| Autor: |
Ibrar, Rafique, Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Saqib, Muhammad Arif, Munir, Shajee, Siddiqui, Iftikhar Ahmed, Malik, Masood Hussain, Rao, Jamil, Ahmed, Saira, Bashir, Obaidullah, Khan, Rukhsana, Firdous, Shafiq, Ahmed |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 65(4) |
| ISSN: |
0030-9982 |
| Popis: |
To assess knowledge and practices related to dengue management among physicians.The cross-sectional study was conducted at hospitals in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi between June and December 2012Physicians from public and private sectors filled a self-administered questionnaire about dengue knowledge and its management practices. A maximum score of 100 was assigned to the knowledge portion. Data was analysed using SPSS 15.A total of 400 subjects participated in the study; 200(50%) each from public and private hospitals. Of them, 223(56%) were males; 268(67%) were in the 21-30 years age bracket. The highest score was recorded in Quetta 67 followed by 65 in Karachi, 62 in Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar and 59 in Islamabad. Of the total, 200 (50%) were not aware that leucopenia is a criterion for diagnosing probable dengue. Similarly 140 (35%) did not know the criteria for diagnosing dengue haemorrhagic fever and warning signs of severe dengue. Total of 204 (51%) were not aware of the criteria for discharging of the admitted cases. There was no significant difference between dengue knowledge of the physicians belonging to public and private sectors (p0.05).Quite a large number of physicians lacked knowledge of probable diagnosis of dengue and appropriate time to discharge the patients. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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