Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare workers concerning Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Western Iran

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 546 - 550
• Main Authors: Salimi, Mojtaba, Aghaei Afshar, Abbas, Limoee, Mojtaba, Babakhani, Soraya, Chatrabgoun, Omid, Hanafi-Bojd, Ahmad Ali, Nutifafa, Gidiglo Godwin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2016; Department of Medical Entomology&Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences TUMS, Tehran, Iran%Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran%Departments of Public Health and Health Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran%Department of Health Promotion and Network Expansion, Health Deputy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran%Department of Mathematical, Statistics and Probability, Malayer University, Iran%Department of Medical Entomology&Vector Control, School of Public Health, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Crimean-Congo; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; fever;Healthcare; Healthcare worker; hemorrhagic; Iran; Knowledge; worker;Knowledge;Iran; ISW, Iran; Healthcare worker; Iran; Knowledge; Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare workers in Kermanshah Province about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever(CCHF).Methods: This study was conducted in 2014 on healthcare personnel in different job categories including physicians, nurses, midwives, laboratory staff...