Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of getting infected with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suboptimal preventive practices have been identified as an important risk factor in this regard. This study was done to evaluate the preventive practices being followed by health care workers and identify reasons for suboptimal compliance.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was done in HCWs belonging to various occupational roles and socio-cultural backgrounds across India through online platforms and telephonic interviews from July 30, 2020 to August 30, 2020. A scientifically designed and pre-validated questionnaire with good validity (CVR = 0.87, S-CVI/Av = 0.978) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0.85) was used.

Res

SUBMITTER: Agarwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719197 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature