p>0.05), the percentage of correct answers to the questions on preventive behaviors was significantly higher in female participants than in males (p<0.001). The overall average percentages of correct responses were 91.66% for knowledge-based questions and 85.96% for preventive behavior questions. The scores for knowledge-based questions were higher for medical specialists, whereas nurses scored higher on preventive behavior questions. Government hospital staff showed a significant difference in preventive behaviors compared to that of university hospitals (p<0.05). In addition, there was a positive correlation between knowledge scores and preventive behaviors. Although all the participants (100%) knew that contracting COVID-19 can lead to death, only 66.93% of them were willing to get vaccinated themselves. The knowledge level of health care workers concerning COVID-19 was above 90%, but the level of competence in terms of preventive behaviors was found to be low, especially in males.
2020 年 3 月的第一周，新型冠状病毒病 2019（COVID-19）疫情蔓延至 100 多个国家，确诊病例达 10 万例。医护人员作为 COVID-19 大流行的前线人员，更容易受到感染。医护人员相关知识不足和预防行为不当可能导致治疗延误，并导致感染迅速传播。因此，本研究评估了医护人员对 COVID-19 的了解程度。一项横断面研究于 2020 年 6 月 10 日至 18 日进行。参与者为在大流行前线工作的全科医生、专家和护士。使用我们的医学专家创建的在线问卷评估他们对 COVID-19 的知识、预防行为和风险认知。问卷由 29、5 和 4 个关于 COVID-19 知识、预防行为和风险认知的项目组成。共有 251 名医护人员完成了问卷。参与者的平均年龄为 33.88±8.72 岁，样本包括 68 名男性（27.08%）和 183 名女性（72.91%）。虽然女性和男性参与者对基于知识的问题的正确答案百分比没有差异（p>0.05），但女性参与者对预防行为问题的正确答案百分比明显高于男性（p<0.001）。基于知识的问题的总体平均正确回答百分比为 91.66%，预防行为问题的平均正确回答百分比为 85.96%。医学专家在基于知识的问题上得分较高，而护士在预防行为问题上得分较高。与大学医院相比，公立医院工作人员在预防行为方面存在显著差异（p<0.05）。此外，知识得分与预防行为之间存在正相关。尽管所有参与者（100%）都知道感染 COVID-19 可能导致死亡，但只有 66.93%的人愿意自己接种疫苗。医护人员对 COVID-19 的了解程度超过 90%，但预防行为方面的能力水平较低，尤其是男性。
