University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Nairobi, Kenya.
Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Mar 23;41:239. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.239.33985. eCollection 2022.
coronaviruses are highly contagious and healthcare workers are at a higher risk of contracting the disease. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, risk perception, preparedness for coronavirus disease 2019 and vaccine acceptability among healthcare workers in Kenya.
a cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021. A link to an online self-administered questionnaire was disseminated to health workers across the country. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Bivariate correlation analyses were used to determine associations between variables. P-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. a total of 997 participants were enrolled in the study. About half (53%) of the participants were female. The mean age was 36.54 years (SD = 8.31) and 46% of the participants were aged between 31-40 years. The overall knowledge score of health workers for COVID-19 was 80%. Most of the health workers (89%) perceived that they were at high risk of infection. Seventy-two percent of the participants felt that they were either partially or fully prepared to handle patients with COVID-19. Overall, 71% of all health workers would take a vaccine if provided free by the government.
health workers´ knowledge on transmission, clinical manifestations and risk factors for development of severe COVID-19 was good. Majority of the health workers perceived the risk of infection with COVID-19 as high and a significant number felt that they were not fully prepared to handle the pandemic. Majority of health workers would take a COVID-19 vaccine.
冠状病毒具有高度传染性，医护人员感染该疾病的风险更高。本研究的目的是评估肯尼亚医护人员对 2019 年冠状病毒病的知识水平、风险认知、应对准备和疫苗可接受性。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2020 年 12 月至 2021 年 1 月进行。向全国各地的卫生工作者分发了一份在线自我管理问卷的链接。使用 SPSS 版本 20 进行数据分析。采用双变量相关分析来确定变量之间的关联。P 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。共有 997 名参与者参加了这项研究。约一半（53%）的参与者为女性。平均年龄为 36.54 岁（SD=8.31），46%的参与者年龄在 31-40 岁之间。医护人员对 COVID-19 的总体知识得分为 80%。大多数医护人员（89%）认为他们感染的风险很高。72%的参与者认为他们对处理 COVID-19 患者有部分或完全准备。总体而言，如果政府免费提供，71%的医护人员愿意接种疫苗。
医护人员对 COVID-19 的传播、临床表现和严重 COVID-19 发展的危险因素的了解良好。大多数医护人员认为感染 COVID-19 的风险很高，有相当一部分人认为他们没有充分准备好应对大流行。大多数医护人员会接种 COVID-19 疫苗。
