Knowledge and preventive practices towards Covid-19 and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of Illu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones, Southwest Ethiopia

Tsegaye, Dereje; Shuremu, Muluneh; Donacho, Dereje Oljira; Dubale, Sileshi; Befekadu, Getachew; Bidira, Kebebew

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-49537/v1

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“…The presence of PPE in hospitals is positively associated with prevention and control practices of nurses against COVID-19. These results are supported by an earlier study on health workers 38 , 39 which reported that the availability of PPE was a predictor of improvements in the prevention practice of nursing staff.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…On the contrary, a study done on health workers in Ilu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle zones, southwestern Ethiopia 38 reported that males are better to implemented COVID-19 prevention practices than females. Another finding among health workers in India showed that men better promoted infection prevention and control behavior compared to women.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The availability of infection prevention guidelines in working wards is a good interpreter of improving nurses’ prevention practices, and this finding is strengthened by the result from knowledge and preventive practices toward COVID-19 and associated factors among health care workers in selected health facilities of Ilu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones, Southwest Ethiopia. 38 This is because, when there are reference manuals on the working stations, nurses have the opportunity to read more and improve their prevention practices.…”

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Practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward COVID-19 in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Eyayu¹,

Motbainor

Gizachew³

2022

SAGE Open Medicine

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Objective: To assess the levels of practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study design employed in public and private hospitals in Bahir Dar city from 26 March 2021 to 8 April 2021. A total of 442 study participants were recruited using stratified followed by simple random sampling techniques. A self-administered questionnaire was prepared and pretested on 5% of the total sample. The collected data were checked for completeness and consistency, and then the data were coded, entered, and cleaned with SPSS version 25 software. Descriptive statistics were carried out to display the means and proportions of sociodemographic characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between the level of prevention practices and the independent variables. An adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to report the results. A significant association was set at p-value <0.05. Results: Of the total 442 samples, 431 (with response rate of 97.5%) answered the questions completely. The mean (±standard deviation) age of the participants was 29.33 (±5.62) years and 217 (50.3%) were females. The proportion of good prevention practices of nurses toward COVID-19 was 39.4% (95% confidence interval: 35%–44%). Female (adjusted odds ratio = 1.77, 95% confidence interval: 1.18–2.68), have training on COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio = 1.65, 95% confidence interval: 1.10–2.48), personal protective equipment access (adjusted odds ratio = 1.57, 95% confidence interval: 1.01–2.44), availability of infection prevention guideline (adjusted odds ratio = 1.63, 95% confidence interval: 1.06–2.49), and favorable attitude (adjusted odds ratio = 2.05, 95% confidence interval: 1.25–3.36) were factors significantly associated with good infection prevention practices. Conclusion: Most nurses in Bahir Dar City public and private hospitals had poor prevention practices against COVID-19. Training provision, infection prevention guidelines distribution, sustainable personal protective equipment access, and promotion to change their attitudes are intervention areas that required emphasis.

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Practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward COVID-19 in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Eyayu¹,

Motbainor

Gizachew³

2022

SAGE Open Medicine

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“…Generally, among the assessed factors, insufficient knowledge, being untrained on infection prevention and control measures, and shortage of personal protective equipment were the perceived barriers to infection prevention practices. ese findings were in line with a study conducted in the Ilu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones [20].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Among them, the availability of PPE (% outcome in the unexposed group 42.8 and AOR 1.96.) with the prevention practice of COVID-19 was taken from Tsegaye D. [20]. en, using Epiinfo ™ version 7 StatCalc.…”

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Practice towards Prevention and Control Measures of Coronavirus Disease and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in the Health Facilities of the Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia, 2021

2022

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Background. A novel coronavirus, a virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was first identified in Wuhan, China, on December 2019. The virus affects the respiratory system and it is highly contagious, spreading from person to person. Healthcare workers are more at risk due to the nature of their work, which is caring for both COVID-19-affected and nonaffected patients. Lack of knowledge about the disease directly affects early diagnosis and treatment, which may result in the rapid spread of the infection in the community. Having enough knowledge about a disease can always affect an individual’s attitudes and practices. However, there is limited evidence on the knowledge, attitude, practice of prevention, and control measures of COVID-19 and associated factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in resource-limited countries, including Ethiopia. Methods. A facility-based cross-sectional study design was used among 334 samples of health workers who were selected using a stratified two-stage sampling technique, from health facilities of the Horo Guduru Wollega Zone from May to June 2021. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from the HCWs. The information collected was entered to EpiData version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 21 software for further analyses. Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with the KA practice of the HCWs. Those variables with a p value <05 with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were considered as statistically significantly associated with the outcome variable. Result. Among the participating HCWs, 208 (64%; 95% CI: (58.8%, 69.2%)) of them had good practices of prevention and control measures of COVID-19 with the mean (±SD) practice score was 7.63 ± 2.45. Multivariable binary logistic regression revealed that being a health center worker (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI: (0.19, 0.60)), being trained (AOR = 0.41, 95% CI: (0.21, 0 .82)), and having sufficient knowledge (AOR = 2.73, 95% CI: (1.35, 5.53)) were significantly associated with good preventive practice. Conclusion. The overall magnitude of practice of prevention and control measures of COVID-19 was not sufficient. Therefore, strategies for enhancing the capacity of healthcare workers to exercise practices of prevention and control measures of COVID-19 are needed.

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COVID-19 preventive practices and associated factors among high school and preparatory school students in Dessie City, Ethiopia

Feleke

Gebrehiwot²,

Kloos³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, the most pretentious sector besides the economy is the education system. Ethiopia is not equipped with the infrastructure and facilities to provide online classes for students at all levels. Hence, all institutions were re-opened with mandatory infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols such as the use of face masks, physical distancing, shifts in classes, and routine hand washing practices with soap and water to restrict the spread of the virus. Nevertheless, there has been no monitoring and follow- up and there is no data on IPC compliance among school children in the country. The purpose of this study was to examine the COVID-19 preventive practices and their associated factors among high and preparatory school students in Dessie City, Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out by using a pre-tested face-to-face applied structured questionnaire and direct observations from March 8 to March 20, 2021, in five high and preparatory schools in Dessie City. The sample size was proportionally allocated in each school based on the students' total number registered in the first academic semester, then stratified by grade level, and proportionally allocated to each grade and section. Finally, a simple random sampling method was used to select study participants. Variables with p-values < 0.25 in the bivariate logistic regression analysis were entered into the multivariate logistic regression model.ResultsThis study involved 422 students with a response rate of 98.8%. The level of good preventive practices was 43.7%. After adjusting for covariates, female, positive attitudes, received IPC training and clear accessible sharing of information and feedback with parents, students and teachers were identified as predictors of good precaution practices.ConclusionThe prevalence of good prevention practices for COVID-19 among students was relatively very low. Therefore, the Department of Health and Education of Dessie City and each school should implement environmental health programs and promote prevention practices in high schools and preparatory schools.

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Knowledge and preventive practices towards Covid-19 and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of Illu Aba Bor and Buno Bedelle Zones, Southwest Ethiopia

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Practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward COVID-19 in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Practices and associated factors of infection prevention of nurses working in public and private hospitals toward COVID-19 in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-based cross-sectional study

Practice towards Prevention and Control Measures of Coronavirus Disease and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in the Health Facilities of the Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, West Ethiopia, 2021

COVID-19 preventive practices and associated factors among high school and preparatory school students in Dessie City, Ethiopia

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