Assessment of Selected Filipino Nurses Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness to Provide Care to Patients with Covid-19 in Cebu City, Philippines

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Assessment of Selected Filipino Nurses Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Willingness to Provide Care to Patients with Covid-19 Cebu Abstract Despite several studies conducted to assess the KAP and willingness of nurses to provide care during this pandemic, there are scarce reports regarding Filipino nurses. This study utilized a descriptive research design using the cross-sectional survey method. A web-based survey and convenience sampling method was adopted to collect the data from Filipino nurses from any hospital in Cebu, of which, 137 participated in the study. A 43-item questionnaire was developed, which was spread out into 5 parts that comprised of the demographic profile, knowledge, attitude, practices, and willingness to care for patients with COVID-19. Majority of the nurses were females (70.80%), whose ages years old (54.01%), single rely The mean values for attitude, practices, and willingness to provide care were 4.45 (very favorable), 4.65 (always), and 4.52 (very willing) respectively. Generally, the results of our study were favorable across the 5 parts of the survey.