ASSESSMENT OF NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) AWARENESS AMONG MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN DELHI: A QUESTIONANAIRE BASED SURVEY

COVID-19 is rapidly spreading all over the world and is a major health problem in the current scenario. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness of related to COVID-19 disease among the health care workers.Material and methods: This is an online questionnaire based study comprising of 24 questions related to COVID-19 and included 89 health care workers. The responses were analyzed using SPSS software.Results: There were 50 females and 39 males. Among these 35 were trained and 54 were untrained. On analysis we found that females (96.0%) were more aware than males (92.3%). The response of trained persons were more accurate than those of untrained but was not significant (p=0.98). The most aware age group was 51-60 and most aware department was blood bank followed by microbiology. Conclusion:Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers is low regarding the coronavirus infection. There is need of urgent effective interventions and training programs for various healthcare workers.