Knowledge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare providers: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Kurnia Fitri Jamil, Wira Winardi, Amanda Yufika, Samsul Anwar, Nurfanida Librianty, Nyoman Ananda Putri Prashanti, Tri Novita Wulan Sari, Prattama Santoso Utomo, Theresia Dwiamelia, Putu Pangestu Cendra Natha, Salwiyadi Salwiyadi, Febrivan Wahyu Asrizal, Ikram Ikram, Irma Wulandari, Sotianingsih Haryanto, Nice Fenobileri, Abram L Wagner, Mudatsir Mudatsir, Harapan Harapan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
• Subjects: covid-19; knowledge; healthcare provider; indonesia
• Online Access: http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2020;volume=13;issue=9;spage=402;epage=408;aulast=Jamil

Objective: To assess healthcare workers’ knowledge of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the early phase of the outbreak in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 12 hospitals in Indonesia from March 6 to March 25, 2020. Healthcare workers’ knowledge on COVID-19 was assessed, and demographic data, workplace characteristics, and medical professional characteristics as well as the current local situation of COVID-19 were collected. To characterize determinants associated with knowledge, a logistic regression analysis was employed. Results: Out of 288 healthcare workers who completed the interview-assisted questionnaire, 149 (51.7%) respondents had a good knowledge. Nurses and other types of healthcare workers had lower odds of having good knowledge compared to doctors: adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0.38; 95% CI: 0.20-0.72 and aOR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.13-0.73, respectively. Compared to healthcare workers who had medical practice experience less than 5 years, those who had worked for more than 10 years had lower knowledge (aOR: 0.43; 95% CI: 0.20-0.90). Healthcare workers who worked in the infection department had higher knowledge compared to those in the emergency room (aOR: 14.33; 95% CI: 3.67-55.88). Conclusions: The knowledge of COVID-19 among surveyed healthcare workers was relatively low. The COVID-19 response in Indonesia will require further education and enhancement of the capacity of healthcare workers in the emergency room where COVID-19 patients may be treated the earliest.