@article{Zaheer_Tanveer_Khan_Jan_Awan_2020, title={AWARENESS OF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST COVID-19 IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS}, volume={70}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/4886}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To study the perception of COVID-19 and awareness of necessary precautionary measures against COVID-19 among health care workers.</p> <p><strong> Study Design:</strong> Cross-sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> The study was conducted amongst the health care workers, working across Pakistan, from Apr 2020 to Jun 2020.</p> <p><strong> Methodology:</strong> An online questionnaire was made on Google Forms Inc®. The survey forms were distributed online. The response obtained was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 23.</p> <p><strong> Results:</strong> A total of 210 healthcare workers, 130 males (61.9%) and 80 females (38.1%), participated in our study, of which 120 were doctors (57%) and 76 were dentists (36%). The participants were questioned about certain precautionary measures against COVID-19, of which majority were answered correctly. However, only 18.6% participants chose the correct sequence of donning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, while 41% and 29.2% individuals correctly stated scrubs as the dress code of choice while treating a COVID-19 and non-COVID patient respectively. Among dentists, gloves (17.8%) were considered an important part of gear to treat/consult any patient whereas among doctors, when treating non-COVID patients, gloves (31.6%) while when treating COVID-19 patients, everything, except for surgical masks, was considered a significant part of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Chi-square test was applied and p-value <0.05 was achieved.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Participants showed adequate awareness regarding the necessary preventive measures of COVID-19. However, we identified a gap of information in some protocols that need to be emphasized more.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Zaheer, Rumeesha and Tanveer, Ahmed and Khan, Maheen and Jan, Abdullah and Awan, Shireen Zaheer}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={S261–68} }