Covid-19: Health workers urged to take part in survey aimed at informing government
Human Sciences Research Council and Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine investigate impact of Covid-19 on health workers.
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine will conduct a joint survey to look at the impact of Covid-19 on health workers.
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The data from the survey will be used to advise government on how to equip health workers to ensure they are able to deliver quality health care services, particularly as South Africa prepares for a possible increase in Covid-19 diagnoses later in the year.
The aim of the survey is to understand how the virus is affecting South African health workers, both physically and emotionally.
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The survey is conducted via an online platform and looks at, among other things, awareness and attitudes to Covid-19; use and access to personal protective equipment (PPE) in the workplace; perceptions of risk in the workplace; concerns in relation to Covid-19 and the health and psychosocial well-being of the respondent.
Professor Priscilla Reddy, the lead researcher on the study, urged all health workers to take part in the survey so that government can ascertain a better picture of what is happening in the medical fraternity as it responds to Covid-19.
“If we can understand this better we can ensure the correct interventions to protect health workers physically and emotionally,” Reddy said.
To participate in the study, click here
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