@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2023.13.22, article_type = {journal}, title = {Knowledge Practice Gap Among Nurses Towards COVID-19 Patients’ Dead Body Care in a Tertiary Care Hospital}, author = {Saini, Girraj and Singh, Mahendra and Panda, Prasan Kumar and Sharma, Maneesh and Punjot, Pankaj and Meshram, Raviprakash and Gupta, Puneet Kumar}, volume = {19}, number = {1}, year = {2023}, month = {Mar}, pages = {13-22}, doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2023.13.22}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2023.13.22}, abstract = {COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 is a global pandemic that presents a serious challenge from many angles for healthcare professionals. The virus causes a potentially fatal disease that is easily transmitted among patients and caregivers, hence specific dead body care is required for such patients. Our study was conducted to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care among hospital nursing personnel. A cross sectional survey-based study was performed involving 282 nurses who worked in COVID-19 units during data collection from July 2020 to September 2020. The online structured questionnaire was based on world health organization guidelines, institutional infection control protocols, and course material regarding emerging respiratory diseases including COVID-19. We found that work experience in the COVID-19 unit had a significant impact on knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care. Similarly, we observed that training improved the knowledge and practice of nursing personnel regarding dead body care. Good knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed in experienced and trained nurses (p-value }, journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases}, publisher = {Science Publications} }