Version 1
: Received: 29 May 2022 / Approved: 31 May 2022 / Online: 31 May 2022 (03:26:46 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 12 September 2022 / Approved: 13 September 2022 / Online: 13 September 2022 (05:13:14 CEST)
How to cite:
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v2
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints 2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v2
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v2
APA Style
Soemarko, D.S., Kekalih, A., Syam, A.F., Yunihastuti, E., Herikurniawan, H., & Yosia, M. (2022). Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Soemarko, D.S., Herikurniawan Herikurniawan and Mikhael Yosia. 2022 "Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v2
Abstract
This study is a cross-sectional survey involving physicians around Indonesia aimed to explore physician hesitancy to treat COVID-19 patients after experiencing COVID-19 infection coupled with associated occupational risk factors. The questionnaire was distributed via contact information from the Indonesian Physician Association database. Out of 383 participants, 25.6% suffered from moderate symptoms of COVID-19 and 2.9% were admitted for critical care. Hesitancy to treat suspected, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 patients was found in 20.3% of physicians. A higher hesitancy rate was found in older physicians and those with less experience in treating COVID-19 patients. Specialist trainees and those who work in public hospitals were physicians with the lowest hesitancy in treating COVID-19 patients. There is a significant hesitancy in treating COVID-19 patients among physicians who have suffered from COVID-19 which calls for further action by management and policy makers.
Keywords
hesitancy; covid-19; post-covid; medical doctors; indonesia
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Other
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commenter: Dewi Soemarko
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author