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Knowledge of Dengue Fever among Health CareProfessional in large hospitals ofMakkah al Mukarramah
ISSN: 2617 - 9482Publisher: author   
Knowledge of Dengue Fever among Health CareProfessional in large hospitals ofMakkah al Mukarramah
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the knowledge of dengue fever among health care professional in three large hospital of Makkah-al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia.Methodology: The design of this study was cross sectional and sample size was 188. The sample size was calculated by usingepi-info software, keeping level of confidence as 95% and level of significance as 5%. One hundred and eighty eight healthcare staff including physician, nurses, paramedics and other office employees were interviewed about the knowledge of denguefever and its prevention. Collected data was analyzed by SPSS version 20.Results: It has been found that among health care professional, physicians have good knowledge of type of vector (p=0.002)but there was lack of knowledge of timing of vector bite, diagnostic criteria and preventive measures by all the participants.Conclusion: The results of the study have demonstrated that although physicians have sound knowledge about the path...