Assessment of Iranian Nurses’ Knowledge and Anxiety Toward COVID-19 During the Current Outbreak in Iran
| Author | Marzieh Nemati | en |
| Author | Bahareh Ebrahimi | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Nemati | en |
| Orcid | Bahareh Ebrahimi [0000-0001-8959-8202] | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-03-29 | en |
| Abstract | Background: The world is affected by the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Because of their direct contact with patients, health workers, especially nurses, play critical roles in the prevention of the COVID-19 outbreak through proper care and preventive procedures. Objectives: This study aimed to measure the awareness level of nurses in Shiraz, Iran, during the current COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire containing knowledge questions was distributed to 85 participants to complete. Results: More than half of the nurses (56.5%) had good knowledge about sources, transmission, symptoms, signs, prognosis, treatment, and mortality rate of COVID-19. The sources of information for the nurses were the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health (55.29%), social applications (48.23%), and media (42.35%). Conclusions: Nurses had almost good knowledge of COVID-19. However, the WHO and the Ministry of Health still must provide more information for the medical staff for better control of the infectious disease. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.102848 | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Keyword | Nurse | en |
| Keyword | Prevention | en |
| Keyword | Shiraz | en |
| Keyword | Coronavirus | en |
| Keyword | Direct Contact | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Health Staff | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Assessment of Iranian Nurses’ Knowledge and Anxiety Toward COVID-19 During the Current Outbreak in Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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