dc.contributor.author | Arslanca, Tufan | |
dc.contributor.author | Fidan, Cihan | |
dc.contributor.author | Dağgez, Mine | |
dc.contributor.author | Dursun, Polat | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-23T07:52:55Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-23T07:52:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arslanca, T., Fidan, C., Daggez, M., & Dursun, P. (2021). Knowledge, preventive behaviors and risk perception of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Turkish health care workers. PLOS ONE, 16(4), 1-11. e0250017. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14065/2274 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250017 | |
dc.description.abstract | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak spread to over 100 countries with a total
of 100,000 cases during the first week of March 2020. Health care workers, as those on the
frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, are more susceptible to infection. Inadequate related
knowledge and preventive behaviors among health care workers might lead to delayed
treatment and result in the rapid spread of the infection. Therefore, this study evaluated the
knowledge of health care workers with regard to COVID-19. A cross-sectional study was con ducted from June 10–18, 2020. Participants were general practitioners, specialists, and
nurses working at the forefront of the pandemic. Their knowledge, preventive behaviors, and
risk perceptions concerning COVID-19 were evaluated using an online questionnaire created
by our medical specialists. The questionnaire consisted of 29, 5, and 4 items about COVID 19 knowledge, preventive behaviors, and risk perceptions, respectively. A total of 251 health
care workers completed the questionnaire. The mean age of the participants was 33.88±8.72
years old, and the sample consisted of 68 males (27.08%) and 183 females (72.91%). While
there was no difference between the percentage of correct answers given by female and
male participants to knowledge-based questions (p>0.05), the percentage of correct answers
to the questions on preventive behaviors was significantly higher in female participants than
in males (p<0.001). The overall average percentages of correct responses were 91.66% for
knowledge-based questions and 85.96% for preventive behavior questions. The scores for
knowledge-based questions were higher for medical specialists, whereas nurses scored
higher on preventive behavior questions. Government hospital staff showed a significant dif ference in preventive behaviors compared to that of university hospitals (p<0.05). In addition,
there was a positive correlation between knowledge scores and preventive behaviors.
Although all the participants (100%) knew that contracting COVID-19 can lead to death, only
66.93% of them were willing to get vaccinated themselves. The knowledge level of health
care workers concerning COVID-19 was above 90%, but the level of competence in terms of
preventive behaviors was found to be low, especially in males. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLOS ONE | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.title | Knowledge, preventive behaviors and risk perception of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Turkish health care workers | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.authorid | Arslanca, Tufan / 0000-0001-9686-1603 | |
dc.department | Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum | en_US |
dc.institutionauthor | Arslanca, Tufan | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0250017 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 11 | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.authorscopusid | 57140613000 | |
dc.authorscopusid | 55058040700 | |
dc.authorscopusid | 57218479760 | |
dc.authorscopusid | 6603373542 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q2 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000639361000036 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85104157218 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33836013 | |