Safety and Awareness of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak; A Cross-Sectional Study

Muhammad, Shaib; Qureshi, Yasmeen; Tabassum, Rafia; Khaskheli, Muhammad Saleh; Kumar, Narendar; Abbas, Jabbar; Kumari, Geeta; Sultana, Razia; Ahmer, Arslan; Jamali, Jameela

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“…A majority of respondents believed that despite being vaccinated, it is still necessary to wear a face mask (89.8%) and avoid public gatherings (73.7%) to limit the spread of Omicron. Consistent with our study, participants from the study of Muhammad et al reported that face masking (75.7%) and social distancing (96.2%) are the essential precautionary measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic [ 32 ]. Similar findings have been reported from Saudi Arabia [ 33 ] that face-masking (77.8%) and social distancing (78.0%) are even more critical than vaccination to prevent COVID-19 spread.…”

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Knowledge, perception, and fear among the global population towards newly evoked variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-1), notoriously known as COVID-19, emerged in 2019 and was responsible for causing acute respiratory collapse. Moreover, in September 2020, new variant cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were reported in the United Kingdom, with many patients and deaths. This study aimed to see knowledge, perception, and fear among the global population towards a new variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, known as Omicron (B.1.1.529). This online cross-sectional global study was conducted during the emergence of the B.1.1.529 variant, also known as the Omicron variant. The survey was carried out from 2nd December 2021 to 3rd January 2022. The descriptive analysis was presented as frequencies (N), percentages (%), and mean ± standard deviation (m ± SD). The association between dependent and categorical independent variables was determined using the Chi-square test (x2). Statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS version 23. Of 353 respondents, approximately 61% were females. One hundred fifty-four respondents were in the age group of 18–27 years. The average age was 31.53±10.3 (mean± SD). The majority of respondents (43.9%) were from Indonesia. The mean knowledge score about the Omicron variant was 3.18±1.14. Our study suggests that people have some knowledge about the new variant, Omicron (B.1.1.529). Besides, there was a significant association (p = 0.05) for the perception of the fatality rate of Omicron among the respondents from different countries. However, there is still an ample research gap in enlightening people about this infection (B.1.1.529).

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“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19) has emerged as a global crisis that is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was detected for the first time in Wuhan, China in December 2019 [1,2]. Due to its rapid and global spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak as a pandemic by March 11, 2020 [3].…”

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An evaluation of public understanding regarding COVID-19 in Sindh, Pakistan: A focus on knowledge, attitudes and practices

Kumar¹,

Sulaiman²,

Hashmi³

2021

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Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global crisis. Inadequate knowledge, inapt attitude, and malpractice may enhance the risk of disease. Therefore, we aimed to explore the knowledge and behaviors of the people towards COVID-19 in Sindh, Pakistan, that can further help the government to enforce the SOPs for better containment strategy. A cross sectional study was conducted in Sindh, Pakistan during the month of December, 2020 using convenience sampling method. A pre-designed and pre-validated online survey consisting of 30 questions on knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding COVID-19 was used for data collection. Among 1004 respondents, accuracy of knowledge response ranged from 20.7% to 95.2% and average rate was 62.2%. For attitude, the percentage of positive responses ranged from 16.9% to 49.5% and average value was 34.88%. The range for good practice was 15.0% to 91.4% and the average was 67.4%. The statistical analysis results showed the significant differences between the responses of each participant for knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 (P = 0.001). Our study concluded that majority of people of Sindh, Pakistan have good knowledge, average attitude, and proactive practices regarding COVID-19 but still there is a need for implementing strategies for enhancing knowledge and practices.

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“…Among the infected are hundreds of HCWs. More than fifty deaths of HCWs have been reported in Italy and this number continues to grow throughout the world [6].…”

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“…The resulting anxiety may interfere with the performance of their duties [1,8]. During the pandemic, the duty hours of HCWs have been increased and they often have to work with inadequate resources [6]. The increased workload may negatively impact the HCWs who have less time to focus on getting proper nutrition and adequate sleep [9,10].…”

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COVID-19 pandemic and the healthcare workers- The call of duty

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is the current topic of discussion globally as people are getting affected by it on a huge scale. This study is focused to determine the concerns and perceptions of healthcare workers (HCWs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on their mental health, routine work, family and social life. Study was conducted at various health care facilities of Sindh, Pakistan, from October to December 2020 (three months). An online survey questionnaire consisting of fourteen closed-ended questions was designed in Google Forms and circulcalted among the HCWs through email and social media. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS 24 and descriptive statistical tools were used to measure the frequencies and the Chi-square test was applied among correlated variables. Among 412 respondents, majority of the participants were male (54.6%) and young with 18-28 years of age (47.3%). Two-third of HCWs were highly concerned about their family's health versus own health (67.7% vs 44.7% respectively) and 157 (38.1%) were emotionally distressed. It was also found that HCWs with assigned duties in the isolation wards were more emotionally distressed (56.2% high to very high) compared to those not working in isolation units (45.3% high to very high). More than half of HCWs (51.9%) reported that their family life was also disturbed. Our findings indicate that COVID-19 pandemic has a significant psychological impact on frontline soldiers (HCWs) particularly they were worried about family's health. The HCWs who were assigned duties in isolation units were more emotionally distressed than those who were not assigned duties in isolation wards.

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Safety and Awareness of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak; A Cross-Sectional Study

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Knowledge, perception, and fear among the global population towards newly evoked variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)

Knowledge, perception, and fear among the global population towards newly evoked variant Omicron (B.1.1.529)

An evaluation of public understanding regarding COVID-19 in Sindh, Pakistan: A focus on knowledge, attitudes and practices

COVID-19 pandemic and the healthcare workers- The call of duty

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