Healthcare workers' knowledge, preparedness, counselling practices, and perceived barriers to confront COVID-19: A cross-sectional study from a war-torn country, Yemen.
Fahmi Y Al-AshwalMohammed KubasMohammed ZawiahAhmad Naoras BitarRamzi Mukred SaeedSyed Azhar Syed SulaimanAmer Hayat KhanSiti Maisharah Sheikh GhadziPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The major highlight of this study is that HCWs have, overall, good knowledge, suboptimal preparedness, and adequate counselling practices prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Yemen, despite the high number of perceived barriers. However, urgent action and interventions are needed to improve the preparedness of HCWs to manage COVID-19. The perceived barriers also need to be fully addressed by the local healthcare authorities and international organisations working in Yemen for adequate prevention and control measures to be in place in managing COVID-19.