Open AccessHealthcare Professionals’ Willingness and Preparedness to Work During COVID-19 in Selected Hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Ameha Zewudie,
Tolcha Regasa,
Oliyad Kebede,
Lemi Abebe,
Desalegn Feyissa,
Fikadu Ejata,
Diriba Feyisa,
Yitagesu Mamo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s289343
Subject(s) - preparedness , covid-19 , health care , work (physics) , health professionals , medicine , pandemic , nursing , environmental health , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , pathology , outbreak , engineering , disease , mechanical engineering , law
Many healthcare professionals are dying of COVID-19 while trying to save others. The loss in the healthcare workforce due to sickness and absence will double the risk of a crisis. Identifying barriers of willingness to work during epidemics outbreak and preparedness of healthcare professionals is important to minimize the shortage of human power.