An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic.
| Autor: | Evirgen O; Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey. omerevirgen@mku.edu.tr., Savas N, Koksaldi Motor V, Onlen Y, Yengil E |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of infection in developing countries [J Infect Dev Ctries] 2014 May 14; Vol. 8 (5), pp. 561-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 May 14. |
| DOI: | 10.3855/jidc.3400 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning the transmission routes of an H1N1 pandemic and the protective measures of health professionals at a university hospital in Turkey. Methodology: A stratified systematic sampling method was used to select the sample size of the study group. A total of 22 professors, 29 researchers, and 26 nurses were included in the study. Results: The mean scores of the individuals were 8.4±2.5 (over 20) for knowledge about H1N1 transmission, 27.6±4.0 (over 60) for knowledge about protection against H1N1, 25.8±4.2 (over 45) for correct or appropriate attitudes, and 33.6±8.9 (over 60) for correct behaviors. A negative correlation between total knowledge and behavior was found (p < 0.001, r = -0.543). Conclusions: In epidemics, standard protection measures should be known and applied. Regarding this topic, the web page of the Ministry of Health comes to the forefront as a reliable source of information in addition to scientific explanations. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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