Perception of healthcare workers towards the government's Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic response in Ekiti State, Nigeria: A cross sectional study

IF 0.2 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Journal of Clinical Sciences Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.4103/jcls.jcls_14_21
A. Adeniran, E. Oluwole, F. Chieme, B. Olujobi, M. Ilesanmi, O. Ojo, M. Akinyinka
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Background: Globally, coronavirus 2019 pandemic has led to severe illnesses, loss of lives, and social disruption in Nigeria. Ekiti State government introduced different strategies, protocols, and standard operating procedures in the control of the pandemic. This study assessed the perception of primary healthcare workers (HCWs) to the measures introduced to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between August and September 2020 among primary HCWs in Ekiti State. A Google survey tool was used to create an online questionnaire which was administered to respondents on social media platform. Analysis was done using STATA SE 12. Descriptive and bivariate analysis were conducted with a level of significance set at P < 0.05. Results: The mean ± standard deviation age of the respondents was 44.2 ± 6.7 years. Almost all (99.4%) of respondents had heard of COVID-19 pandemic while less than three-quarter (67.7%) had been trained on COVID-19. About half (54.6%) and (50.0%), respectively had good knowledge and perception of COVID-19, while three-quarter (75%) had good practice. About half (50.4%) had good perception about government's response toward COVID-19 prevention and protocols. Social and news media and family and friends were significantly associated with respondents' perception toward government' response (P = 0.000; 0.006 and 0.011) respectively. Similarly, the level of perception and practice of respondents were found to be statistically significant with respondent's perception of government response to COVID-19 (P = 0.001 and 0.040) respectively. Conclusion: Only about half of the respondents had good knowledge of COVID-19 and positive perception toward government's response to COVID-19 pandemic. Intensification of government's efforts toward the pandemic control in Nigeria is recommended.
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尼日利亚埃基蒂州医护人员对政府2019冠状病毒病大流行应对措施的看法:一项横断面研究
背景:在全球范围内,2019年冠状病毒大流行在尼日利亚造成了严重疾病、生命损失和社会混乱。埃基蒂州政府在控制大流行方面采取了不同的战略、协议和标准操作程序。本研究评估了初级卫生保健工作者(HCWs)对尼日利亚埃基蒂州为抗击2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行而采取的措施的看法。方法:本研究是一项描述性横断面研究,于2020年8月至9月在埃基蒂州的初级卫生保健工作者中进行。使用谷歌调查工具创建在线问卷,并在社交媒体平台上对受访者进行管理。使用STATA SE 12进行分析。进行描述性和双变量分析,显著性水平为P < 0.05。结果:被调查者的平均±标准差年龄为44.2±6.7岁。几乎所有(99.4%)的受访者都听说过COVID-19大流行,而不到四分之三(67.7%)的受访者接受过COVID-19培训。大约一半(54.6%)和50.0%)的人对新冠肺炎有良好的认识和认知,四分之三(75%)的人有良好的实践。大约一半(50.4%)的人对政府对新冠肺炎的应对和方案的看法是好的。社会和新闻媒体以及家人和朋友与受访者对政府反应的看法显著相关(P = 0.000;0.006和0.011)。同样,受访者的感知水平和实践水平与受访者对政府应对COVID-19的看法分别具有统计学意义(P = 0.001和0.040)。结论:只有约一半的受访者对COVID-19有良好的了解,对政府应对COVID-19大流行的看法是积极的。建议尼日利亚政府加强对疫情控制的努力。
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