Knowledge, attitudes and practices in health personnel who provide care to patients with SARSCOV2

Abstract

Objective: To identify knowledge, attitudes and practices in health personnel who provide care to patients with SARS-COV2. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out that included 362 participants, discriminated against health professionals (213) and health technicians (149) who provided first-line health services for the care of suspected or positive patients for SARS Cov 2, the technique Sampling was at convenience, the questionnaire they answered to participate was self-completed electronically using the Google Docs tool after designing, validating and applying a KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) survey. An analysis with descriptive statistics was performed, bivariate associations were made using the Chi-square test where p<005 was taken as the level of significance. Results: In the KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) survey, factors, protective and risk behaviors emerged; In these results, it is important to highlight that some of them vary in the responses of the participants, because what for some may constitute a risk factor or behavior, for others it may be a risk or protective factor. Conclusion: For the participants Having security in knowledge, personal coping resources, availability of personal protection elements and resources for care, at the time of carrying out the interventions in the patients they become protective behaviors, and the participants' perception of risk was influenced by values, beliefs, feelings, knowledge and their sources. It is important to highlight that some of them vary in the responses of the participants, because what for some may constitute a risk factor or behavior, for others it may be a risk or protective factor. conclusions. For the participants Having security in knowledge, personal coping resources, availability of personal protection elements and resources for care, at the time of carrying out the interventions in the patients they become protective behaviors, and the participants' perception of risk was influenced by values, beliefs, feelings, knowledge and their sources. It is important to highlight that some of them vary in the responses of the participants, because what for some may constitute a risk factor or behavior, for others it may be a risk or protective factor. conclusions. For the participants Having security in knowledge, personal coping resources, availability of personal protection elements and resources for care, at the time of carrying out the interventions in the patients they become protective behaviors, and the participants' perception of risk was influenced by values, beliefs, feelings, knowledge and their sources.