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Opinions of Public Health Personnel in Konya Province About The Precautions Taken During Covid-19 Pandemia Process

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 54 - 67, 30.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.46971/ausbid.1033279

Abstract

Aim: The COVID-19 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China, spread all over the world and turned into a major epidemic. As in all countries, many precautions have been taken by health authorities in Turkey to reduce the spread of the epidemic. This study aims to evaluate the taken precautions from the perspective of health personnel. Subjects and Method: The population of the descriptive study was composed of public health personnel working in Konya. The sample size was calculated as 387 by random sampling method with known universe. The highest number of participants that can be reached via online questionnaire without quota distinction was targeted. The form used to collect the data was prepared by the authors with the literature review after the expert opinions were taken. The statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 22.0. Result: In the study, which was provided by the participation of 1070 public health personnel, the data were collected by online survey method. 37.2% of the participants in the study are nurses, 34.1% are physicians, 14.1% are midwives and 14.6% are members of other health professions. The health personnel think that the use of masks control the infection at 96.8% rate, hand hygiene at 96.5%, social distance rules at 97.7%, curfews at 95.8% and the use of gloves at 67.9%, and these precautions reduce the course of the epidemic.
Conclusion: The majority of the healthcare personnel find the precautions sufficient. The deactivation of precautions without adequate epidemic control is very important in terms of effective epidemic management and reducing the burden on healthcare personnel.

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Konya İli Kamu Sağlık Çalışanlarının Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Alınan Önlemler Hakkındaki Görüşleri

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 54 - 67, 30.06.2022
https://doi.org/10.46971/ausbid.1033279

Abstract

Amaç: Çin’in Wuhan kentinde ortaya çıkan COVİD-19 virüsü hızla tüm dünyaya yayılarak büyük bir salgına dönüşmüştür. Tüm ülkelerde olduğu gibi ülkemiz sağlık otoriteleri tarafından salgının yayılma hızını azaltmak amacı ile birçok önlem alınmıştır. Bu çalışma, alınan önlemlerin sağlık çalışanları gözünden değerlendirilmesi amacı ile yapılmıştır. Örneklem ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki çalışmanın evrenini Konya ilinde görev yapan kamu sağlık çalışanları oluşturmuştur. Evreni bilinen örneklem yöntemine göre hesap yapılarak, örneklem büyüklüğü 387 hesaplanmış, bu sayının altında kalmamak koşuluyla ulaşılabilen en yüksek katılımcı sayısı hedeflenmiştir. Araştırma verilerin toplanmasında kullanılan anket formu literatür değerlendirmesi ile araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanmış, sonrasında uzman görüşü alınmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen ham veriler SPSS 22.0 programına kaydedilerek işlenmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: 1070 kamu sağlık çalışanı katılımının sağladığı araştırmada veriler çevrim içi anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmaya katılanların %37,2’si hemşire, %34,1’i hekim, %14,1’i ebe ve %14,6’sı diğer sağlık meslek gruplarına mensup kişiler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışanlar enfeksiyon kontrol önlemlerinden maske kullanımının %96,8, el hijyeni sağlamanın %96,5, sosyal mesafe kuralları uygulamasının %97,7, sokağa çıkma kısıtlamalarının %95,8 ve eldiven kullanımının %67,9 oranında salgının seyrini azaltıcı etkisi olduğunu düşünmektedir. Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarının büyük çoğunluğu alınan önlemleri yeterli bulmaktadır. Alınan önlemlerin yeterli salgın kontrolü sağlanmadan kaldırılmaması; etkili salgın yönetimi ve sağlık çalışanlarının üzerindeki yükün azaltılması açısından önem taşımaktadır.

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  • Referans2. Balcı, A., Çilekar, Ş., & Coşgun, İ.G. (2020). The evaluation of the health care professionals’ knowledge, prevention and the perceptions on the treatment of new coronavirus (COVİD-19). Bezmialem Science. 8(Supplement 2), 27-35.
  • Referans3. Batırel, A. (2020). Sars-COV-2: İnfection And Prevention. South. Clin. Ist. Euras. 31(Suppl), 1-7.
  • Referans4. Chen, Y., Jin, Y.L., Zhu, L.J., Fang, Z.M., Wu, N., Du, M.X,, et al. (2020). The network investigation on knowledge, attitude and practice about COVİD-19 of the residents in Anhui Province. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi ,54(4),367–73.
  • Referans5. Çetin, A.C. (2020). The Impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on the General Economic Activities and Stock Market Index in Turkey. Journal of Applied Sciences of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. 4(2), 341-362.
  • Referans6. Dikmen, A.U., Kına, H.M., Özkan, S., & İlhan, M.N. (2020). Epidemiology of COVID-19: What We Learn From Pandemic, J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 1(Özel Sayı), 29-36.
  • Referans7. Ekiz, T., Ilıman, E., & Dönmez, E. (2020). Comparıson of Health Anxıety Level and Control Perceptıon of Covıd-19. İnternational Journal of Health Management and Strategies Research, 6(1), 139-154.
  • Referans8. Erdoğan, S., Nahcivan, N., & Esin, M.N. (2014). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation. Ed. İstanbul: NOBEL Medical Bookstore.
  • Referans9. Ergün, E., Ergün, Ş., & Çelebi, İ. (2020). The Factors Affecting Emergency Health Personnel’s Level of Knowledge and Protection About Covid-19. Journal of Paramedic and Emergency Health Services, 1 (1), 16-27.
  • Referans10. Erkal, E., Ses, A.G., Aydın, S., & Çalışkan, D. (2020). Non-Pharmaceutıcal Publıc Health Measures to Prevent the Transmıssıon of Covıd-19 In Communıty. ESTÜDAM Halk Sağlığı Dergisi. 5(COVİD-19 Özel Sayısı), 79-95.
  • Referans11. Gencer, N. (2020). Being Elderly in COVID-19 Process: Evaluations on Curfew for 65-Year-Old and Over Citizens and Spiritual Social Work. TUSHAD. 4 (1), 35-42.
  • Referans12. Güler, S., Topuz, İ., & Ulusoy, F. (2020). Experiences of Family Health Center Workers in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Publıc Health Nursing, 2(3), 143-151.
  • Referans13. Leung, N.H.L., Chu, D.K.W., Shiu, E.Y.C., Chan, K.H., McDevitt, J.J., Hau, B.J.P., et al. (2020). Respiratory viru sshedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks. NatMed. 26, 676–680.
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  • Referans15. Özkara, A., Lambert, K., Ayhan, B.D.,& Erbaş, B. (2020) Effective implementation of unprecedented measures for the protection from COVİD-19 syndrome. Bezmialem Science. 8(Supplement 2), 63-66.
  • Referans16. Polat, Ö.,& Coşkun, F. (2020). Determining the Relationship Between Personal Protective Equipment Uses of Medical Healthcare Workers and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medical Journal of Western Black Sea, 4 (2), 51-58.
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  • Referans19. Uğurlu, Y.K., Durgun, H., Nemutlu, E., & Kurd, O.(2020). Assessment of Individuals' Knowledge and Attitude of Social Hand Washing During Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Turkey. J Contemp Med. 10(4), 617-624.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Serap Batı 0000-0003-3176-6837

İbrahim Çetin 0000-0002-2340-6201

Publication Date June 30, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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APA Batı, S., & Çetin, İ. (2022). Opinions of Public Health Personnel in Konya Province About The Precautions Taken During Covid-19 Pandemia Process. Ankara Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 11(1), 54-67. https://doi.org/10.46971/ausbid.1033279