Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis

Maru Meseret; Zegeye Regasa; Gizaw Hailye; Bayou Tilahun; Amare Dagnew

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis

Maru Meseret, Zegeye Regasa, Gizaw Hailye, Bayou Tilahun, Amare Dagnew

Published in American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Volume 9, Issue 4)

Received: 30 June 2021 Accepted: 15 July 2021 Published: 6 August 2021

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Objective: The main aim of this study is to determine the pooled estimate of good knowledge and positive attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia. Methods: This review was registered on PROSPERO with registration number CRD42020213000. PubMed, Advanced Google search, and Google Scholar databases were searched up to June 20, 2020, to identify relevant articles. Result: This research searched a total of, 126 articles, from this articles 19 from PubMed, 6 from advanced Google search, 45 from Google scholar databases, and 56 were pre-print unpublished sources. A total of 3752 study participants within 10 articles were used to pool the prevalence of Knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia and the pooled prevalence of knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 was 73.01% with 95% CI (65.8% - 80.21%) and 70.72% (59.68%-81.77%) respectively. Place of residence [AOR= 0.24, 95% CI (0.14–0.43)], and social media use [AOR= 2.51, 95% CI (1.53–4.12)] for knowledge while educational status [AOR= 2.41, 95% CI (1.33–4.39)], and status of knowledge were also identified as factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers in Ethiopia. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers working in Ethiopia was very low and variables such as residence and social media use were factors affecting knowledge while educational status and knowledge were factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers.

Published in	American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Volume 9, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14
Page(s)	109-121
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COVID-19, Knowledge, Attitude, Health Care Providers, Ethiopia

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Maru Meseret, Zegeye Regasa, Gizaw Hailye, Bayou Tilahun, Amare Dagnew. (2021). Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 9(4), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14

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Maru Meseret; Zegeye Regasa; Gizaw Hailye; Bayou Tilahun; Amare Dagnew. Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis. Am. J. Clin. Exp. Med. 2021, 9(4), 109-121. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14

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Maru Meseret, Zegeye Regasa, Gizaw Hailye, Bayou Tilahun, Amare Dagnew. Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis. Am J Clin Exp Med. 2021;9(4):109-121. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14

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Maru Meseret

Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Zegeye Regasa

Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Gizaw Hailye

Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Bayou Tilahun

Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Amare Dagnew

Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia

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Maru Meseret, Zegeye Regasa, Gizaw Hailye, Bayou Tilahun, Amare Dagnew. Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis. Am J Clin Exp Med. 2021;9(4):109-121. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14

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@article{10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14,
  author = {Maru Meseret and Zegeye Regasa and Gizaw Hailye and Bayou Tilahun and Amare Dagnew},
  title = {Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis},
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  abstract = {Objective: The main aim of this study is to determine the pooled estimate of good knowledge and positive attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia. Methods: This review was registered on PROSPERO with registration number CRD42020213000. PubMed, Advanced Google search, and Google Scholar databases were searched up to June 20, 2020, to identify relevant articles. Result: This research searched a total of, 126 articles, from this articles 19 from PubMed, 6 from advanced Google search, 45 from Google scholar databases, and 56 were pre-print unpublished sources. A total of 3752 study participants within 10 articles were used to pool the prevalence of Knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia and the pooled prevalence of knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 was 73.01% with 95% CI (65.8% - 80.21%) and 70.72% (59.68%-81.77%) respectively. Place of residence [AOR= 0.24, 95% CI (0.14–0.43)], and social media use [AOR= 2.51, 95% CI (1.53–4.12)] for knowledge while educational status [AOR= 2.41, 95% CI (1.33–4.39)], and status of knowledge were also identified as factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers in Ethiopia. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers working in Ethiopia was very low and variables such as residence and social media use were factors affecting knowledge while educational status and knowledge were factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers.},
 year = {2021}
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Maru Meseret
AU  - Zegeye Regasa
AU  - Gizaw Hailye
AU  - Bayou Tilahun
AU  - Amare Dagnew
Y1  - 2021/08/06
PY  - 2021
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14
DO  - 10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14
T2  - American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
JF  - American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
JO  - American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
SP  - 109
EP  - 121
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8133
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajcem.20210904.14
AB  - Objective: The main aim of this study is to determine the pooled estimate of good knowledge and positive attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia. Methods: This review was registered on PROSPERO with registration number CRD42020213000. PubMed, Advanced Google search, and Google Scholar databases were searched up to June 20, 2020, to identify relevant articles. Result: This research searched a total of, 126 articles, from this articles 19 from PubMed, 6 from advanced Google search, 45 from Google scholar databases, and 56 were pre-print unpublished sources. A total of 3752 study participants within 10 articles were used to pool the prevalence of Knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among health care providers in Ethiopia and the pooled prevalence of knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 was 73.01% with 95% CI (65.8% - 80.21%) and 70.72% (59.68%-81.77%) respectively. Place of residence [AOR= 0.24, 95% CI (0.14–0.43)], and social media use [AOR= 2.51, 95% CI (1.53–4.12)] for knowledge while educational status [AOR= 2.41, 95% CI (1.33–4.39)], and status of knowledge were also identified as factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers in Ethiopia. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers working in Ethiopia was very low and variables such as residence and social media use were factors affecting knowledge while educational status and knowledge were factors affecting attitude towards COVID 19 among healthcare providers.
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
ER  -

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