Fear of COVID-19 among Health Workers during the Early Stage of Pandemic in Nepal (original) (raw)

2021

Abstract

Introduction: Fear is an emotion that has effects on behavior of people and fear of COVID-19 has significantly impacted the psychological and mental well-being of health workers. The study aimed to assess the fear of COVID-19 among health workers of different cadre during COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Methods: This was cross-sectional online survey involving 427 health workers currently working in Nepal from April 25 to June 10, 2020. COVID-19 fear was measured using a standard scale of seven items. Questionnaire was prepared in Google form and was sent to study population through social medias and emails. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed at 5% level of significance. Ethical approval was taken from Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu. Results: Of the total, 49.6% respondents were male and 50.4% were female. Among total, 58.8 % respondents were in the age group of 19 to 29 years, and 38.4% respondents were from government organizations. Nearly half of the respo...

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