COVID-19 knowledge of health care workers in Mosul city, Iraq

Abstract

Background: In December 2019, new coronavirus-induced pneumonia (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in Wuhan, China, and since then has spread quickly everywhere in the world. Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge of Health care workers regarding COVID-19 in Mosul city. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed at 28 hospitals and health care centers randomly selected (multistage sampling) in Mosul city, including 517 healthcare workers. Results of demographic data of HCWs: the age range was between 22–63 years, The Mean ± SD of the ages was 39.5 ± 9.9, the highest percentage of ages (38.9%) that was in the age group 30–39 years and the lowest percentage (16.2%) was in the group 20–29 years. The percentage of males in a sample was (52.8%), and females were (47.2%). Relating educational qualification, the highest percentage (46.8%) was from diploma, whereas the lowest percentage (18.8%) was from secondary school. Concerning occupational level, the majority of them were from Paramedical staff (44.5%). The highest percentage regarding years of experience was (61.5%) for those who had equal or greater than 11 years of experience. The most sample of HCWs (82.8%) was married. Conclusion: This study concluded that the most significant proportion of the study sample had an acceptable knowledge score during the study period. Recommendation: Applying for health education programs about the COVID-19 virus for health care workers by health institutions.