Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak
Authors:
Ibtihal Mohammad Alattas,
Mohammad Hesam Sindi,
Hesham Zuhair Ajaj,
Ghufran Abuazzah,
Hasan Mesfer Al-Shamrani,
Sultan Ali Alwajeeh
As an emerging infectious disease, COVID-19 has led to overwhelming pressure on healthcare facilities and has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The WHO declared it a pandemic in early 2020, and due to a lack of knowledge at the initial phase, there were numerous misconceptions. During the pandemic, evidence-based practices improved patient care. Here we surveyed a representative sample of Saudi emergency medicine physicians in-training to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and practices about COVID-19. Methods: An online survey with 18 questions was generated using SurveyMonkey and provided to the target audience via the messaging service WhatsApp. Results: Most of the the participants' ages range between 26 and 31 years old, and males were slightly higher in number. Most of the participants demonstrated awareness of the cardinal symptoms of COVID-19 and risk factors for the severity of the infection. Half of the participants believed they could differentiate between COIVD-19 and the common cold based on clinical encounter alone, and quarter of them believe antibiotics decrease the overall mortality. Conclusion: General knowledge about COVID-19’s cardinal symptoms was adequate; however, there are gaps in knowledge in multiple areas with regards to treatment and practice, and our study shows certain misconceptions that need to be addressed.
Keywords: COVID-19, emergency medicine, knowledge, attitudes, and practices
Authors
Correspondence to:
Sultan Ali Alwajeeh, Psychiatry resident in Ministry of Health salwajeeh2021@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 08 Jan 2024
Revised 07 May 2024
Accepted 17 May 2024
Published online 12 Jun 2024
Alattas IM, Sindi MH, Ajaj HZ, Abuazzah G, Al-Shamrani HM, Alwajeeh SA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. SJEMed. Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas IM, Sindi MH, Ajaj HZ, Abuazzah G, Al-Shamrani HM, Alwajeeh SA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. https://sjemed.com/?mno=182859 [Access: September 16, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas IM, Sindi MH, Ajaj HZ, Abuazzah G, Al-Shamrani HM, Alwajeeh SA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. SJEMed. Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas IM, Sindi MH, Ajaj HZ, Abuazzah G, Al-Shamrani HM, Alwajeeh SA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. SJEMed, [cited September 16, 2024]; Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas, I. M., Sindi, . M. H., Ajaj, . H. Z., Abuazzah, . G., Al-Shamrani, . H. M. & Alwajeeh, . S. A. (2024) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. SJEMed, Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas, Ibtihal Mohammad, Mohammad Hesam Sindi, Hesham Zuhair Ajaj, Ghufran Abuazzah, Hasan Mesfer Al-Shamrani, and Sultan Ali Alwajeeh. 2024. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas, Ibtihal Mohammad, Mohammad Hesam Sindi, Hesham Zuhair Ajaj, Ghufran Abuazzah, Hasan Mesfer Al-Shamrani, and Sultan Ali Alwajeeh. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas, Ibtihal Mohammad, Mohammad Hesam Sindi, Hesham Zuhair Ajaj, Ghufran Abuazzah, Hasan Mesfer Al-Shamrani, and Sultan Ali Alwajeeh. "Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak." Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. Web. 16 Sep 2024 doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553
Alattas, I. M., Sindi, . M. H., Ajaj, . H. Z., Abuazzah, . G., Al-Shamrani, . H. M. & Alwajeeh, . S. A. (2024) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 among emergency medicine residents during COVID-19 outbreak. Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, Online First: 12 Jun, 2024. doi:
10.24911/SJEMed.72-1703675553