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He Q, Wang G, He J, Wang Y, Zhang J, Luo B, Chen P, Luo X, Ren J. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding occupational protection against COVID-19 among midwives in China: A nationwide cross-sectional study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION : IJDRR 2022; 79:103184. [PMID: 35859908 PMCID: PMC9283191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Midwives assume the roles in protecting perinatal women and newborns, meanwhile defending their own safety during the epidemic of COVID-19. Since there is currently no specific treatment available that targets the disease, strictly compliance with various infection prevention and control measures appears utmost important to achieve their occupational safety. We then explored the status quo and influencing factors of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of occupational protection against the COVID-19 among midwives in China. This online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 2663 midwives across the China during the early stages of the pandemic with a self-reported structured questionnaire. 97.4% and 92.9% of them were identified with positive attitude and appropriate practice, respectively, whereas only 6.4% showed good level of knowledge about the occupational protection toward the COVID-19. Midwives with older age, keeping on working during the breakout period, completing the training programs, caring the confirmed COVID-19 cases and having family members with cold-like symptoms were significantly associated with their KAP status. This study could provide valuable information not only for policy makers and administrators to optimize resource allocation and design education programs on targeted midwives, but also serve as a baseline for measuring changes in subsequent, post-intervention KAP studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiuyang He
- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, China
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- Department of Obstetric Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Jaouni S, Hassan S. State of quality in the COVID-19 era ‘initiatives and priorities for improving quality in the future’—reflections from the EMR. IJQHC COMMUNICATIONS 2022. [PMCID: PMC8344417 DOI: 10.1093/ijcoms/lyab010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Salma Jaouni
- Chief Executive Officer, Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC), Amman, Jordan
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- Accreditation Department, HealthCare Accreditation Council (HCAC), Amman, Jordan
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Abdelrahman H, Atteya S, Ihab M, Nyan M, Maharani DA, Rahardjo A, Shaath M, Aboalshamat K, Butool S, Shamala A, Baig L, El Tantawi M. Dental practice closure during the first wave of COVID-19 and associated professional, practice and structural determinants: a multi-country survey. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:243. [PMID: 33962609 PMCID: PMC8102846 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01601-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) in China has influenced every aspect of life worldwide. Given the unique characteristics of the dental setting, the risk of cross-infection between dental practitioners and patients is high in the absence of adequate protective measures, and dentists may develop severe anxiety in relation to the current pandemic. The limited provision of services and widespread closure of dental practices have raised concerns among dental professionals about the financial impact. The present study assessed the frequency of dental practice closure during the pandemic's first wave in several countries and whether closures and their associated factors differ between the private and non-private sectors. METHODS An electronic cross-sectional survey questionnaire was sent to dentists in several countries, from April to May 2020. The survey assessed professional, practice related and country-level structural factors elucidating the reason for practice closure. Multilevel logistic regression was used to assess the association between practice closure and these factors, and differences were evaluated by sector type. RESULTS Dentists from 29 countries (n = 3243) participated in this study. Most of the participants (75.9%) reported practice closure with significantly higher percentage in the private sector than the non-private sector. Greater pandemic-related fears were associated with a significantly higher likelihood of practice closure in the private (odds ratio [OR] = 1.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24, 1.92) and non-private (OR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.04, 1.82) sectors. Dentists in non-private rural areas (OR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.42, 0.81), and those in hospitals (overall OR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.36, 0.99) reported a low likelihood of closure. A high likelihood of closure was reported by dentists in the academia (OR = 2.13, 95% CI 1.23, 3.71). More hospital beds at the country-level were associated with a lower likelihood of closure in the non-private sector (OR = 0.65, 95% CI 0.46, 0.91). Private- sector dentists in high- income countries (HICs) reported fewer closures than those in non-HICs (OR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.15, 1.93). CONCLUSIONS Most dentists reported practice closure because of COVID-19, and greater impacts were reported in the private sector than in the non-private sector. Closure was associated with professional, practice, and country-levels factors.
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- Hams Abdelrahman
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champlion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527 Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champlion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527 Egypt
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champlion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527 Egypt
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- Department of Prosthodontics, University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Dental Public Health Division, Preventative Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Conservative and Endodontics, National Institute of Medical Sciences University and Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
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- Department of Biological and Preventive Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Sanaa, Yemen
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- APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sind Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champlion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527 Egypt
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