| Autor: |
Nour MO; Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Damietta Branch, Damietta, Egypt., Babalghith AO; Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia., Natto HA; Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia., Alawneh SM; Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia., Elamin FO; Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. |
| Abstrakt: |
It is important that health care workers have good knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards MERS-CoV, especially in Mecca because of the MERS-CoV threat during hajj and umrah. This study aimed to assess KAP of health care providers in public hospitals in Mecca about MERS-CoV infection and evaluate the effectiveness of a health education intervention to improve KAP. KAP was assessed among 281 participants using a self-administered questionnaire who then underwent the health education intervention using a combination of methods. After 3 months, 188 participants responded to the post-intervention evaluation. Significant post-intervention improvement was found in the median scores for knowledge (P < 0.001), attitude (P = 0.022) and cumulative KAP (P < 0.001); scores improved irrespective of age group and gender. Practice scores did not improve significantly, although reported practices were good before the intervention. The positive effects of the intervention support efforts to continuously implement health education interventions for health care providers in Mecca. |
