TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Study to Measure the Perceptions of Azerbaijani Healthcare Workers towards the COVID-19 Pandemic
AB  - In December of 2019, COVID-19 virus, which is supposed to have transferred from a wildlife market in Wuhan, China, started the coronavirus pandemic. The virus has somehow transferred out of the borders of Wuhan city with humanitarian mobility and spread across the world. This disease has also revealed in Azerbaijan after European countries. In order to fight against the coronavirus pandemic more strongly, it is important to know the level of protection and anxiety of the Azerbaijani healthcare workers from COVID-19 Pandemic, and to develop and implement the measures in this direction. The aim of the study is to determine how Azerbaijani healthcare workers are affected and protected, and to what extent their anxiety levels. The study was approved by the decision of the Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee of Muş Alparslan University dated 29/04/2020 and numbered 10. The study was carried out on the Internet with convenience sampling method on Azerbaijani healthcare workers. COVID-19 Pandemic Healthcare Workers Scale was used in the study. Scale validity and reliability were tested. Survey questions were asked to 144 healthcare workers. Data obtained were analysed and interpreted in the SPSS program. Research findings were analysed with frequency, ANOVA and t test. As a result of the findings obtained, it was determined that healthcare workers in Azerbaijan are under great risk. In order to be successful in the fight against the outbreak, required measures must be taken for the protection of healthcare workers and their families. In addition, professional support should be provided to alleviate their anxiety.
AU  - Selamzade, Fuad
AU  - KORKMAZER, FUAT
AU  - Bostan, Sedat
DO  - 10.7827/TurkishStudies.43464
PY  - 2020
JO  - Turkish Studies (Elektronik)
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SN  - 1308-2140
SP  - 691
EP  - 702
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/430439
ER  -