The fear of getting infected with COVID-19 is one of the major factors influencing the level of anxiety among Nigerian nurses. This study therefore assesses COVID-19 awareness, anxiety and reasons influencing levels of anxiety among Nigerian Nurses. This is a cross-sectional quantitative online survey. Multistage sampling technique was used to select participants. A self-structured questionnaire with four sections was used for awareness of Covid-19, while the level of anxiety was determined using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7). Data were collected using Google form via email, WhatsApp and Instagram. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20 software. Descriptive data were presented in tables, charts, percentages, means and standard deviation while the inferential data were tested with Chi-square and regression at significance level of p = 0.05. The respondents mean age was 41.01+8.21years and 13.1+8.44 as mean years of experience. The level of awareness of COVID-19 (98.1%) and the levels of anxiety (71.6%) are very high. The reason influencing level of anxiety include respondents knowledge that COVID-19 is highly contagious secondly, the scared of infecting their family, patients, colleagues and thirdly, loosing them. Hypothesis tested showed that there is a significant relationship between Covid-19 and two reasons which are respondents know that COVID-19 is highly contagious P = 0.000 and scared of infecting their family, patients, colleagues and losing them P = 0.016. In conclusion, there is need to support the nurses as the work during this pandemic to easy their anxiety.
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- COVID-19, Awareness, Anxiety, Nigerian Nurses
- COVID-19 AWARENESS, ANXIETY AND REASONS INFLUENCING LEVELS OF ANXIETY AMONG NIGERIAN NURSES
