Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes for Nurses toward Covid 19 in Saudi Arabian and Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Lecturer Medical Surgical Nursing Department,Alexandria University

2 Lecturer Nursing Administration,Riyadh Elm University

Abstract

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease triggered by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case was recognized in Wuhan,
China, in December 2019.Aim of the study to know the level of awareness about covid pandemic in
Saudi Arabian and Egypt.Design: the study followed a descriptive design .Setting: the study was
carried out in Egypt and Saudi arabia .Subjects: convenience sample of two hundred nurses who
agreed to participate in the study.Tool:four tools were used to collect data ,Tool 1 :
sociodemographic data,Tool 2 knowledge online questionnaire consists of 30 questions,Tool 3:
assessed participants attitudes toward covid 19 consists of 20 questions, Tool 4 assessed participant
practices .Method:a total of 200 nurses were participated in the study.Results that the majority of
the study nurses of both studied groups were females, majority of studied nurses in both studied
group were free from diseases.Conclusion: COVID-19 knowledge and practice were enormous
among the HCWs, particularly, in Egypt

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