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Effectiveness of Targeted Health Education with Focus on Knowledge and Practice among Hospital Sanitation Workersdesignated in Isolation Wards as Part of the Pandemic Preparedness for COVID-19

Context: Hospital sanitation workers are at the frontlines of the global crisis caused by COVID-19 and face the challenge of lack of awareness about the disease and methods of protecting themselves and others from getting infected A targeted health education intervention was conducted among them on knowledge and practice regarding basic epidemiology, clinical features and prevention of COVID-19 Aim: To evaluate effectiveness of targeted health education intervention with focus on knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19 pandemic among hospital sanitation workers Settings and Design: Quasi-experimental one group pre test, post test design Methods and Material: Study was done among 46 hospital sanitation workers using structured questionnaire covering demographic variables, knowledge on the basic epidemiological characteristics, clinical features and practice on the prevention of COVID-19 After obtaining informed consent, pre-test was conducted and a targeted health education was given On the 3rd day, post-test was conducted using same questionnaire The mean pre and post test scores were calculated and difference between the scores was analyzed Statistical analysis used: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25 Demographic information was tabulated using descriptive statistics The difference between the mean pre test and post test scores was analyzed using paired t test Results: The mean pre test score was 9 39±1 5, with 35(76%) having good and 11(24%) poor pre test scores Those in the age group 36-45 years had significantly higher pre test scores compared to other age groups (p=0 03) The mean post test score was 10 6±1 13 There was a statistically significant improvement in the post test scores of the study subjects (p=0 001) Hence, the targeted health education intervention was effective in improving the knowledge and practice of hospital sanitation workers regarding basic epidemiology, clinical features and prevention of COVID-19 Conclusions: Given the heightened vulnerability of hospital sanitation workers to nosocomial infections, all health care institutions should integrate targeted health education intervention into their epidemic response plan