Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Personal Protective Equipment During COVID–19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers in Hetauda

Authors

  • Susmita Bhattarai Nepal Institute of Health Sciences, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Srijana Pradhan Nepal Institute of Health Sciences, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal;

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njhs.v1i1.38733

Keywords:

Attitude, COVID-19, knowledge, pandemic, personal protective equipment, practice

Abstract

Introduction: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the effective measures to protect health care workers while caring confirmed or suspected patients with COVID-19.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the use of PPE among health­care workers (HCWs) in Hetauda during COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 HCWs from three hospitals in Hetauda: Hetauda Hospital, Makwanpur Sahakari hospital and Hetauda Orthopedic Hospital between December 2020 and January 2021 for two weeks. A validated self-administered question­naire, Likert scale and Observational checklist were used for data collection. The simple descriptive statistics (percentage, mean) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) were used for the data analysis.

Results: The findings of the study showed that the mean age of the respondents was 26.54 years. Half of the total respondents 70 (50.7%) had adequate knowledge, half 69 (50%) had positive attitude and more than half of the respondents had poor practice 60 (60%) regarding the use of PPE during COVID-19 pandemic. There was significant association of knowledge regarding the use of PPE with training, continue education, profession and attitude at p<0.05 level of significance.

Conclusion: This study concludes that the periodic training program for newly recruited HCWs and refresher training/ continue education for old HCWs to update about the proper use of PPE would enhance the knowledge, attitude and practice of the HCWs. The hospitals should follow the standard PPE guidelines by CDC or WHO while donning and doffing the PPE during the care of Covid patients.

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Author Biography

Srijana Pradhan, Nepal Institute of Health Sciences, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal;

Department of Medical Surgical Nursing

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Published

2021-07-30

How to Cite

Bhattarai, S., & Pradhan, S. (2021). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Personal Protective Equipment During COVID–19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers in Hetauda. Nepal Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1), 48–56. https://doi.org/10.3126/njhs.v1i1.38733

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