Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Int Dent J. 2024 Aug;74(4):730-735. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2024.01.004. Epub 2024 Feb 16.
The aim of this study was to assess the response of dental health care workers in Indonesia to the COVID-19 pandemic through (1) a countrywide web-based, questionnaire survey of their knowledge, attitude, and infection control (IC) practices during the pandemic and (2) a focus group discussion (FGD) on the latter aspects with infected personnel, as well as (3) archival data collection on the epidemiology of COVID-19 amongst dentists in Indonesia.
A questionnaire survey using a web platform was conducted in May 2020 using a simple random sample of 3586 dentists working in different regions of Indonesia. The questionnaire attempted to elicit their knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19, implementing IC measures, and providing dental care during the outbreak. The questionnaire comprised sections assessing participants' knowledge, awareness, and IC practice. In this study, the data were subjected to analysis through descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a predetermined significance level of <.05. The study's second phase involved an FGD with dentists who had contracted the disease to discuss the impediments they faced during dental practice. We collected data on the number of dentists with COVID-19 from May 2020 to March 2022.
The questionnaire survey revealed that the dentists had a satisfactory understanding of COVID-19 spread and the IC measures required to curb disease spread in the dental clinic. Of note, some dentists lacked knowledge of the incubation period of 5 days (21.19%). The vast majority of the respondents (>80%) were aware of the nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Community health centres and the personnel who served there were the most exposed health care providers.
Results suggest that the vast majority of the dental care professionals in Indonesia had adequate knowledge and awareness of COVID-19. However, some aspects of practice need to be improved in IC and related aspects.
本研究旨在通过（1）在全国范围内进行基于网络的问卷调查，了解印度尼西亚牙科医护人员对 COVID-19 大流行的反应，调查其在大流行期间的知识、态度和感染控制（IC）实践，（2）对感染人员进行焦点小组讨论（FGD），以及（3）收集印度尼西亚牙医中 COVID-19 流行病学的档案数据，评估印度尼西亚牙科医护人员对 COVID-19 的反应。
2020 年 5 月，使用网络平台对在印度尼西亚不同地区工作的 3586 名牙医进行了简单随机抽样问卷调查。该问卷试图了解他们对 COVID-19 的知识和态度、实施 IC 措施以及在疫情爆发期间提供牙科护理的情况。问卷包括评估参与者知识、意识和 IC 实践的部分。在这项研究中，数据通过描述性统计和单因素方差分析（ANOVA）进行分析，预设的显著性水平为<.05。研究的第二阶段包括对已感染的牙医进行 FGD，讨论他们在牙科实践中面临的障碍。我们收集了 2020 年 5 月至 2022 年 3 月期间有 COVID-19 的牙医数量的数据。
问卷调查显示，牙医对 COVID-19 的传播及其在牙科诊所中遏制疾病传播所需的 IC 措施有了满意的了解。值得注意的是，一些牙医对 5 天的潜伏期（21.19%）缺乏了解。绝大多数受访者（>80%）都知道 SARS-CoV-2 病毒的性质。社区卫生中心及其服务人员是最易暴露的医护人员。
结果表明，印度尼西亚绝大多数牙科医护人员对 COVID-19 有足够的知识和认识。然而，在 IC 及相关方面的实践仍需要改进。
