Assessment on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Covid-19 Protocols Amongst Medical Workers in Jos, Plateau State

Abstract

Objective: To assesses knowledge, attitudes, and practice on COVID-19 amongst medical HCW in Plateau State Specialist Hospital (PSSH) Jos.
Methodology: The study population consisted of all medical health care workers in Plateau State Specialist Hospital (PSSH) who consented to the study. The study was a cross-sectional study and consecutive sampling was employed. The knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 amongst HCW was assessed using a pretested questionnaire which was analyzed using SPSS version 22.
Results: The nurses had the highest percentage of 58%, followed by doctors with 31%. The major source of information was television with 68%, followed by google with 9%. The knowledge of the medical HCW in PSSH was good with over 80% of the number of
questions on knowledge answered correctly with the mark over 70%. Their attitude was fair with 62% of the number of questions gotten correctly with a score of over 70%. Similarly, their practice was also fair with 66% of the questions gotten correctly with over 70%. However, one of the questions on practice was poor with only 45% of the workers answering it correctly. There
was a significant association between the attitude and the Job cadre of medical HCW of PSSH.
Conclusion: The knowledge of medical HCW in PSSH on COVID-19 was good. Their attitude and practice were fair. There was a significant association between their knowledge and job cadre. The study showed that there is an attitude and practice gap