KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MIDWIVES REGARDING ZIKA VIRUS IN KENDARI, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA
| Autor: | Ramadhan Tosepu, Indri Eka Artamevia Khaerun Nisa Patawari, Hariati Lestari, Siti Rabbani Karimuna, La Ode Muhamad Sety, Fifi Nirmala |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Public Health of Indonesia, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 78-84 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2528-1542 2477-1570 |
| DOI: | 10.36685/phi.v6i3.344 |
| Popis: | Background: In 2016 Zika virus infection became an international public health emergency concern. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practice of midwives regarding the Zika virus. Methods: This research was an analytic study with a cross-sectional approach. A total of samples was 191 selected using a proportional random sampling technique. WHO questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge and practice related to the Zika virus and a set of explanatory variables. Results: The midwife's knowledge of the Zika virus revealed that only the workplace and sources of information were associated with knowledge of the Zika virus infection. Public health center had a greater chance of having good knowledge than hospitals with OR: 5.130 (CI: 2.591-10.157) and first knew Zika information more than one year ago had a greater chance of having good knowledge than the first midwife knew about Zika on the day the study was conducted with OR: 3.035 (CI: 1.485-6.203). Conclusion: Knowledge and practice regarding Zika virus infection among midwives in Kendari city Indonesia was relatively good. Furthermore, midwives who work in the public health center had a five times chance compared to midwives who work in hospitals to have better knowledge related to the Zika virus. |
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