Nurses, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices toward Covid-19 in Maternal and Child Health Centers at Assiut city. | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 September 2024 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.275937.1801 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Lamiaa Ahmed Ahmed  1; Asmaa kamal Hassan2
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| 1Nursing Specialist, District Health Directorate, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| 2Professor .family and community health nursing . assiut city assiut unversity . assiut city. Eygpt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) has been rapidly and internationally spreading, with detrimental impacts on economy and health. A vital part of medical care is nursing, and nurses' skills, attitudes, and knowledge about the prevention and control of the disease directly affects patient’s outcomes during the COVID-19 epidemic. Aim: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practices of MCH Nurses about the 2019 coronavirus disease. Methods: Descriptive research design. Settings Maternal and Child Health centers at Assiut City included 110 Nurses. Tools: Included Tools (I) part (1): Personal data, part (2): Nurses’ knowledge. Tool (II): Nurses’ attitude toward coronavirus disease2019. Tool (III): Observational checklist of Nurses’ practices toward coronavirus disease. Results: shown that 67.3% of Nurses Were had a low knowledge score, 58% had positive attitude regarding the 2019 coronavirus disease and 66% of them were had unsatisfactory practices. there was statistically significant difference between the nurse’ age and Years of experience with total Knowledge, there was not statistically significant difference between the nurse’ age and Level of Education with total attitude and there was statistically significant between the nurse’ age and Years of experience with total practices. Conclusion: The majority of the nurses who were studied had poor scores of knowledges and positive attitudes regarding coronavirus disease 2019 even so, the most of them engaged in unacceptable behavior. Recommendations: coronavirus disease 2019 in-services training programs should be the focus on MCH Nurses. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Keywords: Attitude; practices; Coronavirus disease 2019; Knowledge; MCH Nurses | ||||
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