A survey of Indonesian otolaryngologist behavior in medical service during the CoVid-19 pandemic

Indra Zachreini, Jenny Bashiruddin, Susyana Tamin, Harim Priyono, Respati Ranakusuma, Natasha Supartono, Fikri mirza Putranto, Dewo Aksoro, Selfiyanti Bimantara, Yussy afriana Dewi, Kote Noordhianta, Bintang Napitupulu, Sagung rai Indrasari, Nyilo Purnami, Tengku siti hajar Haryuna, Juliandi Harahap, Eka Savitri, Tjandra Manukbua, Ika Dewi Mayangsari

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Abstract

Background: World Health Organization (WHO) announced a newly discovered virus that first
identified in Wuhan, China on December 2019, namely SARS-CoV-2 as the cause of corona virus disease
(COVID-19) which had become global pandemic. Doctors as medical practitioners are categorized as
vulnerable group to be infected by corona virus, and many otorhinolaryngologists had been infected and
even died in performing medical services. Among the causative factors why otorhinolaryngologists could get
infected by corona virus is their behavior. Purpose: To assess the behavioral level of otorhinolaryngologists
in medical services during Covid-19 pandemic. Method: Descriptive study with a cross sectional design.
Research samples were otorhinolaryngologists in Indonesia who met the inclusions criteria. The samples were selected by consecutive sampling method, and obtained 1299 subjects. Behavioral level was assessed
from 3 aspects: knowledge, attitude, and practice, which comprised of 12 questions. Result: It was found
that 461 respondents had a good behavioral level (35.5%), 677 respondents had moderate levels (52.1%)
and 161 respondents had low level (12.4%). There was a statistically significant correlation between
knowledge with behavioral level, attitude with behavioral level, and practice with behavioral level
(p=0.001). Conclusion: The study of behavioral level of otorhinolaryngologists in medical service during Covid-19 pandemic obtained the highest number was moderate level 677 respondents (57.2%), and there was a statistically significant correlations between the variable of knowledge with behavioral level, the variable of attitude with behavioral level, and the variable of practice with behavioral level (p=0.001).

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