@misc{10818/59945,
year = {2022},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/59945},
abstract = {Objective: To evaluate COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care workers (HCWs) practicing in Latin American countries during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This was a multinational cross-sectional survey study, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The final version of the questionnaire comprised 40 questions, organized in five sections: demographic and professional characteristics; COVID-19 knowledge; attitudes toward COVID-19; COVID-19 practices; and institutional resources. Results: The study involved 251 HCWs from 19 Latin American countries who agreed to participate. In our sample, 77% of HCWs participated in some sort of institutional training on COVID-19, and 43% had a low COVID-19 knowledge score. COVID-19 knowledge was associated with the type of health center (public/ private), availability of institutional training, and sources of information about COVID-19. Concerns about not providing adequate care were reported by 60% of the participants. The most commonly used ventilatory strategies were protective mechanical ventilation, alveolar recruitment maneuvers, and prone positioning, and the use of drugs to treat COVID-19 was mainly based on institutional protocols. Conclusions: In this multinational study in Latin America, almost half of HCWs had a low COVID-19 knowledge score, and the level of knowledge was associated with the type of institution, participation in institutional training, and information sources. HCWs considered that COVID-19 was very relevant, and more than half were concerned about not providing adequate care to patients. © 2022 Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia.},
publisher = {Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia},
title = {COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health care workers in Latin America},
doi = {10.36416/1806-3756/e20220018},
author = {Sousa M.L.A. and Shimizu I.S. and Patino C.M. and Torres Duque C.A. and Zabert I. and Zabert G.E. and Perez Padilla R. and Varón Vega F. and Cohen M. and Ferreira J.C.},
}