Medical laboratory staff satisfaction and their perspective on the role of health institutions to combat COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the facilities and challenges encountered in the clinical laboratories, satisfaction of the medical laboratory staff (MLS) toward their profession and their views on the role of related health institutions during the first wave of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Nepal.

Methods

A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among registered MLS in Nepal. Data were collected using a structured self-reported questionnaire on the Google Docs platform.

Results

A total of 301 respondents were enrolled in the study; of which 180 were male and 121 were female. Of the 301 respondents, a lack of infrastructure was reported by 241 (80.1%), a lack of skill development training by 204 (67.8%), limited availability of diagnostics kits by 151

SUBMITTER: Basnet BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9228646 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature