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رقم الإيداع المحلي
95 / 2020
دار الكتب الوطنية بنغازي
ISSN: 2706-9087
المجلد الخامس
العدد العاشر لشهر ديسمبر 2020

رجوع

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of COVID-19 Among Medical Staff Doctors at Tripoli University Teaching Hospitals

تاريخ الاستلام: 15-10-2020م

تاريخ التقييم: 25-10-2020م

Pages:223-233

Abdusalam Mahmoud (1) , Ahlam Ellafi (2) , Abdulfattah Fitouri (3) , Abdurrazag Nami (4)
الملخص:

مرض فيروس كورونا 19 (كوفيد -19) هو جائحة عالمي جديد. أعلنت منظمة الصحة الدولية يعتبر الاطباء العاملين في مجال الرعاية.. أن كوفيد -19 يمثل حالة طوارئ صحية عامة تثير قلقًا دوليًا الصحية هم الفئة التى تتعامل مع المرضى المشتبه بهم عند دخولهم المستشفى . وبالتالي ، فإن معرفة ومواقف وممارسات الاطباء في مجال الرعاية الصحية تجاه (كوفيد -19) تظل غير واضحة. هدف الدراسة : التحقيق في معرفة ومواقف وممارسات الأطباء حول (كوفيد -19) في مستشفيات جامعة طرابلس التعليمية . الطريقة : تم إجراء هذه الدراسة المستعرضة في الفترة من 30 أبريل إلى 29 مايو وهو الأسبوع الذي تلا مباشرة أول حالة إصابة بـ ( كوفيد - 19) في ليبيا. تم توزيع استبيان مسبق التصميم وملؤه .SPSS بأخذ المعلومات ذات الصلة من الأطباء العاملين في مختلف الوحدات الطبية والجراحية وتحليلها

Abstract:

The Corona virus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new global pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of international concern. Health Care Works (HCWs) are the primary sectors in contact with suspected patients. Thus, the knowledge, attitudes and practices of HCWs towards COVID-19 remain unclear. The objectives: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Medical doctors about COVID-19 at Tripoli University Teaching Hospitals. Methods: This cross sectional survey was conducted from April 30 to 29 May, the week immediately after first case of COVID-19 reported in Libya. A pilot trail questionnaire was distributed and filled by taking the relevant information from medical staff doctors working at various medical and surgical units. The data coded according to variable and analysed by SPSS. Results: Of (250) participants, a total (100) of Medical staff doctors completed the survey (response rate 40%). The participants’ qualification were (64%) MBBS, (14%) Master degree, (16%) PhD and (6%) professors. the mean age 35 years. (42%) were male and (58%) female participants. Most of the medical staff doctors (70%) were GPs, (22%) were specialist, (6%) were internship doctors and (2%) were consultants. Questionnaire survey revealed that (18%) of the respondents reported working experience of >20 years. The survey was considered if the Medical doctor in frontline healthcare workers (FLHCWs), our results demonstrate that, only 30% of medical staff doctors was provided care of COVID-19 patients while 70% was not in the FLHCWs. Most participants (79%) reported that no specific treatment of COVID-19. A significant proportion of medical doctors (68%) had good knowledge of the transmission, diagnostic method & prevention of COVID-19. According to the case report definition of WHO and ECDC, the survey results showed (69%) of the respondents reported that, the test should be repeated if the first RT-PCR results were negative from the patient represent the typical clinical symptoms of COVID-19. Our questionnaire survey revealed that (68%) of the medical staff doctors participants agree that wearing face masks prevent the infection while (32%) reported that wearing face masks could not prevent the infection. Conclusions: Overall, Medical staff doctors in Tripoli University Teaching Hospital showed expected level of knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19. The findings survey suggest that due to the limited medical staff doctors representative, it must be cautious when generalizing this findings to other medical doctors residing in other regions of the country. As intentional threat of COVID-19 continuous to emerge, the results survey highlight the importance of continuous health educational programs from the government and national health authorities that well improve and updated knowledge of the HCWs regarding COVID-19, which also result in increasing their attitudes and practices towards COVID-19. Further studies are warranted to confirm our findings.

Keywords: - Medical Doctors, Corona virus, COVID-19, Attitude, Knowledge, Practices.

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