Dr. Chakrapani Chaturvedi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Rajasthan, India chakrapanijichaturvedi@gmail.com
Sakshi Chaturvedi
Associate Professor, Community Health Nursing, faculty of Nursing, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Rajasthan, India. chaturvedimrssakshi@gmail.com
Sudha Gautam
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Awadh Paramedical College and Institute, Shakuntala Chiktsalya, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, amiyagadpayle@gmail.com
Vivek pachori
Nursing Midwifery tutor, State Nodal Centre, College of Nursing, IMS, BHU, Varanasi. India, jmdvivek2011@gmail.com
Abstract
Because of the yearlong lockdown and closure of educational institutes, COVID-19 has impacted the school sector in a variety of ways. When educational institutes reopen following the lockdown, educational personnel could be one of the most useful sources of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related health information for their young adult pupils. However, it is critical that they have sufficient and accurate understanding about COVID-19 prevention. Before educational institutes reopen, knowledge of preventive strategies is critical to success. The goal of this study was to examine awareness among educators by evaluating their degree of knowledge, attitude, and behavior, as well as their link with chosen sociodemographic characteristics. The participants in this study were education professionals from Madhya Pradesh state, India, who worked in primary schools. A pre-tested, self-structured questionnaire about COVID-19 preventive measures and readiness to see a rollback was shared as a Google Form. Participants and selected sociodemographic characteristics were subjected to a detailed descriptive analysis to determine their knowledge, attitude, and practice. To determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice, an item-by-item analysis was performed. At a 95% confidence the average knowledge value was calculated to be 10.42+0.08. (10.40-10.070). In all 820 participants, the average attitude score was 1.216+0.385 at 95 % confidence interval (2.064-2.367), while the average practice score was 1.67+0.472 at 95 %confidence interval (1.0712-1.627). Participants' knowledge of COVID-19 prevention was found to be linked to their age, gender, personal history of COVID-19, and attendance at webinars. Attendance at webinars has also been linked to practice. This study found that participants' knowledge of symptoms in COVID -19 wave -1 was adequate, but that knowledge of symptoms in COVID -19 wave -2 was inadequate. Social distancing was unsatisfactory, but the attitude toward COVID-19 prevention was positive. There is a link between webinars and knowledge and practice, implying that additional webinars, workshops, and training sessions will increase awareness at all levels in these participants.
Keywords:
COVID-19 wave -2, primary school Education professionals, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice,
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