1Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Jaipur, Rajasthan302001, India E-mail: chakrapanijichaturvedi@gmail.com
2Honorable Vice chancellor, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Medical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand248001, India E-mail: hchandra555@gmail.com
3Associate Professor, Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Jaipur, Rajasthan302001, India E-mail: chaturvedimrssakshi@gmail.com
4Nursing midwifery tutor, State Nodal Centre, College of Nursing, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh221005, India E-mail: jmdvivek2011@gmail.com
5Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand248001, India E-mail: dranupamaarya@gmail.com
*Corresponding Author: Sakshi Chaturvedi, Associate Professor, Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Jaipur, Rajasthan302001, India E-mail chaturvedimrssakshi@gmail.com
Because of the yearlong lockdown and closure of educational institutions, COVID-19 has impacted the school sector in a variety of ways. When educational institutions reopen after the lockdown, educational personnel might be one of the most helpful sources of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related health information for their young adult students. However, it is critical that they have sufficient and correct understanding about COVID-19 prevention. Before educational establishments reopen, knowledge of preventative strategies is critical to success. The goal of this research was to examine awareness among educators by evaluating their degree of knowledge, attitude, and behaviour, as well as their link with chosen socio-demographic characteristics. The participants in this research were education professionals from Rajasthan state, India, who worked in schools, colleges, and universities. A pre-tested, self-structured questionnaire on COVID-19 preventative measures and preparedness to witness a rollback was given as a Google Form. Participants and chosen socio-demographic characteristics were subjected to a detailed descriptive analysis to determine their knowledge, attitude, and practise. To determine the degree of knowledge, attitude, and practise, an item-by-item analysis was performed. At a 95% confidence interval of 12.42±0.08, the average knowledge value was determined to be 12.42±0.08. (12.40-12.070). In all 700 individuals, the average attitude score was 2.216±0.385 at 95 percent confidence interval (2.064-2.367), while the average practise score was 1.67±0.472 at 95 percent confidence interval (1.0712-1.627). Participants' knowledge of COVID-19 prevention was shown to be connected with their age, gender, and COVID-19 history; webinars attended by participants were also found to be correlated with their practise. This study found that participants' knowledge of symptoms in COVID-19 wave-1 was acceptable, but that knowledge of symptoms in COVID-19 wave-2 was inadequate. Some practises were unsatisfactory, but the attitude toward COVID 19 prevention was positive. Webinars reveal a link between knowledge and practise, leading to the conclusion that additional webinars, workshops, and training sessions will increase awareness at all levels in these participants.
COVID-19 wave -2, Education professionals, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, India
