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- Title
Rural Healthcare Workers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 two years after the pandemic onset: is health literacy training still necessary?
- Authors
Valizadeh-Haghi, Saeideh; Rahmatizadeh, Shahabedin; Soleimaninejad, Ali; Ahmadi, Elaheh; Moqaddas, Adel
- Abstract
This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the coronavirus disease among Iranian rural and urban healthcare workers. The study population consisted of all healthcare experts and staff working in 38 rural health centers in Iran. An online questionnaire was distributed in November 2021. The anonymous questionnaire was comprised of a series of questions about demographic information; knowledge about COVID-19, the attitudes and preventive practices toward COVID-19. The majority of the participants (92.6%) had appropriate knowledge about COVID-19 disease. Most of the participants (77.2%) had a good attitude toward COVID-19 and 60.3% showed good practice. There was a significant, strong, and positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores (p value<.05). The knowledge, attitude, and practice of the urban healthcare workers were at the desired level. To strengthen healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices, holding training webinars regarding the adherence and implementation of health protocols and proper practice against COVID-19, seems helpful.
- Subjects
IRAN; MEDICAL personnel; RURAL health services; HEALTH literacy; KNOWLEDGE workers; COVID-19; RURAL health
- Publication
Library Philosophy & Practice, 2022, p1
- ISSN
1522-0222
- Publication type
Article