TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, Perception, and Preparedness of Ghanaian Nurses Towards a Pandemic or Another Wave of Covid-19
T2 - A Cross-sectional Study
AU - Wutor, Victor Collins
AU - N’guessan, Benoit Banga
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - This significant study aimed to determine Ghanaian nurses' knowledge, perception, and preparedness for a pandemic or another wave of COVID-19. This comprehensive, cross-sectional study was conducted between May and July 2023. The questionnaire, a crucial tool, was distributed through Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media links. A total of 1347 responses from the nurses, a substantial number, were collected from all 16 regions of Ghana. The inclusion criteria, a key aspect, are based on the in-service nurses directly linked with hospitals and medical facilities who had direct contact with patients. About twice the number of female nurses (906, 67.3%) responded to the survey compared to 441, 32.7% (males). As the study reveals, Ghanaian nurses were knowledgeable, had a good perception, and were prepared for a pandemic or another wave of Covid-19. There was a strong correlation, a significant finding, between the nurse's years of practice and the risk of perception. Also, female nurses (67.3%) know more about the virus spread and treatment than their male counterparts (32.7%). Unfortunately, the level of preparedness for a pandemic or another wave of COVID-19 was low.
AB - This significant study aimed to determine Ghanaian nurses' knowledge, perception, and preparedness for a pandemic or another wave of COVID-19. This comprehensive, cross-sectional study was conducted between May and July 2023. The questionnaire, a crucial tool, was distributed through Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social media links. A total of 1347 responses from the nurses, a substantial number, were collected from all 16 regions of Ghana. The inclusion criteria, a key aspect, are based on the in-service nurses directly linked with hospitals and medical facilities who had direct contact with patients. About twice the number of female nurses (906, 67.3%) responded to the survey compared to 441, 32.7% (males). As the study reveals, Ghanaian nurses were knowledgeable, had a good perception, and were prepared for a pandemic or another wave of Covid-19. There was a strong correlation, a significant finding, between the nurse's years of practice and the risk of perception. Also, female nurses (67.3%) know more about the virus spread and treatment than their male counterparts (32.7%). Unfortunately, the level of preparedness for a pandemic or another wave of COVID-19 was low.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Ghana
KW - Knowledge
KW - Nurses
KW - Perception
KW - Preparedness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85201696123&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.12.02.Art010
DO - 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.12.02.Art010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85201696123
SN - 2520-3134
VL - 12
JO - Texila International Journal of Public Health
JF - Texila International Journal of Public Health
IS - 2
ER -