An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic
Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning the transmission routes of an H1N1 pandemic and the protective measures of health professionals at a university hospital in Turkey. Methodology: A stratified systematic sampling method was used to s...
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| author | Omer Evirgen Nazan Savas Vicdan Koksaldi Motor Yusuf Onlen Erhan Yengil |
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| description | Introduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning the transmission routes of an H1N1 pandemic and the protective measures of health professionals at a university hospital in Turkey.
Methodology: A stratified systematic sampling method was used to select the sample size of the study group. A total of 22 professors, 29 researchers, and 26 nurses were included in the study.
Results: The mean scores of the individuals were 8.4±2.5 (over 20) for knowledge about H1N1 transmission, 27.6±4.0 (over 60) for knowledge about protection against H1N1, 25.8±4.2 (over 45) for correct or appropriate attitudes, and 33.6±8.9 (over 60) for correct behaviors. A negative correlation between total knowledge and behavior was found (p < 0.001, r = -0.543).
Conclusions: In epidemics, standard protection measures should be known and applied. Regarding this topic, the web page of the Ministry of Health comes to the forefront as a reliable source of information in addition to scientific explanations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a9d0d332d2d4b01a30b7ab4741b76dd2025-08-20T02:57:04ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-05-0180510.3855/jidc.3400An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemicOmer Evirgen0Nazan Savas1Vicdan Koksaldi Motor2Yusuf Onlen3Erhan Yengil4Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyMustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyMustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyMustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyMustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, TurkeyIntroduction: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning the transmission routes of an H1N1 pandemic and the protective measures of health professionals at a university hospital in Turkey. Methodology: A stratified systematic sampling method was used to select the sample size of the study group. A total of 22 professors, 29 researchers, and 26 nurses were included in the study. Results: The mean scores of the individuals were 8.4±2.5 (over 20) for knowledge about H1N1 transmission, 27.6±4.0 (over 60) for knowledge about protection against H1N1, 25.8±4.2 (over 45) for correct or appropriate attitudes, and 33.6±8.9 (over 60) for correct behaviors. A negative correlation between total knowledge and behavior was found (p < 0.001, r = -0.543). Conclusions: In epidemics, standard protection measures should be known and applied. Regarding this topic, the web page of the Ministry of Health comes to the forefront as a reliable source of information in addition to scientific explanations. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3400H1N1 virusinfluenza vaccinehealth professionalhealth knowledgeattitudesbehaviors |
| spellingShingle | Omer Evirgen Nazan Savas Vicdan Koksaldi Motor Yusuf Onlen Erhan Yengil An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic Journal of Infection in Developing Countries H1N1 virus influenza vaccine health professional health knowledge attitudes behaviors |
| title | An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic |
| title_full | An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic |
| title_short | An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic |
| title_sort | evaluation of knowledge attitudes and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an h1n1 influenza pandemic |
| topic | H1N1 virus influenza vaccine health professional health knowledge attitudes behaviors |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3400 |
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