Survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals on dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification

Survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals on dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification

Background To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the healthcare professionals (HCPs) including physicians and nurses regarding dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification using the warning signs of World Health Organization (WHO) 2009 classification. Results Out of...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 1130
Main Authors: Giang, Hoang Thi Nam, Sayed, Ahmed M., Dang, Thao, Iqtadar, Somia, Tuan, Nguyen Minh, Khiem, Nguyen Tuan, Viet, Do Chau, Van, Tran Thi Kim, Phuoc, Nguyen Thanh, Dung, Tran Thi Kim, Elhalwagy, Esraa Ahmed, Vien, Le Huu Linh, Triet, Nguyen Minh, Tong, Nguyen Thanh, Son, Do Hong, Hung, Lieu Chi, Tam, Dong Thi Hoai, Hirayama, Kenji, Huy, Nguyen Tien
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 02-11-2021
BMC
Subjects:
Attitudes
Biting
Blood transfusions
Classification
Cofactors
Definition
Dengue
Dengue fever
Diagnosis
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Fetuses
Fever
Health care
Hospitals
Impact analysis
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical personnel
Medical research
Mosquitoes
Multivariate analysis
Nurses
Patients
Physicians
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Serology
Serotypes
Statistical analysis
Training
Vector-borne diseases
Viral diseases
Viruses
Warning
Warning signs
Vietnam
Pakistan
Egypt
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Summary:Background To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the healthcare professionals (HCPs) including physicians and nurses regarding dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification using the warning signs of World Health Organization (WHO) 2009 classification. Results Out of 471 respondents from three countries, 80.9% of physicians and 74% of nurses did not receive previous training regarding the dengue infection. The majority of respondents could identify the primary dengue vector (86%), while only a third of HCPs knew the biting time of dengue mosquitoes. Only half of our respondents knew about immunity induced by serotypes; Moreover, half of our participants could determine the diagnostic tests. On the other hand, about 90% of the respondents took responsibility for talking to the patients about preventive measures. Our respondents also showed wide variations in definition of warning signs listed in the WHO 2009 classification. Multivariate analysis linked the impact of different cofactors including prior training on dengue infection, type of profession, frequency of taking care of dengue patients and country on how HCPs defined these warning signs. Conclusions This study could declare the variation in employing the warning signs listed in the WHO 2009 classification. We have figured that most of the HCPs did not take prior training on the dengue viral infection; Also, we found gaps in the knowledge regarding various topics in dengue fever. This paper recommends the gathering of efforts to establish the proper knowledge of dengue infection and the warning signs listed by the WHO.
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ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-06816-y