Background Health Care Workers (HCW) are among the primary stakeholders and front liners in the fight against COVID-19. They are in direct contact with the patients as primary caregivers and, therefore, are at a higher risk of infection. This Pandemic offers a unique opportunity to explore the level of knowledge among ground-level HCWs during this global health crisis. Objective We conducted this study to assess the knowledge and awareness among HCW regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic in a tertiary care hospital. Methods It was a cross-sectional study done on HCW comprising faculty, senior residents, junior residents, demonstrators, and nursing staff of various specialties directly involved in the care of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 patients. A pretested questionnaire consisting of 20 questions was used as a study tool and was circulated through the digital platform. Results There were a total of 437 respondents. In the subgroup analysis, the respondents in the age group of 55–64 years had a higher mean knowledge score, followed by the respondents in the age group of 18–24 years. For years of experience, the mean knowledge score varied from 13.89 (10–20 years of experience) to 13.83 (5–10 years of experience). The mean knowledge score was the highest for consultants (14.10), followed by Resident Doctors (13.96). Conclusions This study has shed some critical clues for further research and interventions. Firstly, as health care workers are probably learning about COVID-19 from their practical exposure rather than formal teaching, it is pertinent to address this issue through well-planned formal sessions of training workshops and lectures.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, pandemic, Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), World Health Organization (WHO), Health Care Workers (HCW), 【초록키워드】 knowledge, cross-sectional, hospital, Infection, resident, Health, Research, Health care worker, age, Care, Critical, questionnaire, platform, COVID-19 patients, Contact, HCW, higher risk, worker, doctor, subgroup analysis, offer, objective, Result, highest, was used, involved, the patient, conducted, question, unique, the mean, knowledge score, 【제목키워드】 knowledge, cross-sectional, hospital, India, Health, assessment, Care,