What Did We Learn About The Covid-19 Pandemic?

Abstract

Objectives:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to study the perception of COVID-19 and awareness of necessary precautionary measures against COVID-19, knowledge of symptoms, modes of transmission, preventive measurements, and method of gaining up-to-date accurate knowledge about these topics among Turkish dental staff. Material and methods:An online survey(41 questions) was made on Google Forms Inc®. The survey was conducted within a population of Turkish dental staff between 2 November 2022 and 10 January 2023. The response obtained was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 22. Results:A total of 448 dental workers participated in our study, of which 239 (53.3%) were dentists and 209 (46.7%) were auxiliary dental staff workers. The participants were questioned about certain precautionary measures against COVID-19, of which majority were answered correctly. However, only 31.5% participants chose the correct sequence of wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, while 60.3% correctly stated sequence of removing them. Among professional and auxiliary dental staff, N95/FFP2 mask were considered as the best protective mask as 75.7% and 78.9% respectively. Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was achieved. Conclusion:Dentist mainly indicated that they were acquiring knowledge about COVID-19 from institutional trainings while the auxiliary dental staff used mainly information over social media. Participants showed adequate awareness regarding the necessary preventive measures of COVID-19. However, it was identified that more accurate and up-to-date information should be given by institutional training to eliminate the gap of information in some protocols.

Keywords

• Behavioral Sciences
• Educational Measurement
• Training program
• Global health
• Dental staff

COVID-19 PANDEMİSİNDEN NELER ÖĞRENDİK?

Abstract

Amaç: Bu kesitsel çalışmanın amacı, Türk diş hekimliği personeli arasında COVID-19 algısını ve COVID-19'a karşı gerekli önleyici tedbirlere ilişkin farkındalığı, semptomlara ilişkin bilgiyi, bulaşma yollarını, önleyici tedbirleri ve güncel doğru bilgi edinme yöntemini incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Google Forms Inc® üzerinden çevrimiçi bir anket (41 soru) yapıldı. Anket, 2 Kasım 2022 ile 10 Ocak 2023 tarihleri arasında Türk diş hekimliği personeli arasında gerçekleştirildi. Elde edilen yanıtlar SPSS 22 sürümüne girildi ve analiz edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza 239'u (%53,3) diş hekimi, 209'u (%46,7) diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli olmak üzere toplam 448 diş hekimliği personeli katılmıştır. Katılımcılara Covid-19'a karşı alınması gereken bazı önlemler sorulmuştur ve çoğunluğu doğru yanıtlar vermiştir. Ancak, Hastalık Kontrol ve Önleme Merkezi (CDC) yönergelerine göre Kişisel Koruyucu Ekipmanın (KKD) doğru takılma sırasını katılımcıların yalnızca %31,5'I doğru olarak bilirken, %60,3'ü çıkarma sırasını doğru bir şekilde bilmiştir. Diş hekimleri ve diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli arasında sırasıyla %75,7 ve %78,9 oranında N95/FFP2 maskenin en iyi koruyucu maske olduğu düşünülmüştür. Ki-kare testi uygulanarak p değeri <0,05 olarak elde edilmiştir. Sonuç: Diş hekimleri çoğunlukla kurumsal eğitimlerden COVID-19 hakkında bilgi edindiklerini belirtirken, diş hekimliği yardımcı personeli ise bilgileri çoğunlukla sosyal medya üzerinden edindikleri bildirmişlerdir. Katılımcılar, COVID-19'a karşı gerekli önleyici tedbirler konusunda yeterli farkındalığa sahip olduklarını göstermiştir. Ancak bazı protokollerdeki bilgi eksikliğinin giderilmesi için kurumsal eğitimlerle daha doğru ve güncel bilgilerin verilmesi gerektiği belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Davranış Bilimleri
• Eğitimsel Ölçüm
• Küresel Sağlık.
• diş hekimliği personeli
• eğitim desteği

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