COVID-19: a National Survey on perceived level of knowledge, attitude and practice among frontline healthcare Workers in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding the COVID-19 among frontline healthcare workers (F-HCWs) working at different hospitals in Nepal and to identify the factors significantly associated with KAP.

Methods

We used a web-based survey, and a convenience sampling method was adopted to collect data from 603 F-HCWs working at different hospitals in Nepal during the first week of June 2020. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess the KAP perceived by the F-HCWs. It was divided into 4-parts consisting of 30-items, demographic characteristics (10-items), knowledge (10-items), attitude (5-items), and practice (5-items). It consisted of both multiple-choice questions and Likert scale items questionnaire.

SUBMITTER: Tamang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7734608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature