Knowledge, attitude and practices of COVID-19 among medical laboratory professionals in Zambia

Chawe, Adon; Mfune, Ruth Lindizyani; Syapiila, Paul; Zimba, S.; Vlahakis, Pipina A; Mwale, Samson; Mwape, Kapambwe; Chirambo-Kalolekesha, Memory; Chileshe, Misheck; Mutale, Joseph; Mudenda, Tobela; Manda, Grace; Daka, Victor

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v10i1.1403

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“…This coincided with reports of the emergence of a more deleterious Delta variant, which had been attributed to higher infections and deaths in other countries [71]. Other reasons postulated included the relaxation of COVID-19 preventive measures driven by perceptions and myths [55] [72]. Further, a high number of community deaths had been reported, implying poor health-seeking behaviour among the population, precluding quick medical attention where needed [19].…”

Section: Outbreak and Response To The Third Wave Of Covid-19 In Zambiasupporting

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Zambia’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Lessons, Challenges and Implications for Future Policies and Strategies

Mudenda¹,

Chileshe²,

Mukosha³

et al. 2022

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global public health problem that has affected the globe in different ways. There is little information published on the challenges and lessons learnt in responding to the COVID-19 epidemic in Zambia. Objective: To establish Zambia's response, lessons and the challenges experienced in the fight against COVID-19. Results: Since the emergence of COVID-19, Zambia has experienced three waves, with the third wave being the most severe. The Zambian government responded positively and effectively to all three pandemics with the help of cooperating partners. Zambia adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended prevention methods such as hand hygiene, masking up in public, physical distancing, avoiding crowded areas and staying at home to prevent the further spread of the disease. Additionally, surveillance of COVID-19 was strengthened, which led to the early detection of cases. Besides, there has been a strong call for all Zambian adults to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a way of controlling the epidemic. However, since the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination programs, there has been a high level of vaccine hesitancy, causing Zambia to fall below the 10% of the adult population required to be vaccinated. Conclusion: The Zambian government put in place effective strategies in the fight against COVID-19. However, a lack of resources, misinformation, myths and vaccine hesitancy posed challenges in the fight against COVID-19 in Zambia. There is a need for continuous public education and sensitization on COVID-19

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Section: Outbreak and Response To The Third Wave Of Covid-19 In Zambiasupporting

confidence: 68%

Zambia’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Lessons, Challenges and Implications for Future Policies and Strategies

Mudenda¹,

Chileshe²,

Mukosha³

et al. 2022

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“…The quality of care provided by the medical scientists depends on the level of the general knowledge and knowledge of diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 they possess. According to a study in Zambia, the majority of the participating medical laboratory professionals (84.1%) had good knowledge of COVID-19[14]. This finding is in tandem with the discovery in this study as more than half of the respondents had good general knowledge and causes (52%), mode of transmission (52.7%), and symptoms (54.2%) of COVID-19.…”

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Knowledge of Covid-19 among Medical Scientists in Nigeria

Tosin¹,

Isaiah²,

Ayomide³

et al. 2021

JBM

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Background: The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have created a need for constant improvement in the effectiveness and efficiency of laboratory diagnosis to contain the spread, aid the treatment and management of positive cases. Inadequate knowledge of COVD-19 and its laboratory diagnosis among medical scientists is detrimental to the reliability of laboratory results, which are critical in the control, and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purposes of this study are to determine the knowledge of COVD-19 and to assess the knowledge of laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 among medical scientists. Methodology: An internet-broadcasted and validated questionnaire was used to obtain data from 131 medical scientists in Nigeria. The generated data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25. Results: More than half of respondents had good general knowledge and causes (52%), mode of transmission (52.7%), and symptoms (54.2%) of COVID-19. However, only a few (<40%) knew the hallmark of laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19 and Coronavirus detection steps in the right order (45%). Surprisingly, age (F-ratio = 2.729 p = 0.032), gender (χ 2 = 4.173; p = 0.041) and level at work (F-ratio = 3.552, p = 0.016) have significant effects on the knowledge of COVID-19 and knowledge of laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 among the study participants. Conclusion: There is a need for improvement in the knowledge of COVID-19 diagnosis through relevant work level (work experience) and gender-based training as well as continuous professional development programs for medical scientists in Nigeria.

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“…Regarding the sector of work, 65.03% (93/143) were in the medical sector, 17.48% (25/143) in the medical technology sector, and 17.48% (25/143) in the administrative and logistic sector. The range of participants' working years was 1–39 years, with a Quartile (P25, P75) of 9 ( 4 , 16 ) years. And the vaccination rate of participants was 95.10% (136/143).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Staff in China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, Guinea

Camara²,

Xia

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 among staff in China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, and to confirm the effect of nosocomial infection management.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2021. Information on socio demographic data, knowledge, attitude and practices related to COVID-19 was collected through a self-administered questionnaire.ResultsA total of 143 employees participated in the survey, with a response rate of 99.31% and a vaccination rate of 95.10%. The average knowledge score of COVID-19 was 8.39 ± 1.3 points (10 points in total), without significant differences between subgroups with different demographic variables (P > 0.05); more than 80% of the participants had a positive attitude, and 72.03–93.01% of the participants could take appropriate preventive practices in different environments such as hospital, outdoor or home.ConclusionThe staff of the China-Guinea Friendship Hospital has good knowledge of COVID-19, a positive attitude and appropriate preventive practices. It can be concluded that the current nosocomial infection management is active and effective. Therefore, this study suggests that comprehensive activities such as training, promotion and supervision of COVID-19-related knowledge and countermeasures should be widely and continuously implemented in healthcare facilities, which will continuously improve the overall KAP level of hospital staff and play an important role in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of COVID-19 among medical laboratory professionals in Zambia

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Zambia’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Lessons, Challenges and Implications for Future Policies and Strategies

Zambia’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Lessons, Challenges and Implications for Future Policies and Strategies

Knowledge of Covid-19 among Medical Scientists in Nigeria

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study of Staff in China-Guinea Friendship Hospital, Guinea

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