Abstract:
Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic that causes significant deaths,
threatens the lives and health of the world population. Healthcare providers are on the
frontline in the struggle against the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19 related knowledge
sharing practice is the key component of knowledge management for performance
improvement on prevention and control of the disease. Accurate and timely COVID-19
related knowledge helps to create high-quality services and evidence-based decisions for
COVID-19 patients.
Objectives: the study aimed to assess COVID-19 related knowledge sharing practices and
associated factors among health care providers who worked in COVID-19 treatment centers.
Method: - Institutional-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from April 04 to May
28, 2021. The study included 454 health care providers who worked in COVID-19 treatment
centers at specialized teaching hospitals in the Amhara region. It measured by 12 items
Likert scale questions. A pretested, structured self-administered questionnaire was used to
collect data. Epi data version 3.1 and SPSS version 23 were used for data entry and analysis
respectively. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with the
dependent variable.
Result: - From a total of 476, respondents, 454 respondents were participated in the study
with 95.4% response rate. 74% of respondents were male, 50% of respondents were
categorized under 21_30 years, and 77.3% of respondents were BSc degree holders. COVID19
related knowledge sharing practice found to be 55.3% [95% CI (51_60)]. Phone type
[AOR=4.05, 95% CI (1.99_8.25)], computer access[AOR=2.09, 95% CI (1.12_3.92)],
awareness[AOR=2.01, 95% CI(1.20_3.39)], job satisfaction[AOR=1.62, 95%
CI(1.02_2.56)], willingness[AOR=1.77, 95% CI(1.05_2.97)] and educational status
[AOR=2.94, 95% CI(1.92_5.71)] were significantly associated with the dependent variable.
Conclusion: - COVID-19 related knowledge sharing practice of this study was higher as
compared with most studies in Ethiopia. Improve computer access, awareness, job
satisfaction, willingness, smartphone, and educational status could be share credible
information to healthcare providers worked in COVID-19 treatment centers.
Keywords: COVID-19, knowledge sharing practice, healthcare providers, Ethiopia.
