Knowledge, attitude and behavior towards COVID-19 among the Turkish healthcare workers

• Main Authors: Yasin Uzuntarla (Author), Sumeyra Ceyhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Scientific Medical Center, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1812-2892; 2313-1519; 10.23950/jcmk/9271
• Keywords: attitude; behavior; COVID-19; healthcare workers; knowledge; Internal medicine; RC31-1245; Specialties of internal medicine; RC581-951
• Source: Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, Vol 6, Iss 60, Pp 93-98 (2020)

<b>Aim: </b>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and the number of deaths linked to this disease have been increasing day by day, turning into a global health problem. Healthcare workers play a key role in the fight against COVID-19. It is aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior of Turkish healthcare workers towards COVID-19.<br /> <b>Material and methods:</b> This cross-sectional study was carried out with healthcare workers working in two state hospitals in Ankara and Bingol, Turkey. The participation rate in the survey was 76%, and the survey was completed by 836 healthcare workers.<br /> <b>Results:</b> 56.3% of the participants are women, 64.9% are married and 44.9% are nurses. It was found that 85% of the healthcare workers had a medium level of knowledge, 87% had a high level of attitude and 89% had a high level of behavior. In addition, a significant difference was found in the knowledge level of healthcare workers according to monthly income level and profession, and their behaviors by age (p<0.05).<br /> <b>Conclusion:</b> There is a significant positive correlation between knowledge, attitude and behavior towards COVID-19. Healthcare workers' training curricula and in-service training should provide information that will improve their knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards COVID-19.