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Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries
PloS one, v 16(12), e0258348
22 Dec 2021
PMID: 34936646
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Abstract
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave.
This multinational, multicenter, cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital HCWs from February to May 2020. We used a hierarchical logistic regression multivariate analysis to adjust the influence of variables based on awareness and preparedness. We then used association rule mining to identify relationships between HCW confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients and prior COVID-19 case-management training.
We surveyed 24,653 HCWs from 371 hospitals across 57 countries and received 17,302 responses from 70.2% HCWs overall. The median COVID-19 preparedness score was 11.0 (interquartile range [IQR] = 6.0-14.0) and the median awareness score was 29.6 (IQR = 26.6-32.6). HCWs at COVID-19 designated facilities with previous outbreak experience, or HCWs who were trained for dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, had significantly higher levels of preparedness and awareness (p<0.001). Association rule mining suggests that nurses and doctors who had a 'great-extent-of-confidence' in handling suspected COVID-19 patients had participated in COVID-19 training courses. Male participants (mean difference = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.46; p<0.001) and nurses (mean difference = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.53, 0.81; p<0.001) had higher preparedness scores compared to women participants and doctors.
There was an unsurprising high level of awareness and preparedness among HCWs who participated in COVID-19 training courses. However, disparity existed along the lines of gender and type of HCW. It is unknown whether the difference in COVID-19 preparedness that we detected early in the pandemic may have translated into disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 burden of disease by gender or HCW type.
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- Title
- Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries
- Creators
- Nguyen Tien Huy - Nagasaki UniversityR Matthew Chico - London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineVuong Thanh Huan - Pham Ngoc Thach University of MedicineHosam Waleed Shaikhkhalil - Islamic University of GazaVuong Ngoc Thao Uyen - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityAhmad Taysir Atieh Qarawi - Westchester Medical CenterShamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady - University of GeziraNguyen Lam Vuong - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityLe Van Truong - Ministry of HealthMai Ngoc Luu - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityShyam Prakash Dumre - Nagasaki UniversityAtsuko Imoto - Nagasaki UniversityPeter N Lee - P N Lee Statistics and ComputingDao Ngoc Hien Tam - ShineSze Jia Ng - College Station Medical CenterMohammad Rashidul Hashan - Ministry of Health and Family WelfareMitsuaki Matsui - Nagasaki UniversityNguyen Tran Minh Duc - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversitySedighe Karimzadeh - Sabzevar University of Medical SciencesNut Koonrungsesomboon - Chiang Mai UniversityChris Smith - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United KingdomSharon Cox - London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKazuhiko Moji - Nagasaki UniversityKenji Hirayama - Nagasaki UniversityLe Khac Linh - VinUniversityKirellos Said Abbas - Alexandria UniversityTran Nu Thuy Dung - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityTareq Mohammed Ali Al-Ahdal - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyEmmanuel Oluwadare Balogun - Ahmadu Bello UniversityNguyen The Duy - Universitätsklinikum Gießen und MarburgMennatullah Mohamed Eltaras - Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, EgyptTrang Huynh - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityNguyen Thi Linh Hue - Nguyen Trai Hospital, Ho Chi Minh, VietnamBui Diem Khue - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityAbdelrahman Gad - Ain Shams UniversityGehad Mohamed Tawfik - Ain Shams UniversityKazumi Kubota - Yokohama City UniversityHoang-Minh Nguyen - University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDmytro Pavlenko - Bogomolets National Medical UniversityVu Thi Thu Trang - National Hospital of PediatricsLe Thuong Vu - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityTran Hai Yen - Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh CityNguyen Thi Yen-Xuan - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuong Thi Trang - Da Nang HospitalVinh Dong - American University of the CaribbeanAkash Sharma - University College of Medical SciencesVu Quoc Dat - Hanoi Medical UniversityMohammed Soliman - Zagazig UniversityJeza Abdul Aziz - Baxshin Research Training Organization, Baxshin Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Sulaimani, IraqJaffer Shah - Drexel UniversityPham Dinh Long Hung - Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy UniversityYap Siang Jee - Universiti Sains MalaysiaDang Thuy Ha Phuong - Pham Ngoc Thach University of MedicineTran Thuy Huong Quynh - Kansai Medical UniversityHoang Thi Nam Giang - Duy Tan UniversityVy Thi Nhat Huynh - University of DebrecenNguyen Anh Thi - Université Toulouse III - Paul SabatierNacir Dhouibi - Tunis El Manar UniversityTruc Phan - Vinmec International HospitalVincent Duru - Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNguyen Hai Nam - Kyoto UniversitySherief Ghozy - Mansoura UniversityTMGH-Global COVID-19 Collaborative
- Publication Details
- PloS one, v 16(12), e0258348
- Publisher
- Public LIbrary of Science (PLOS)
- Grant note
- L30 HL154200 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000755251000003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85122045142
- Other Identifier
- 991021864297604721
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