{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T19:23:17Z","timestamp":1787772197917,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":18,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>BACKGROUND:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 primarily occurs through binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2), which is abundantly expressed in various anatomical sites, including the nasopharynx, lungs, cardiovascular system, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. This study aimed to nurses' knowledge and protective health behaviors about prevention of covid-19 pandemic complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A descriptive design study was conducted from October 1, 2022, to March 15, 2023. A non-probability purposive sample of 50 nurses from different educational levels, genders, and departments at Baghdad teaching hospitals was selected. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study comprised an equal distribution of male and female participants, with the majority (44%) aged between 22 and 30 years. A significant proportion (52%) of nurses held institute degrees. Forty-six percent were single, and the majority (74%) had 1-5 years of experience. The mean scores were 0.70 for nurses\u2019 knowledge and 3.22 for nurses\u2019 protective health behaviors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings indicate that nurses possess satisfactory knowledge and exhibit high levels of protective health behaviors regarding complications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is recommended to conduct future research focusing on nurses\u2019 knowledge and practices related to patient care in the context of a pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jehp.jehp_844_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,26]],"date-time":"2024-03-26T09:04:42Z","timestamp":1711443882000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Nurses' knowledge and protective health behaviors about prevention of COVID-19 pandemic complications at Baghdad Teaching Hospitals"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ahmed F.","family":"Hassan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haider M.","family":"Majeed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Safad Riyadh","family":"Isam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.36321\/kjns.vi20212.2007","article-title":"Evaluation nurses\u2019 knowledge and attitudes about the prevention of the coronavirus disease 2019 at emergency units in government hospitals in Baghdad city\/Iraq","volume":"11","author":"Resham","year":"2021","journal-title":"Kufa J Nurs Sci"},{"key":"R2-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"433","DOI":"10.3855\/jidc.12814","article-title":"Short epidemiological overview of the current situation on COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast European (SEE) countries","volume":"14","author":"Puca","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Infect Dev Ctries"},{"key":"R3-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"497","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)30183-5","article-title":"Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China","volume":"395","author":"Huang","year":"2020","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"R4-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"459","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2006.08.005","article-title":"Attitudes towards disability in an undergraduate nursing curriculum: Aliterature review","author":"Seccombe","year":"2007","journal-title":"Nurse Educ Today"},{"key":"R6-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e61.","DOI":"10.1097\/SLA.0000000000004004","article-title":"Gastrointestinal complications in critically ill patients with COVID-19","volume":"272","author":"Kaafarani","year":"2020","journal-title":"Ann Surge"},{"key":"R7-20240829","first-page":"4387.","article-title":"Effectiveness of an Educational program on nurses\u2019 knowledge, about the preventive measures of transmission of COVID-19 in Baghdad teaching hospital","volume":"45","author":"Salim","year":"2022","journal-title":"Teikyo Medical Journal"},{"key":"R8-20240829","first-page":"292","article-title":"Evaluation of quality of nursing documentation in surgical wards at Baghdad teaching hospitals","volume":"20","author":"Mohammed","year":"2020","journal-title":"Med Legal Update"},{"key":"R9-20240829","first-page":"2568","article-title":"Assessment of nurses documentation for nursing care at surgical wards in Baghdad teaching hospitals","volume":"10","author":"Abid","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Pharm Sci Res"},{"key":"R10-20240829","first-page":"1575","article-title":"Evaluation of nurses\u2019 knowledge and attitudes toward pain management at Baghdad teaching hospitals","volume":"14","author":"Majeed","year":"2020","journal-title":"Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol"},{"key":"R11-20240829","first-page":"782","article-title":"Effectiveness of an educational program on nurses\u2019 knowledge concerning early detection of hypothyroidism\/hyperthyroidism in Baghdad Teaching Hospitals","volume":"15","author":"Hassan","year":"2021","journal-title":"Pak Med Health Sci"},{"key":"R12-20240829","first-page":"1460","article-title":"Assessment of nurses\u2019 knowledge concerning early detection for hypothyroidism\/hyperthyroidism in Baghdad teaching hospitals","volume":"15","author":"Hassan","year":"2021","journal-title":"Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol"},{"key":"R13-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1090","DOI":"10.3855\/jidc.13083","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude among healthcare workers towards COVID-19: Across sectional study from Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia","volume":"14","author":"Qadah","year":"2020","journal-title":"Infect Dev Ctries"},{"key":"R14-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"319","DOI":"10.1007\/s40267-020-00737-7","article-title":"Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices related to COVID-19: Across-sectional study in two Pakistani university populations","volume":"36","author":"Salman","year":"2020","journal-title":"Drugs Ther Perspect"},{"key":"R15-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"260","DOI":"10.4103\/1995-7645.280396","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19 among healthcare workers at District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City","volume":"13","author":"Huynh","year":"2020","journal-title":"Asian Pac J Trop Med"},{"key":"R16-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"909.","DOI":"10.53350\/pjmhs22163909","article-title":"Attitudes to hand hygiene performance among nursing staff during COVID-19 pandemic","volume":"16","author":"Alwatifi","year":"2022","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"R17-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1999","DOI":"10.1007\/s00520-020-05700-w","article-title":"Assessment of Turkish oncology nurses\u2019 knowledge regarding COVID-19 during the current outbreak in Turkey","volume":"29","author":"Semerci","year":"2021","journal-title":"Support Care Cancer"},{"key":"R18-20240829","first-page":"68","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude of health care workers (HCW) about COVID-19 pandemic in the department of pathology","volume":"16","author":"Qamar","year":"2021","journal-title":"J Islam Int Med Coll (JIIMC)"},{"issue":"3","key":"R19-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"466","DOI":"10.33314\/jnhrc.v18i3.2816","article-title":"Knowledge and attitude about COVID 19 among health care workers working in Seti provincial hospital","volume":"18","author":"Parajuli","journal-title":"J Nepal Health Research Council"}],"container-title":["Journal of Education and Health Promotion"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jehp.jehp_844_23","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T18:31:10Z","timestamp":1787769070000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jehp.jehp_844_23"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,3]]},"references-count":18,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/jehp.jehp_844_23","relation":{},"ISSN":["2277-9531","2319-6440"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2277-9531","type":"print"},{"value":"2319-6440","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,3]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2023-06-15","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2023-08-29","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}