Knowledge and Practice of COVID 19 Preventive Strategies among Nurses

Linda C. Odikpo, Anulika J. Afonne, Vera I. Onyekaonwu, N. Eucharia Makata, Clementina U. Nwankwo, Noreen E. Agbapuonwu, Clementina I. Ilo, Obidife I. Helen

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Background: Knowledge of COVID‑19 preventive measures, in addition to appropriate practices of such measures, remains a necessity for the prevention of contracting COVID‑19 by nurses. This study assessed nurses’ knowledge and practice of COVID‑19 preventive strategies. It also determined the influence of sociodemographic variables on the knowledge of preventive measures for COVID‑19 among nurses.

Materials and Methods: The study adopted a descriptive cross‑sectional survey design using multi‑stage sampling to recruit 344 nurses.

Results: The results showed that 92% of the nurses had adequate knowledge of COVID‑19 preventive measures. The practice of COVID‑19 preventive measures among nurses showed that 98.80% had sufficient knowledge of the infection preventive measures. Nurses with Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife (RN/RM‑AOR 12.30; CI 4.79–31.63; p = 0.001) and Bachelor of science in nursing (BScN‑AOR 37.60; CI 7.644‑184.95; p = 0.001) were more knowledgeable about the COVID‑19 preventive compared to other nurses with higher degree qualifications.

Conclusions: The nurses in the study had good knowledge of the preventive measures for COVID‑19 despite not being trained as frontline staff. It is essential to transform theory into practice by ensuring that the preventive measures they know are implemented to halt the spread of the disease in the face of minimal vaccine coverage.



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COVID‑19, general practice, knowledge, nurses, prevention and control

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