Assess the Awareness of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia

Mada Almasoudi^1, , Mona Hamdy Soliman¹ and Basmah Almasoudi²

¹Preventive Medicine Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

²Primary Health Care Center Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cite this paper:
Mada Almasoudi, Mona Hamdy Soliman and Basmah Almasoudi. Assess the Awareness of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2021; 9(6):216-221. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-9-6-5

Abstract

Background: 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. Aim of the study: 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. Subjects and Methods: 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. Results: The mean score of workers’ knowledges about COVID-19 was good, and the mean score of their perception was also good as well. Factors associated with healthcare workers’ knowledge about COVID-19 include the nationality of participants. Conclusion: 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 workers’ knowledge, and perception about COVID-19.

Keywords:
awareness COVID-19 healthcare workers knowledge perception

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