Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health professionals for oxygen therapy working in South Gondar zone hospitals, 2021: multicenter cross-sectional study

Basazinew Chekol Demilew; Agegnehu Mekonen; Agazhe Aemro; Nakachew Sewnet; Banchiayehu Alebachew Hailu

doi:10.1186/s12913-022-08011-4

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of health professionals for oxygen therapy working in South Gondar zone hospitals, 2021: multicenter cross-sectional study

BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 May 4;22(1):600. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08011-4.

Authors

Basazinew Chekol Demilew¹, Agegnehu Mekonen², Agazhe Aemro³, Nakachew Sewnet⁴, Banchiayehu Alebachew Hailu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia. basechek06@gmail.com.
² Department of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Medical Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department Clinical Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia.
⁵ Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

Abstract

Introduction: Therapeutic oxygen should be administered by competent healthcare providers who possess the required competencies of knowledge, skill, and judgment/abilities to make clinical decisions regarding the administration of oxygen. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of health professionals towards oxygen therapy.

Methods: A multicenter institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 218 health professionals. The assessment was done with a total of 31 questions. After data cleanup analysis was done with SPSS software. Descriptive, chi-square test, bivariable and multivariable analysis were done accordingly. A p-value of ≤0.05 was considered to have a significant association with the outcome variables.

Results: Among 218 participants, most of the participants (92.7%) were in the age range of less than 40 years old. Nurses were the most responding professions followed by physicians and midwifes. From the participants, around 54.6, 54.6, and 65.1% of respondents answered above the means score of knowledge, attitude and practice questions respectively. Getting training (AOR- 4.15, CI- 1.15-14.6), work experiences of less than 4 years (AOR- 2.54, 95%CI- (1.28-5.05), and availability of guidelines (AOR- 11.5, CI- 3.35-39.6) were significantly associated with knowledge level. Also work experience of fewer than 4 years (AOR- 3.41, 95%CI- (1.58-7.35) and presence of periodic maintenance and supply of oxygen therapy devices (AOR- 4.32, 95% CI- (1.44-12.9) were associated with practice level. Similarly, work experiences < 4 years (AOR- 8.6, 95%CI- (2.6-29) and getting training (AOR- 21.4, 95%CI-(2.7- 27.3) has a positive (direct) association with the level of attitude, and poor level of knowledge (AOR- 12.1, 95%CI (3.42-42.9) was contributed for negative attitude.

Conclusion: This study concluded that 54.6, 54.6, and 65.1% of participants have a good level of knowledge, positive attitude, and good level of practice towards oxygen therapy respectively.

Keywords: Attitude; Knowledge; Oxygen; Oxygen therapy; Oxygenation; Practice.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethiopia
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Health Personnel*
Hospitals
Humans
Oxygen
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Oxygen