Survey of the Level of Preparedness and Fears of Anaesthesia Staff regarding the Management of COVID-19 patients in ABUTH Zaria-Nigeria

This is a survey of the level of preparedness and fears of anaesthesia department staff regarding the management of COVID-19 patients in a low resource tertiary hospital in Zaria, Nigeria. During the period April 11-18, 2020 structured questionnaires were sent out by WhatsApp to physician anaesthetists, nurse anaesthetists, intensive care nurses, biomedical engineers and health assistants in ABUTH Zaria and those who consented filled and returned the questionnaires. Data obtained include age, gender, marital status, professional role, level of preparedness, availability of working materials/equipment, fear of COVID-19, level of stress, stigmatization and the willingness or otherwise to volunteer in the management of COVID-19 patients. Information collected were analyzed using SPSS version 21. The level of significance was set at p<0.05.

本研究针对尼日利亚扎里亚市某资源匮乏的三级医院麻醉科工作人员，就其应对新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）患者的准备程度与恐惧心理展开调研。本次调研于2020年4月11日至18日期间开展，通过WhatsApp向扎里亚阿布杜·贝洛大学教学医院（ABUTH）的麻醉医师、麻醉护士、重症监护护士、生物医学工程师及卫生助理发放结构化问卷，征得同意的参与者完成并回传了问卷。本次调研收集的数据涵盖年龄、性别、婚姻状况、职业角色、准备程度、工作物资/设备可及性、对COVID-19的恐惧程度、压力水平、污名化感受，以及是否自愿参与COVID-19患者救治工作的意愿。所收集的信息采用SPSS 21.0版本进行统计分析，显著性水平设定为p<0.05。