The Awareness of COVID-19 Pandemic among Educators at Amran University (a Cross-Sectional Exploration Study)

Abstract

This study aimed to explore Amran University educators' awareness (AUEs'A) toward COVID-19. To fulfil this aim, an on line survey using a scale of COVID-19 (SCOVID-19) was used to collect data from a sample consisted of 87 participants selected from 206 of Amran University's educators and their assistants. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and multiple regression (MR) were applied to analyze data. Results of the study revealed that participants had a good awareness about this pandemic; since they had a very good knowledge and positive attitudes and practice towards it. Besides, results of t-test revealed that there are no differences between the mean scores of AUEs'A on the SCOVID-19 at (α=0.05) referred to gender and specialization variables. In addition, results of one-way ANOVA revealed that there are no statically significant differences between and within groups' mean scores on the scales of knowledge, and practice referred to the participants' degree of education variable (DEV), while significant differences on the attitudes scale referred to this variable and the differences were in favor of professor degree. Also results revealed significant differences referred to the faculty variable (FV) only on the knowledge and attitudes scales and the differences were in favor of faculty of medicine. According to MR, results revealed a positive correlation between the variables. Also an effect of independent variables (IVs), i.e. knowledge and attitudes, on the dependent variable (DV), i.e. practice, at (α=0.05) was revealed by these results. based on the results of the study, some recommendations were recommended.