Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Assessment of Healthcare Workers Regarding COVID-19 in Kuwait

Background: COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has since become a global pandemic affecting millions worldwide, this study aimed to Investigate the Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice (KAP) Of Healthcare Workers in Kuwait Regarding COVID-19. Methods & Materials: A Multi-centric cross-sectional study was done on HCWs of Kuwait between July and October of 2020. Survey instrument was adapted from a validated questionnaire from previous study in China. Results: The final sample size consisted of 494 participants. Among the participants, 51.2% reported good knowledge, 61.7% reported positive attitude, and 53.6% reported appropriate practice. A Significant relationship between COVID-19 knowledge and older age and more years of work experience were observed (P=0.008), (P=0.051) respectively. There was a significant relationship between good practice and female gender (P=0.051). Study proved that increased course attendance frequency was related to higher KAP scores, and strong positive significant correlation between knowledge total score and practice total score in the studied group (P<0.001) was found. Conclusion: This study provided new evidence supporting health intervention program sunder public health emergencies, and future researchers are encouraged to investigate more outbreaks in relation to Healthcare Workers Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice.