Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers for the initial wave of COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand
Although frontline HCWs had high awareness levels, preparedness was low. Variables influenced awareness and preparedness differently. These findings identified gaps in pandemic readiness and factors that can be leveraged to enhance future pandemic preparedness and response in New Zealand.
Authors
- Ibrahim S. Al‐Busaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2423-4162)
- Thomas Pirker
Institutions
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Zealand Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6550
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74