Determining compliance with the COVID-19 daily symptom monitoring tool used to identify suspected COVID-19 workers of the military health support formation employees of the South African national defence force
PAMJ One Health
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11(NA): 1-16, 2023. figures, tables
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
the COVID-19 pandemic had prompted governments in many countries to enact laws and policies to combat the spread of COVID-19 at work. The DEL required every worker to be screened when they arrived at work. Screening methods included self-reporting symptoms using a symptom monitoring tool. This study aimed to determine compliance with the symptom monitoring tool by assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the MHSF employees.Methods:
a cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to the employees. Information related to demographic, COVID-19 exposure, knowledge of COVID-19 and the symptom monitoring tool, attitude towards the symptom monitoring tool and practices towards COVID-19 and the symptom monitoring tool was collected.Results:
a total of 90 participants participated in the study. The majority (N=45; 50%) of respondents were aged between 30 and 39 years old, with more female (N=50) than male (N=40) participants. The majority (N=51; 56.7%) only had grade 12 as the highest level of education. There were 25% (N=10) of males and 20% (N=10) of females who contracted COVID-19. The relationship between the COVID-19 positive cases and the symptom monitoring tool identifying symptoms had a strong negative correlation (-0.932). Respondent's knowledge of COVID-19 and the symptom monitoring tool was moderate (72.4%), with the attitude to the symptom monitoring tool being moderate (63.3%) as well. However, the practices of the COVID-19 guidelines and the symptom monitoring tool were good (93.3%).
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Diagnosis
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Military Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Qualitative research
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
PAMJ One Health
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Doornfontein Campus, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa/ZA
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Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa/ZA
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