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Knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) among nurses towards covid-19: A comparison in covid-gazetted hospital against non-covid-19 gazetted hospital

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dc.contributor.authorKamail, Mohd Hatif
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-05T23:58:02Z
dc.date.available2026-05-05T23:58:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Numerous studies have been conducted on knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to the COVID-19 outbreak, but only a small proportion included nurses as a study population. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the KAP related to COVID-19 among nurses in a COVID-19 gazetted hospital and a non-COVID-19 gazetted hospital. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between 1st October 2021 and 31st January 2022, among 300 nurses proportionally distributed between Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) and Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZ II), with systematic selection within six key departments. A timed online questionnaire in English consisting of 4 main sections with 30 questions on sociodemographic, and KAP related to COVID-19 was distributed via WhatsApp and Telegram. Results: The study found that 91.3% had good knowledge, 97.7% had a positive attitude, and 88.3% had good practices related to COVID-19. However, there is no significant difference in knowledge, attitudes, and practices between nurses in the COVID-19 gazetted hospital (HRPZ II) and nurses in the non-COVID-19 gazetted hospital (HUSM). Conclusion: Despite the high percentage of good knowledge and attitudes, the practices related to COVID-19 still need to be improved. Therefore, the focus should not only be about theoretical knowledge but also on improving the training, and strictly enforcing a proper standard of procedure for COVID-19.
dc.identifier.urihttps://erepo.usm.my/handle/123456789/24102
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectknowledge
dc.titleKnowledge attitude and practice (KAP) among nurses towards covid-19: A comparison in covid-gazetted hospital against non-covid-19 gazetted hospital
dc.typeResource Types::text::thesis::master thesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversiti Sains Malaysia
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