جامعة الكوت - University of kut - بحوث نبأ حسين محمد علي

السنة	عنوان البحث	نشر البحث
2023	Compliancewith WorldHealthOrganization's COVID‐19 guidelines among Iraqi health workers	World Medical & Health Polic
Abstract During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced guidelines with respect to hygiene practices, quarantine policies, and medical practices for health institutions to follow. Most studies examining compliance with WHO guidelines have been conducted at individual level but not at institutional level. This study investigates the availability of resources of health institutions in Iraq and their compliance with WHO COVID‐19 guidelines. A total of 234 health workers, including physicians, nurses and medical technicians, were recruited in Babylon, Iraq. Self‐reported number of health workers available in the health centre and the levels of compliance with the WHO's guidelines were assessed. Implementation of preventive measures for infected persons, fogging procedures, and having a crisis management team in the health centre were the top three common practices as recommended by WHO. There was a weak but significant positive relationship between the number of health workers in the healthcare centre and the levels of compliance with the WHO's COVID‐19 guidelines (ρ= 0.243, p< 0.05), indicating that manpower may determine the implementation of these guidelines. There is a correlation between the quantity of health workers and the levels of compliance with the WHO's COVID‐19 guidelines, showing that it is important to ensure sufficient human resources available in the health centre to implement the standard practices. provide sufficient protective equipment and disposable supplies to health workers in Iraq. KEYWOR DS compliance, Coronavirus disease, preventive measures, quarantine policies, World Health Organization In addition, more financial resources are needed to