CERIPH, Center for Research in Public Health, Pharmacoepidemiology Surveillance Unit, Faculty of Public Health II, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon.
INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique Et Toxicologie - Liban, Beirut, Lebanon.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 May 6;21(1):241. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01599-9.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a major global threat. Healthcare professionals including dentists are facing real challenges during this pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and prevention measures of Lebanese dentists towards COVID-19 and determinants of high level of knowledge and prevention practices.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and August 2020 in Lebanon on a random sample of 323 Lebanese dentists. Data were collected through an online survey questionnaire. A multivariate linear regression model was used to evaluate factors associated with COVID-19 knowledge. A multivariate logistic regression was conducted to evaluate the factors associated with high level of prevention measures towards COVID-19.
The mean COVID-19 knowledge index was 24.5 over 38 with only 15% achieving high knowledge level. The mean prevention measures index was 11.4 over 16 with only 35% achieving high prevention level. Higher knowledge index was associated with younger age, being employed, and considering dentist's role significant in teaching others about COVID-19. General dental practitioners, dentists living with family members and concerned about their family members to get infected because of their occupational exposure were more likely to report higher level of adopted prevention measures. Higher knowledge was associated with high level of prevention measures.
Given the rapid evolution of information related to COVID-19 pandemic, dentists should be regularly educated through trainings, workshops, and updates of national guidelines for dental healthcare.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一个重大的全球威胁。在这场大流行期间，包括牙医在内的医疗保健专业人员正面临着真正的挑战。本研究旨在评估黎巴嫩牙医对 COVID-19 的知识、态度和预防措施，以及确定高知识水平和预防措施的决定因素。
2020 年 5 月至 8 月期间，在黎巴嫩进行了一项横断面研究，对 323 名黎巴嫩牙医进行了随机抽样。通过在线问卷调查收集数据。采用多元线性回归模型评估与 COVID-19 知识相关的因素。采用多元逻辑回归评估与 COVID-19 高预防措施水平相关的因素。
COVID-19 知识指数平均为 38 分中的 24.5 分，仅有 15%的人达到高知识水平。预防措施指数平均为 16 分中的 11.4 分，仅有 35%的人达到高预防水平。较高的知识指数与较年轻的年龄、受雇以及认为牙医在向他人传授 COVID-19 方面的作用很重要有关。一般牙医、与家人同住且担心因职业暴露而使家人感染的牙医更有可能报告更高水平的采用预防措施。较高的知识与较高的预防措施水平相关。
鉴于与 COVID-19 大流行相关的信息迅速发展，牙医应通过培训、研讨会和国家牙科医疗保健指南的更新，定期接受教育。
