Khalid Momina, Khalid Hiba, Bhimani Sameer, Bhimani Simran, Khan Sheharyar, Choudry Erum, Mahmood Syed Uzair
Department of Internal Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Aug 10;14:3265-3273. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S310453. eCollection 2021.
During the timeline of twenty years, several epidemics and pandemics have occurred. Yet, a consistent feature of these public health crises is the surge in the demand for healthcare services exceeds the availability.
A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted in the month of June and July 2020 in Karachi, Pakistan. The study participants included doctors and medical students residing in Karachi.
Out of 187 doctors, 74.3% were working during the COVID-19 pandemic, of which 58.3% were willing to work. Out of 200 medical students, 93.5% were not volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic, of which 46% were willing to volunteer. Doctors strongly agreed that they would be willing to work during the COVID-19 pandemic if they were healthy and able to do so (57.2%), if they were provided personal protective equipment (PPE) (51.3%), and if they were guaranteed coverage of treatment cost if they get infected while working (57.8%). Medical students strongly agreed that they would be willing to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic if they were provided PPE (49.0%), and if their parents were supportive of their decision to volunteer (44.5%). Most doctors (54.5%) felt that they were extremely likely to get infected while working during the COVID-19 pandemic and 59.4% felt that in turn, they were extremely likely to infect their families as well. Most medical students (40.5%) felt that they were somewhat likely to get infected while volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic and 55.5% felt that in turn, they were extremely likely to infect their family as well. In the event of infection with COVID-19, 51.3% doctors and 42.0% medical students felt that they would recover without hospitalization.
Since future pandemics are likely, we encourage health-care policymakers to utilize the findings of this study to create a sustainable pandemic response.
在二十年的时间里，发生了几次流行病和大流行病。然而，这些公共卫生危机的一个共同特征是医疗服务需求的激增超过了供应。
2020年6月和7月在巴基斯坦卡拉奇进行了一项基于网络的横断面调查。研究参与者包括居住在卡拉奇的医生和医学生。
在187名医生中，74.3%在新冠疫情期间工作，其中58.3%愿意工作。在200名医学生中，93.5%在新冠疫情期间没有志愿服务，其中46%愿意志愿服务。医生们强烈同意，如果他们身体健康且能够工作（57.2%）、如果提供个人防护装备（PPE）（51.3%）以及如果他们在工作中感染能保证治疗费用报销（57.8%），他们愿意在新冠疫情期间工作。医学生们强烈同意，如果提供PPE（49.0%）以及如果他们的父母支持他们志愿服务的决定（44.5%），他们愿意在新冠疫情期间志愿服务。大多数医生（54.5%）认为他们在新冠疫情期间工作时极有可能被感染，59.4%认为他们反过来也极有可能感染家人。大多数医学生（40.5%）认为他们在新冠疫情期间志愿服务时有点可能被感染，55.5%认为他们反过来也极有可能感染家人。如果感染新冠病毒，51.3%的医生和42.0%的医学生认为他们将无需住院就能康复。
由于未来可能会发生大流行病，我们鼓励医疗保健政策制定者利用本研究的结果来制定可持续的大流行病应对措施。
