Rural Healthcare Workers` Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 two years after the pandemic onset: is health literacy training still necessary?

Authors

Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranFollow
Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh, Department of Health Information Technology and Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranFollow
Ali Soleimaninejad, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranFollow
Elaheh Ahmadi, Health Librarian, Kashani Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranFollow
Adel Moqaddas, Department of Health Education, School of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranFollow

Date of this Version

2022

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the coronavirus disease among Iranian rural and urban healthcare workers. The study population consisted of all healthcare experts and staff working in 38 rural health centers in Iran. An online questionnaire was distributed in November 2021. The anonymous questionnaire was comprised of a series of questions about demographic information; knowledge about COVID-19, the attitudes and preventive practices toward COVID-19. The majority of the participants (92.6%) had appropriate knowledge about COVID-19 disease. Most of the participants (77.2%) had a good attitude toward COVID-19 and 60.3% showed good practice. There was a significant, strong, and positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores (p value