Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice toward COVID-19 and associated factors among health care workers in Silte Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 is a pandemic respiratory disease caused by the highly contagious novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV 2). The disease is now quickly spreading around the world, resulting in ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare workers are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than the general population due to frequent contact with infected individuals.

Objective

This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 and associated factors among health care workers.

Methods

Facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among health care workers in Silte Zone. A total of 379 health professionals were selected using multistage stratified sampling technique. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Binary logistic

SUBMITTER: Yesse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491949 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature