Knowledge and Precautionary Behavioral Practice Toward COVID-19 Among Health Professionals Working in Public University Hospitals in Ethiopia: A Web-Based Survey

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Health Professionals Working in Public University Hospitals in Ethiopia, May 2020 (n = 273)

Variables	Variable Categories	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	243	89
	Female	30	11
Age category	15–24	18	6.6
	25–34	201	73.6
	>35	54	19.8
Educational qualification	Bachelor Degree	96	35.2
	Masters Degree	168	61.5
	PhD	9	3.3
Type of profession	Nursing/Midwifery	121	44.3
	Medical doctors	71	26.0
	Anesthesia/sychiatry/Ophthalmology	46	16.8
	Public health	35	12.8
Professional engagement	Academics	177	64.8
	Clinical	81	29.7
	Both academics and clinical	15	5.5
Residence	Urban	267	97.8
	Rural	6	2.2

Figure 1 Most common source of information used by health professionals working in public university hospitals in Ethiopia (n = 273).

Table 2 Knowledge Related to COVID-19 of Health Professionals Working in Public University Hospitals in Ethiopia, May 2020 (n = 273)

Knowledge Related Questions	Correct Frequency (%)	Not Correct Frequency (%)
Knowledge of causative organism of COVID −19	191 (70%)	82 (30%)
Knowledge of source of infection of COVID-19	232 (85%)	41 (15%)
Knowledge of mode of transmission	266 (97.4%)	7 (2.6%)
Knowledge of incubation period	220 (80.6%)	53 (19.4%)
Knowledge of the main clinical symptoms of COVID-19	238 (87.2%)	35 (12.8%)
Knowledge of major complication caused by COVID-19	221 (81%)	52 (19%)
Knowledge of treatment options of COVID-19	220 (80.6%)	53 (19.4%)

Figure 2 Mean score (on a 5-point Likert scale) of specific precautionary health behavior practice of health professionals working in Ethiopia University Hospitals, May 2020 (n = 273).

Table 3 Adjusted Multiple Regression Analysis Showing Factors Independently Associated with Precautionary Health Behavior by Health Professionals Working in Public University Hospitals in Ethiopia (n = 273)

Variables	Unstandardized (β)	P-value	Collinearity Statistics
			Tolerance	VIF
Age	0.08	0.14	0.88	1.13
Female	0.82	0.35	0.92	1.09
Knowledge of causative micro-organism of COVID disease	1.65	0.18	0.36	2.76
Knowledge of source of infection	3.53	<0.001	0.39	2.55
Knowledge of mode of transmission	7.51	<0.001	0.94	1.05
Knowledge of disease incubation period	11.33	<0.001	0.55	1.82
Knowledge of COVID-19 clinical symptoms	−9.29	0.21	0.48	2.11
Knowledge of presence of curative treatment for COVID-19	8.1	<0.001	0.34	2.92
Perceived understanding of government implementation strategy	0.65	0.13	0.87	1.14
Perceived scientific understanding of the infection	−0.7	0.759	0.9	1.11