Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
Issued Date
2025-09-01
Resource Type
ISSN
2697584X
eISSN
26975866
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105038306198
Journal Title
Thai Journal of Public Health
Volume
55
Issue
3
Start Page
1347
End Page
1364
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Thai Journal of Public Health Vol.55 No.3 (2025) , 1347-1364
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Supramanian R.K., Cheng L.Y., Hoe V.C.W., Sundram B.M., Anuar A., Singh S., Othman N.F., Kuan W.C., Kaewboonchoo O., Lim N.H.H., Tsong T.B., Hashim N.H.N., Kumar S.S. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital. Thai Journal of Public Health Vol.55 No.3 (2025) , 1347-1364. 1364. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/116782
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
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Abstract
Healthcare workers are the frontline battling the COVID-19 pandemic and are at a high risk of infection. This paper assesses knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). This cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers in UMMC, Kuala Lumpur. Data collection period was from 1st March to 30th April 2021. A validated 19-item was used to measure knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) scores. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with KAP scores, with significance set at p<0.05. A total of 162 respondents participated, including nurses (37.7%), allied health professional (24.7%), clinical specialist (6.8%), medical assistant (6.2%), medical doctors (4.9%), pharmacist (1.2%) and others (18.5%). Majority of HCWs (98.8%, n=160) had good knowledge, poor attitude (93.2%, n=151) and good COVID-19 preventive measure practices (97.5%, n=158). Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated that gender (adjusted Odds Ratio, OR 4.41; 95% Confidence Intervals, 95%CI: 1.25, 15.62) and profession (aOR 2.49; 95%CI: 0.68, 9.12) were found to be the significant factors associated with good attitude towards COVID-19 prevention measures. While healthcare workers demonstrated good overall knowledge and practice, their attitude towards COVID-19 prevention was poor. Behavioural interventions are recommended to improve attitude and strengthen safety culture in healthcare settings.