Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan.
<h4>Background</h4>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) continues to pose a serious threat to the fragile healthcare system of Pakistan with a continuous increase of morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF among...
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| author | Hashaam Jamil Muhammad Fazal Ud Din Muhammad Junaid Tahir Muhammad Saqlain Zair Hassan Muhammad Arslan Khan Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Irfan Ullah Md Saiful Islam Ali Ahmed |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) continues to pose a serious threat to the fragile healthcare system of Pakistan with a continuous increase of morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF among general people who resided in Pakistan.<h4>Methods</h4>An online cross-sectional survey design was applied, and a convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 1039 adult people from Pakistan. Data were collected from September 08 to October 12, 2021. The questionnaire consisted of a total of 32 questions in four parts assessing socio-demographics, as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF. All statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors associated with good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices.<h4>Results</h4>Alarmingly, 51.5% of participants heard about CCHF infection before administering the survey. Among these, 20.2%, 33.3%, and 48.2% of the study participants had demonstrated good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices, respectively. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that education and income status had a significant impact on knowledge and attitudes (p<0.05). Similarly, the mean attitude scores differed significantly by age, education, and income status (p<0.05).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The findings reflected inadequate levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF among general people in Pakistan which may regard as lower than expected. As CCHF is a highly contagious disease, it's urgent to initiate a comprehensive approach to handle the situation before it spreads further in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfe0944041f94fcb852505789fb373bf2022-12-31T05:32:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352022-12-011612e001098810.1371/journal.pntd.0010988Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan.Hashaam JamilMuhammad Fazal Ud DinMuhammad Junaid TahirMuhammad SaqlainZair HassanMuhammad Arslan KhanMustafa Sajjad CheemaIrfan UllahMd Saiful IslamAli Ahmed<h4>Background</h4>Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) continues to pose a serious threat to the fragile healthcare system of Pakistan with a continuous increase of morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF among general people who resided in Pakistan.<h4>Methods</h4>An online cross-sectional survey design was applied, and a convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 1039 adult people from Pakistan. Data were collected from September 08 to October 12, 2021. The questionnaire consisted of a total of 32 questions in four parts assessing socio-demographics, as well as knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF. All statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors associated with good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices.<h4>Results</h4>Alarmingly, 51.5% of participants heard about CCHF infection before administering the survey. Among these, 20.2%, 33.3%, and 48.2% of the study participants had demonstrated good knowledge, positive attitudes, and good practices, respectively. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that education and income status had a significant impact on knowledge and attitudes (p<0.05). Similarly, the mean attitude scores differed significantly by age, education, and income status (p<0.05).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The findings reflected inadequate levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CCHF among general people in Pakistan which may regard as lower than expected. As CCHF is a highly contagious disease, it's urgent to initiate a comprehensive approach to handle the situation before it spreads further in Pakistan.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010988 |
| spellingShingle | Hashaam Jamil Muhammad Fazal Ud Din Muhammad Junaid Tahir Muhammad Saqlain Zair Hassan Muhammad Arslan Khan Mustafa Sajjad Cheema Irfan Ullah Md Saiful Islam Ali Ahmed Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among general people: A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices regarding crimean congo hemorrhagic fever among general people a cross sectional study in pakistan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010988 |
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