Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards Zika virus among healthcare workers in St. Kitts.

作者: Usman Iqbal , Yi-Hsin Elsa Hsu , Wen-Shan Jian , Shuo-Chen Chien , Donya L Francis

DOI: 10.1186/S12879-021-05932-Z

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摘要: Healthcare workers are usually the first responders during outbreaks and instrumental in educating populace about prevention of different diseases illnesses. The aim this study was to assess association between healthcare workers’ characteristics knowledge, attitudes practices toward Zika virus. This a cross-sectional that collected data from at 3 medical facilities using validated self-administered questionnaire July 2017 – September 2017. Logistic regression models were used examine sociodemographic attitudes, practices. A total 190 analyzed. Of these, 60, 72.6 64.7% had good positive virus, respectively. without formal degree less likely have knowledge virus (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0:49; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.24–0.99) compared those with degree. Reduced for attitude towards observed low income as high (AOR = 0.31; CI =0.13–0.75). Being younger than 40 years old associated poor (AOR = 0:34; CI = 0.15–0.79). Significant observed. Public health interventions seek increase awareness should train who younger, earning income.

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