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30 / 12 / 2022

 


Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Huda Mohammed Almadani, Sommaya Abbas Ajabnoor, Wijdan Abdulaziz Sheqdar, Razan Abdualrheem Zabarmawi, Roaa Adil Raqban, Reem Faisal Mitwalli, Zain Habib Khan.


Abstract
Objective: To assess the level of knowledge and attitude toward the COVID-19 virus and the protective measures among different categories of healthcare workers (HCWs) in King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 130 physicians, nurses, and pharmacists in the internal medicine and surgery departments at King Abdul-Aziz hospital. A self-administered questionnaire that was adopted from WHO and official reports was used to assess the knowledge, attitude, and risk perception of HCWs toward COVID-19.
Results: The mean age of the studied group was 32.38 ± 12.13 and the majority were females (87.5%) with 26.9% having post-graduate education. About 71.5% had direct contact with COVID-19 patients and 66.9% received their information from WHO and official reports. The mean knowledge score was 11.32 ± 0.87 and 95.4% had sufficient knowledge. The mean attitude score was 6.46 ± 1.56 and 73.2% had a positive attitude. About 96.2% and 93.8% thought that the virus might be more dangerous for those with chronic disease and the elderly, respectively. There was a statistically significant relation among mean knowledge score and education, profession, and contact with COVID-19 patients with higher scores reported with a post-graduate education, physicians, and those with direct contact with COVID-19 patients.
Conclusion: HCWs had good knowledge and a positive attitude toward COVID-19, which is very essential for limiting the spread of the epidemic.

Key words: Knowledge, attitude, COVID-19, hospital, Saudi Arabia.


 
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Almadani HM, Ajabnoor SA, Sheqdar WA, Zabarmawi RA, Raqban RA, Mitwalli RF, Khan ZH. Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(3): 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658


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Almadani HM, Ajabnoor SA, Sheqdar WA, Zabarmawi RA, Raqban RA, Mitwalli RF, Khan ZH. Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=124817 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658


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Almadani HM, Ajabnoor SA, Sheqdar WA, Zabarmawi RA, Raqban RA, Mitwalli RF, Khan ZH. Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(3): 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani HM, Ajabnoor SA, Sheqdar WA, Zabarmawi RA, Raqban RA, Mitwalli RF, Khan ZH. Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2023), [cited March 26, 2024]; 7(3): 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani, H. M., Ajabnoor, . S. A., Sheqdar, . W. A., Zabarmawi, . R. A., Raqban, . R. A., Mitwalli, . R. F. & Khan, . Z. H. (2023) Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 7 (3), 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani, Huda Mohammed, Sommaya Abbas Ajabnoor, Wijdan Abdulaziz Sheqdar, Razan Abdualrheem Zabarmawi, Roaa Adil Raqban, Reem Faisal Mitwalli, and Zain Habib Khan. 2023. Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (3), 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani, Huda Mohammed, Sommaya Abbas Ajabnoor, Wijdan Abdulaziz Sheqdar, Razan Abdualrheem Zabarmawi, Roaa Adil Raqban, Reem Faisal Mitwalli, and Zain Habib Khan. "Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani, Huda Mohammed, Sommaya Abbas Ajabnoor, Wijdan Abdulaziz Sheqdar, Razan Abdualrheem Zabarmawi, Roaa Adil Raqban, Reem Faisal Mitwalli, and Zain Habib Khan. "Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7.3 (2023), 432-437. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658



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Almadani, H. M., Ajabnoor, . S. A., Sheqdar, . W. A., Zabarmawi, . R. A., Raqban, . R. A., Mitwalli, . R. F. & Khan, . Z. H. (2023) Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Facilities of the Ministry of Health care in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (3), 432-437. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1666825658





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