Özet:

Goal: Preventive measures in the fight against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are in the forefront because the coronavirus is highly infectious. The high prevalence of the disease, the rapid increase in the number of patients and the increased additional workload increase the risk of infection to health workers. In this study, we aimed at evaluating the level of knowledge about the COVID-19 of the intensive care unit (YBU) and the operating staff. The study analyzed questions answered by 480 volunteer health workers in the YBU and/or the surgical facility. The participants completed the survey, consisting of 29 questions, which measured the level of knowledge of health workers in COVID-19, manually or via the internet. Results: A total of 480 health workers, including nurses (38.2%), doctors (27.7%), anesthetic technicians (18.1%) and cleaning staff (15.8%), participated in our survey. What are the risks of coronavirus infection? The question was answered as being between 61-80 years of age (90%,6), having additional diseases (89.2%) and being a health care worker (85.6%). Only 46.9 percent of all participants were established to have been trained within the institution on COVID-19. 61.6% of participants said they were hospitalized in COVID-19. Social media (81.9%) was the most common way to obtain information. 74.8% of participants were concerned about COVID-19. 63.4% of participants said they were wearing a surgical mask only when they were in contact with the patient. In order to ensure continuity in health services, we believe that health workers who are in contact with suspicious/exact COVID-19 should, especially cleaning staff, effectively use personal protective equipment, regularly participate in institutional training programs on pandemic, and routine screening.

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