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abstract: 'Introduction: the provision of quality health care during the COVID-19
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pandemic depends largely on the health of health care providers. Health
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care providers'' as frontline caregivers dealing with infected patients
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play a significant role in limiting the outbreak of the disease by
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implementing safety and prevention practices. However, low and middle
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-income countries experience barriers to preparedness due to limited
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resources. Methods: an institutional-based cross-sectional study was
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conducted among 326 health care providers'' from August 10-25, 2021 in
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Gurage zonal public hospitals. A simple random sampling technique was
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used to select the study participants. A pretested self-administered
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structured questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The data
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were entered into the Epi-data 3.1 and exported to Statistical package
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for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 for analysis. Both
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descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were presented.
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Results: this study showed that 53.1\%, of health care providers'', had
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adequate preparation against COVID-19 pandemics. The finding showed that
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monthly income, occupation, and working experience were found to be
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significantly associated with health care providers'' preparedness.
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Nearly one-quarter (24.8\%), 28.3\%, 34.5\%, and 39.8\% of health care
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providers had access to facemasks, alcohol sanitizer, glove, and
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isolation gowns respectively. Conclusion: the levels of health care
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providers'' preparedness and health care protection against the third
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wave COVID-19 pandemic were found to be low. Based on our findings, the
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government and other stakeholders should design interventions to
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increase health care providers'' preparedness to respond to the ongoing
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pandemic and purchase an adequate supply of personal protective
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equipment to protect the health care providers.'
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affiliation: 'GebreEyesus, FA (Corresponding Author), Wolkite Univ, Coll Med \& Hlth
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Sci, Dept Nursing, Wolkite, Ethiopia.
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GebreEyesus, Fisha Alebel; Geleta, Omega Tolessa; Shiferaw, Bisrat Zeleke; Tarekegn,
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Tadesse Tsehay; Amlak, Baye Tsegaye; Emeria, Mamo Solomon; Terefe, Tamene Fetene;
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Temere, Bogale Chekole; Mewahegn, Agerie Aynalem, Wolkite Univ, Coll Med \& Hlth
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Sci, Dept Nursing, Wolkite, Ethiopia.
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Jimma, Melkamu Senbeta, Assosa Univ, Coll Hlth Sci, Dept Nursing, Assosa, Ethiopia.
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Chanie, Ermias Sisay; Misganaw, Natnael Moges, Debre Tabor Univ, Coll Hlth Sci,
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Dept Pediat \& Neonatal Nursing, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
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Degu, Fatuma Seid, Wollo Univ, Coll Med \& Hlth Sci, Dept Nursing, Wollo, Ethiopia.
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Eshetu, Menen Amare, Mizan Tepi Univ, Coll Med \& Hlth Sci, Dept Nursing, Mizan
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Tepi, Ethiopia.'
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article-number: '53'
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author: GebreEyesus, Fisha Alebel and Geleta, Omega Tolessa and Shiferaw, Bisrat Zeleke
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and Tarekegn, Tadesse Tsehay and Amlak, Baye Tsegaye and Emeria, Mamo Solomon and
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Terefe, Tamene Fetene and Temere, Bogale Chekole and Mewahegn, Agerie Aynalem and
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Jimma, Melkamu Senbeta and Chanie, Ermias Sisay and Misganaw, Natnael Moges and
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Degu, Fatuma Seid and Eshetu, Menen Amare
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author-email: fishalebel@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: GebreEyesus
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given: Fisha Alebel
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- family: Geleta
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given: Omega Tolessa
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- family: Shiferaw
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given: Bisrat Zeleke
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- family: Tarekegn
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given: Tadesse Tsehay
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- family: Amlak
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given: Baye Tsegaye
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- family: Emeria
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given: Mamo Solomon
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- family: Terefe
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given: Tamene Fetene
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- family: Temere
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given: Bogale Chekole
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- family: Mewahegn
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given: Agerie Aynalem
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- family: Jimma
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given: Melkamu Senbeta
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- family: Chanie
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given: Ermias Sisay
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- family: Misganaw
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given: Natnael Moges
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- family: Degu
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given: Fatuma Seid
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- family: Eshetu
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given: Menen Amare
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.44.53.31428
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eissn: 1937-8688
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files: []
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journal: PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
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keywords: 'Healthcare providers; health care workers; preparedness; COVID-19;
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Gurage'
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keywords-plus: AWARENESS; KNOWLEDGE
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language: English
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month: JAN 26
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number-of-cited-references: '59'
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orcid-numbers: GebreEyesus, Fisha Alebel/0000-0001-7358-0577
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papis_id: f961189f12cf5149e1de0e86a2845b23
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ref: Gebreeyesus2023healthcare
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researcherid-numbers: GebreEyesus, Fisha Alebel/AAH-7185-2021
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Health care providers? preparedness and health care protection against the
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third wave of COVID-19 pandemics in a resource-limited setting in Southwest Ethiopia:
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a multi-center cross-sectional study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000971580700001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
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volume: '44'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2023'
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