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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of health care professionals in greece before the outbreak period
dc.creator | Papagiannis D., Malli F., Raptis D.G., Papathanasiou I.V., Fradelos E.C., Daniil Z., Rachiotis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T09:43:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T09:43:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph17144925 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 16617827 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/77696 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 pandemic has expanded globally. The aim of the current study is to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of health care professionals in Greece towards SARS-CoV-2. Methods: From 10–25 February 2020, 500 health care workers were approached. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards SARS-CoV-2 were assessed via a personal interview questionnaire. For knowledge, each correct answer was given 1 point; attitudes, or concerns aimed at prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and practices, or behaviors towards performing preventive practices, were assigned 1 point each. Points were summed and a score for each category was calculated. Results: A total of 461 health care workers returned the questionnaire and were included in the analysis (mean age ± SD: 44.2 ± 10.78 years, 74% females). The majority were nurses (47.5%), followed by physicians (30.5%) and paramedics (19%). The majority of subjects (88.28%) had a good level of knowledge (knowledge score equal to 4, or more). The majority of participants (71%) agreed with the temporary traveling restrictions ban. The uptake of a future vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 was estimated at 43%. Knowledge score was significantly associated with both attitudes score (p = 0.011) and practices score (p < 0.001), indicating that subjects with a high knowledge score demonstrated a more positive perception on preventive measures and would practice more preventive measures. Attitudes score was significantly associated with practices score (p = 0.009) indicating that subjects with a higher attitudes score are more likely to perform practices towards the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Conclusion: There is a high level of knowledge concerning SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among Greek health care workers and this is significantly associated with positive attitudes and practices towards preventive health measures. The high level of knowledge of health professionals about SARS-CoV-2 may have contributed considerably to the successful management of the pandemic in Greece. Tailored educational campaigns aiming to increase the proportion of health care workers willing to accept a potential SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could be of paramount importance in future proactive vaccine educational campaigns. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85087626324&doi=10.3390%2fijerph17144925&partnerID=40&md5=d765715e86c85b046fb919dcd143eb25 | |
dc.subject | disease transmission | en |
dc.subject | epidemic | en |
dc.subject | health worker | en |
dc.subject | knowledge | en |
dc.subject | questionnaire survey | en |
dc.subject | risk assessment | en |
dc.subject | severe acute respiratory syndrome | en |
dc.subject | vaccination | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | attitude to health | en |
dc.subject | clinical practice | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | disease course | en |
dc.subject | disease transmission | en |
dc.subject | epidemic | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | health care personnel | en |
dc.subject | health care practice | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | infection prevention | en |
dc.subject | interview | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | nurse | en |
dc.subject | paramedical personnel | en |
dc.subject | physician | en |
dc.subject | pilot study | en |
dc.subject | positive psychology | en |
dc.subject | public health campaign | en |
dc.subject | scoring system | en |
dc.subject | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | en |
dc.subject | travel | en |
dc.subject | vaccination | en |
dc.subject | work experience | en |
dc.subject | Betacoronavirus | en |
dc.subject | Coronavirus infection | en |
dc.subject | health personnel attitude | en |
dc.subject | medical staff | en |
dc.subject | middle aged | en |
dc.subject | pandemic | en |
dc.subject | psychology | en |
dc.subject | questionnaire | en |
dc.subject | virus pneumonia | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en |
dc.subject | SARS coronavirus | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 vaccine | en |
dc.subject | virus vaccine | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Attitude of Health Personnel | en |
dc.subject | Betacoronavirus | en |
dc.subject | Coronavirus Infections | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | en |
dc.subject | Health Personnel | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Medical Staff | en |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject | Pandemics | en |
dc.subject | Pneumonia, Viral | en |
dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | en |
dc.subject | Viral Vaccines | en |
dc.subject | MDPI AG | en |
dc.title | Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of health care professionals in greece before the outbreak period | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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