Compliance and perception towards COVID-19 preventive protocols among hospital staff in a tertiary health facility, Southwest Nigeria

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak response in Nigeria was challenged by the existing weak health sector and the frontline health workers for COVID-19 pandemic response are exposed to the pathogen. One militating factor undermining the control and prevention of COVID-19 in Nigeria was poor compliance to preventive measures. This study assessed the compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols among healthcare workers in Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross sectional study and subjects were selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collection was done using interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire over a period of five months (JuneOctober, 2021). Data was analyzed using IBM, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27.0 and p value was set at <0.05 as the threshold for statistical significance. Results: Majority (60.1%), of the respondents got information on COVID-19 protocols through seminars and workshops. However, more than a quarter (28.8%) of the respondents said the use of available PPE was suboptimal. More than one-third, (35.8%), of respondents believe the protocols are too strict. There is, however, good perception (93.3%), but relatively lower compliance (58.7%) of COVID-19 protocols among the staff. Age, marital status and sex were associated with compliance towards COVID-19 protocols in this study (P<0.05). Identified significant predictors (p<0.05) of compliance include age (AOR=1.944), female sex (AOR=7.829). Conclusion: Most respondents had good knowledge of availability, perception of effectiveness, but relatively lower compliance with the COVID-19 protocols in this facility. The government or hospital authority make sure that necessary steps to further boost compliance are taken

Knowledge of COVID-19, use of personal protective equipment and other safety practices of healthcare workers in southwest Nigeria

Background:Healthcare workers have a higher risk of SARS CoV2 infection with implications for transmission of infection and the safety of workers and patients. Objective: To assess knowledge on COVID-19 and the safety practices among selected healthcare workers in southwest Nigeria. Methods:A cross-sectional study of 210 workers providing direct care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. Respondents wererecruited through simple random sampling of members of online platforms of healthcare workers in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of PPE and safety practices was obtained through a close-ended questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 36.5±7.5 years. About 29% and 30% of respondents were from the State and Federal Government-owned Teaching Hospitals, respectively. A little above half (58.1%) had good knowledge of COVID-19, while 62.1%used PPE always when attending to suspected COVID19 cases. More than half (53.8%) had been trained on infection prevention and control (IPC), but only 34.3% adhered to good safety practices. Healthcare workers in State government-owned teaching hospitals had lower odds of good safety practices than those in Federal Teaching Hospitals (OR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.19-0.93, p = 0.031).Conclusion: The knowledge of appropriate PPE and practice of safety precautions among healthcare workers is sub-optimal. This may predispose to increased COVID-19 transmission among healthcare workers, patients, and their families. Training and retraining healthcare workers, especially those from hospitals identified by the study as having poor safety practices, should be encouraged.

Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the energy and protein content of meals served and consumed by hospitalised patients compared with their needs, to assess patients' food satisfaction and investigate associations with energy and protein intake. Design: This was an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study. Setting: Three public hospitals within the Cape Town metropole were recruited; a central hospital (945 beds), large district hospital (372 beds) and a medium district hospital (172 beds). Subjects: Adult inpatients 18+ years admitted to medical or surgical wards, on a non-therapeutic/normal hospital diet were recruited by purposive sampling method between 2018 and 2019.Outcomes measures: Each participant's weight and height were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI) and to determine energy/protein requirements. The Acute Care Hospital Foodservice Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire was administered. Meals were weighed before and after consumption to calculate energy and protein intake per patient/day. Results: A total of 128 patients (males = 71) participated. Total protein served did not meet patient requirements in any of the hospitals. Consumed energy and protein were significantly below requirements in all hospitals (p < 0.002). Perceived food quality (r = 0.38, p = 0.039) and staff/service issues (r = 0.39; p = 0.035) were significantly positively correlated with protein intake, while appetite correlated positively (r = 0.42, p = 0.006; r = 0.41, p = 0.008) and length of stay (LOS) correlated negatively (r = −0.46, p = 0.002; r = −0.42, p = 0.008) with energy and protein intake, respectively. Conclusion: Energy and protein served was significantly lower than participants' requirements in all three hospitals and none achieved the official ration scale amounts. Nearly 40% reported having a normal appetite and did not receive additional food from family or friends, which may lead to hospital-acquired malnutrition and increased hospital length of stay (LOS). Improved hospital food quality, quantity, mealtimes and staff training should be a focus to improve patient energy and protein intake

The Current State of Hospital Staff ’s Awareness and Practice in Advance Care Planning

Objective: To investigate the current state of awareness and practice among hospital staff in advance care planning (ACP). Methods: A total of 782 hospital staff workers were administered an anonymous questionnaire. Results: Among the participants, 27.7% answered “I have discussed the will of end-of-life care in family.” and 11.0% answered “I have discussed the surrogate decision maker.” Moreover, only 1.1% of the respondents answered “I have made document of end-of-life care in family.” Conclusion: The awareness and practice among hospital staff in ACP is still developing, suggesting the need for more knowledge and experience.

A descriptive study on the attitudes and perceptions toward mental illness of the medical hospital staff in the Medical City

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess broadly the attitudes ad perceptions of consultant doctors, fellows, residents, medical interns, nurses and orderlies toward mental illness.METHODOLOGY: A representative sample of 326 medical hospital staff 18 years old and above in the Medical City was surveyed from March 15, 2010 to June 19, 2010. Attitudes and perceptions of the respondents were measured by using the two scales: Community Attitudes Toward the Mentality III Scale (CAMI) and Empathy Toward the Mentally III Scale. CAMI was divided into 4 subcategories: authoritarianism, benevolence, restrictiveness and Community Mental Health Ideology (CMHI). Empathy Toward the Mentally III Scale represented the eight concepts with a positive and negative counterpart for each concept. Data was encoded and tallied in SPSS Version 10 for windows.RESULTS: Results indicated that orderlies/nurse aides were more authoritative than the residents/fellows as well as medical interns and lowest among orderlies/nurse assistants. Scores with social restrictiveness decreased with increasing age of the respondents. Although there was no significant difference with regard to positive and negative empathy with age, a trend of increasing positive scores with increasing age was noted. According to sex, no significant difference in the attitudes and perceptions of the respondents was found. With regards to previous experience/ contact with mentally ill, higher scores on benevolence and CMHI were seen. Furthermore, higher scores for positive empathy were noted among those with experience on the mentally ill and have the lowest negative score.  On the other hand, among those without previous experience /contact with the mentally ill, higher scores were noted for authoritarianism and social restrictiveness. Highest scores for positive attitude were noted among consultants, residents, fellows, and medical interns and lowest among orderlies/nurse assistants.CONCLUSION: The level of care and service to psychiatric patients can be compromised by stigmatizing attitudes from the medical hospital staff. It is therefore imperative that further education on mental health is promoted in hospital institutions and anti-stigma initiatives established in our society.

Anxiety and depression among the medical staff of a children's hospital / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective To explore the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the medical staff of a children's hospital, and to understand their relationship with age, gender, educational background, family income, family harmony, position, marital status, experience, title, work pressure, weekly working hours, chronic diseases and stressful events.Methods The medical staff of a children's hospital were evaluated using Zung's self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS).The scores were correlated with age, gender, educational background, family income, family harmony, position, marriage, working years, title, work pressure, weekly working hours, chronic diseases, and stressful events data collected about the same respondents.Results There were 320 respondents suffering from anxiety disorders and 392 experiencing depression among the 677 medical staff surveyed.There were 288 who suffered from anxiety associated with depression.There was a significant difference between the males and the females.Marital status, family harmony, chronic disease and stress events were all significant predictors of anxiety or depression.A univariate analysis showed that neither education nor family income had significant predictive power, but age, professional title,working years, working pressure and working in different departments were all significant predictors.Medical staff with different weekly working hours showed significantly different average levels of anxiety, but position had no such effect.Position was, though, significantly correlated with depression score, while weekly working hours were not.Multivariable logistic regression models showed that educational background, working pressure, family harmony, chronic disease and stressful events were all significant predictors of anxiety.Working pressure, family harmony and chronic disease were related to depression.Conclusion Significant anxiety and depression were observed among the medical staff of this children's hospital.Working pressure, family harmony and chronic disease are strong predictors of anxiety and depression.

Investigation and analysis of psychological consulting requirement for the hospital staff / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To learn the psychological needs of the hospital staff in terms of their life,medical care and psychological health.Methods 2910 hospital staff were interviewed with questionnaires and the outcomes analyzed with x2 test and descriptive analysis.Results 96.9％of the surveyed found themselves in need of psychological counseling; considerable consulting needs of the staff; most of them turn to friends to complain instead of their leaders.Conclusion The psychological counseling should be enhanced to build effective communication channels and ease stress of the staff.

Influence of humanized management mode on infection consciousness and infection control effect of medical staff / 中国实用护理杂志

ObjectiveTo study the influence of humanized management mode for infection consciousness and control effect of infection of medical staff. Methods90 medical staff from June 2010 to March 2011 were selected as research object,and they were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group with 45 cases in each group,then the infection consciousness,grasping situation of related knowledge and infection control effect of two groups before and after the management on the third and sixth month were analyzed and compared.Results The infection consciousness,grasping situation of related knowledge and infection control effect of the observation group after the management on the third and sixth month were all better than those of the control group,there were significant differences. ConclusionsThe humanized management mode plays an active role in improving infection related evaluation indices of hospital staff,and is also effective in control of infection.

Investigation on cognition of hospital staff for consent of patients / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the condition of hospital staff in surgery and internal medicine department in a specified hospital for consent of patients. MethodsThis study included 50 hospital staff in surgery and internal medicine department in specified hospital at the second level in Chongqing city in May 2010. We also analyzed the dealership of children and psychopath, consent of patients or relatives for choosing hospitals. ResultsThe ratios of cognition of hospital staff for consent of patients were 68％ and 46％, which had statistical difference ( P＝0.026 ). The main ways were radio and television. About 97％ hospital staff knew that it's hospital staff s duty to inform relative information to patients. ConclusionMedical legislation department and medical institutions should enhance the study of hospital staff on relative laws and regulations. Thus hospital staff have a in-depth understanding on information of consent of patients.

Correlation of Pharyngeal Opportunistic Pathogens with Different Duty of Hospital Staff / 中华医院感染学杂志

OBJECTIVE To investigate the pharyngeal opportunistic pathogens and their drug resistance related to different duty of the hospital staff,in order to improve the control and prevention of hospital infection.METHODS Totally 302 pharyngeal samples were cultured and isolated,and the tests of antibiotic susceptibility were(performed) for isolated strains to 15 kinds of antibiotics by using of the paper diffusion method.RESULTS The(isolated) rate of the opportunistic pathogens among hospital staff was 30.13%,higher in nurses(41.32%) than in technicians(20%,P

Study on allergy to medications in staff of Bach Mai Hospital

Allergic reactions to medications are increasing not only in patients but also in medical practitioner. Objectives: 1) Finding out prevalence of drug allergy in Bach Mai hospital staffs and listed medications caused allergic reactions. 2) Comparison some aspects of drug allergy between the health staffs and other groups. 3, Study on clinical symptoms of drug allergy and bring forward views. Subjects: 215 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, techniciants of Bach Mai Hospital and 200 staffs with other jobs. Method: Cross-sectional comparative surveys. Results: The prevalence of allergic reaction in health staffs is higher and these ones had more likely to have drug allergy by 2.5 times compared with other occupational groups. Almost all medications used in clinical practice can cause allergic reactions to the health staffs. Antibiotics were major cause and allergic reactions to familiar beta-lactams happened in the health staffs via contact. Main clinical symptoms of drug allergy were urticaria, prurigo, vomitting, nause and erythema with 3 main syndromes: urticaria, quincke edema and allergic dermatitis. Allergic reactions in health staffs of hospital are needed to pay more attention. Conclusion: the prevalence of drug allergy in Bach Mai Hospital staffs is high and these subjects should be protected from this condition.