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Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave.

Methods

This multinational, multicenter, cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital HCWs from February to May 2020. We used a hierarchical logistic regression multivariate analysis to adjust the influence of variables based on awareness and preparedness. We then used association rule mining to identify relationships between HCW confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients and prior COVID-19 case-management training.

Results

We surveyed 24,653 HCWs from 371 hospitals across 57 countries and received 17,302 responses from 70.2% HCWs overall. The median COVID-19 preparedness score was 11.0 (interquartile range [IQR] = 6.0-14.0) and the median awareness score was 29.6 (IQR = 26.6-32.6). HCWs at COVID-19 designated facilities with previous outbreak experience, or HCWs who were trained for dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, had significantly higher levels of preparedness and awareness (p<0.001). Association rule mining suggests that nurses and doctors who had a 'great-extent-of-confidence' in handling suspected COVID-19 patients had participated in COVID-19 training courses. Male participants (mean difference = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.46; p<0.001) and nurses (mean difference = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.53, 0.81; p<0.001) had higher preparedness scores compared to women participants and doctors.

Interpretation

There was an unsurprising high level of awareness and preparedness among HCWs who participated in COVID-19 training courses. However, disparity existed along the lines of gender and type of HCW. It is unknown whether the difference in COVID-19 preparedness that we detected early in the pandemic may have translated into disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 burden of disease by gender or HCW type.

SUBMITTER: Huy NT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694437 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries.

Huy Nguyen Tien NT Chico R Matthew RM Huan Vuong Thanh VT Shaikhkhalil Hosam Waleed HW Uyen Vuong Ngoc Thao VNT Qarawi Ahmad Taysir Atieh ATA Alhady Shamael Thabit Mohammed STM Vuong Nguyen Lam NL Vuong Nguyen Lam NL Truong Le Van LV Luu Mai Ngoc MN Dumre Shyam Prakash SP Imoto Atsuko A Lee Peter N PN Tam Dao Ngoc Hien DNH Ng Sze Jia SJ Hashan Mohammad Rashidul MR Matsui Mitsuaki M Duc Nguyen Tran Minh NTM Karimzadeh Sedighe S Koonrungsesomboon Nut N Smith Chris C Cox Sharon S Moji Kazuhiko K Hirayama Kenji K Linh Le Khac LK Abbas Kirellos Said KS Dung Tran Nu Thuy TNT Mohammed Ali Al-Ahdal Tareq T Balogun Emmanuel Oluwadare EO Duy Nguyen The NT Mohamed Eltaras Mennatullah M Huynh Trang T Hue Nguyen Thi Linh NTL Khue Bui Diem BD Gad Abdelrahman A Tawfik Gehad Mohamed GM Kubota Kazumi K Nguyen Hoang-Minh HM Pavlenko Dmytro D Trang Vu Thi Thu VTT Vu Le Thuong LT Hai Yen Tran T Yen-Xuan Nguyen Thi NT Trang Luong Thi LT Dong Vinh V Sharma Akash A Dat Vu Quoc VQ Soliman Mohammed M Abdul Aziz Jeza J Shah Jaffer J Hung Pham Dinh Long PDL Jee Yap Siang YS Phuong Dang Thuy Ha DTH Quynh Tran Thuy Huong TTH Giang Hoang Thi Nam HTN Huynh Vy Thi Nhat VTN Thi Nguyen Anh NA Dhouibi Nacir N Phan Truc T Duru Vincent V Nam Nguyen Hai NH Ghozy Sherief S

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<h4>Background</h4>Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave.<h4>Methods</h4>This multinational, multicenter, cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital HCWs from February to May 2020. We used a hierarchical logistic regression multivariate analysis to adjust the influence of variables based on awa ...[more]

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Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries.

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Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries.

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