Siquijor Provincial Hospital Healthcare Workers’ Socio-demographics in

relation to their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards facing COVID-19

ALVARICO, HYACINTH ANGOT,JOHN LYSTER BACHITA, KEZIAH DESA JUMALON, HAZEL MEI SULAPAS, LADYLEE RUZETH

Abstract Result and Discussion Conclusion

The research is a cross-sectional study that aims to Respondents' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19. There is no significant
see whether there is a significant relationship between relationship between the
DIMENSIONS MEAN INTERPRETATIONS
the Healthcare Workers' Socio-demographics, healthcare workers’ socio-
specifically, their age, gender, profession, and Knowledge towards COVID-19 6.72 Fair Knowledge demographics (age, gender,
experience, to their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice 1.63
Attitudes towards COVID-19 Favorable Attitude years of experience, and
as they face COVID-19. In the study, the researchers 1.38
Practices towards COVID-19 Good Practice profession) to their knowledge,
used a self-administered and adapted questionnaire as
The table shows that the healthcare workers have a fair knowledge about attitude, and practices towards
an instrument in determining the relationships of the
COVID-19, which has been affected by the small sample size. They also facing COVID-19.
variables wherein its reliability and usability was tested
have a favorable attitude amidst the pandemic wherein most of the The respondents’ level of
using Cronbach alpha by the statistician with a value of respondents acknowledge the relevant information that can greatly
0.8393 or 83.93%, which can be used for the final contribute to their work. Lastly, they have good practice towards COVID-19,
knowledge reached 6.72 and
study. Healthcare Workers' Socio-demographics is the like wearing the necessary PPE. considered as fair knowledge.
Relationship between the Healthcare Workers' Socio-Demographics The mean for attitude has
independent variable while the Knowledge, Attitude,
and their Knowledge Towards Facing COVID-19.
and Practices are the dependent variables. The study obtained 1.63 and was marked
CHI-SQUARE Degrees of INTERPRE-
was administered to the respondents through an online DIMENSIONS Freedom Hypothesis as favorable attitude.
P-VALUE TATIONS
format wherein the doctors, nurses, and medical (DF) The practices have a mean
Knowledge
technologists are the target respondents of the study. value of 1.38, which implies
towards
All the data from the respondents were gathered and COVID-19 Not that healthcare workers have
tabulated, the researchers used chi-square test Significant
Age 0.682 0.05
Not Accept good practices.
analysis to measure the relationship between variables Gender 0.412 0.05
Profession 0.248 0.05
Significant Null
while the categorical variables were expressed in Not
Years of Significant Hypothe Recommendation
frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study Experience 0.293 0.05 Not
Significant sis
found out that sociodemographics of the respondents Larger sample size
do not affect the healthcare worker’s knowledge, The null hypothesis is accepted, which implies that the healthcare workers
level of knowledge is not affected by their socio-demographics profile.
Widen the scope of the
attitude, and practices towards facing COVID-19.
personnels to be studied
Relationship between the Healthcare Workers' Socio-Demographics
and their Attitude Towards Facing COVID-19.
Other medical professions
Introduction CHI-SQUARE
Degrees of
INTERPRE-
could be included
DIMENSIONS Freedom Hypothesis
P-VALUE TATIONS Seminars and proper
The existence of COVID-19 on early December (DF)
dissemination of information
Attitude
became a publlic concern and WHO declared it as towards about COVID-19 could be
Not
public health emergency. On August 1, 2020, an COVID-19
implied
Age 0.636 0.05
Significant Accept
LSI from Siquijor became infected with the virus. Not
Gender 0.733 0.05 Significant Null
This led to researchers conducting a study Profession 0.478 0.05 Not
Significant Hypothe
regarding Siquijor Provincial Hospital healthcare Years of
Not
0.803 0.05 sis
Experience
workers and their socio-demographics in relation to Significant
their knowledge, attitude, and practices and to The result shows that the healthcare workers’ favorable attitude towards
know if there is a significant relationship between COVID-19 is not attributed to their socio-demographics profile, meaning that
there is no significant relationship between them.
the criterion and predictor. Relationship between the Healthcare Workers' Socio-Demographics
and their Practices Towards Facing COVID-19.
Degrees of
INTERPRE- Hypothesis
Methodology DIMENSIONS CHI-SQUARE Freedom
P-VALUE TATIONS
(DF)
Practices
A Cross-Sectional Survey/ Descriptive Correlational towards
Research Design was used by the researchers to COVID-19
Not Accept
generalize findings from samples. The locale of the Age 0.112 0.05 Significant
Gender 0.484 0.05
Not Null
study is at Siquijor Provincial Hospital. 65 Significant
Profession 0.133 0.05 Not Hypothe
respondents were the target of the researchers and
was determined by using purposive sampling as Years of 0.057 0.05
Significant
Not sis
Experience Significant
the sampling strategy. A self administered and
The healthcare workers’ good practice towards COVID-19 has nothing to do
adapted questionnaire was used, which comprises with their socio-demographics profile since there is no significant
questions regarding their knowledge, attitude and relationship between them.
practices. Every questions under every category
have different point system wherein the scores are
analyzed using SPSS v.23.