2019-novel coronavirus survey: knowledge and attitudes of hospital staff of a large Italian teaching hospital

2019-novel coronavirus survey: knowledge and attitudes of hospital staff of a large Italian teaching hospital

Authors

  • Matteo Moro Infection Control Committee, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
  • Giacomo Pietro Vigezzi School of Public Health, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
  • Michele Capraro School of Public Health, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
  • Anna Biancardi Infection Control Committee, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
  • Paola Nizzero Infection Control Committee, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
  • Carlo Signorelli School of Public Health, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
  • Anna Odone School of Public Health, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9419

Keywords:

2019-novel coronavirus, COVID-19, healthcare workers, knowledge and attitudes, infection control and prevention measures, emergency preparedness

Abstract

One week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak a global health emergency we conducted a survey to explore knowledge and attitudes on 2019-nCoV, recently renamed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in a large cohort of hospital staff. A representative sample of 2,046 hospital staff of a large university hospital in northern Italy (54% healthcare workers and 46% administrative staff, overall response rate: 25%) was administered an online questionnaire: overall there is good knowledge on 2019-nCoV control measures. The mean of correct answers for questions on general aspects of 2019-nCoV epidemic was 71.6% for HCWs and 61.2% for non-HCWs. The mean of correct answers for questions on 2019-nCoV patient management was 57.8% among HCWs. Nevertheless, on recommended precautions, also among healthcare workers there is still much to do in order to promote effective control measures and correct preventive behaviours at the individual level

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10-04-2020

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Vol. 91 No. 3-S (2020): Road to Rome 2020 - Special issue to promote the 16th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) - Guest Editors: Gaetano Maria Fara, Carlo Signorelli

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Moro M, Vigezzi GP, Capraro M, et al. 2019-novel coronavirus survey: knowledge and attitudes of hospital staff of a large Italian teaching hospital. Acta Biomed. 2020;91(3-S):29-34. doi:10.23750/abm.v91i3-S.9419
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