Abstract
Background: Health professionals, the frontline fighters, are under high risk of being infected with a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Many health workers in the world, including Nepal, have lost their lives in fighting with COVID-19. Thus, we assessed the knowledge, attitude, risk, and fear among health professionals towards COVID-19 and evaluated their satisfaction with local and governmental policies of Nepal. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study included 150 (male-44% and female-56%) health professionals with mean age 26.14±6.092 years working at Chitwan Medical College, Nepal. The questionnaire included 40 statements having four categories to assess 1) the participant’s knowledge about COVID-19, 2) the risk and attitude, 3) their fears, and 4) stake holder’s role in encouraging health professionals to allay their fears and avert negative attitudes.
Highlights
ObjectivesMedical laboratory staff. The purpose of the study was
All the participants (100%) mentioned COVID-19, a viral disease that started from China transmitted rapidly through aerosols
The number of cases has tremendously increased in Nepal, and by 15 September 2020, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed a total of 55,329 cases and 360 deaths in the country[4]
Summary
Medical laboratory staff. The purpose of the study was
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