@article{ajnr2021965,
author={{Almasoudi, Mada and Soliman, Mona Hamdy and Almasoudi, Basmah},
title={Assess the Awareness of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={9},
number={6},
pages={216--221},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/9/6/5},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b>: COVID-19 is highly contagious, So, the best solution for controlling the pandemic is the simultaneous application of preventive methods while still developing novel treatments. Healthcare workers have a critical role in lowering morbidity and mortality. Preventing nosocomial infections and protecting healthcare workers posed great challenges to the healthcare system during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Healthcare workers are at a high risk of infection from the patients if they do not have ample knowledge and awareness about the disease or if they do not take adequate precautionary measures. <b>Aim of the study:</b> The aim of the current study is to assess the knowledge and perception about COVID-19 among healthcare workers in King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah.<b> Subjects and Methods: </b>A quantitative cross-sectional design was adopted. The study sample consisted of 183 healthcare workers working at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah. Data have been collected by self-administered questionnaire which was consisted of three parts through convenience sampling method. <b>Results:</b> The mean score of workersĄŻ knowledges about COVID-19 was good, and the mean score of their perception was also good as well. Factors associated with healthcare workersĄŻ knowledge about COVID-19 include the nationality of participants. <b>Conclusion: </b>In-service education and persistent training about COVID-19 should be continued. Future studies should be conducted to provide more evidence about the factors, which are significantly associated with healthcare workersĄŻ knowledge, and perception about COVID-19.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-9-6-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}