Knowledge, attitude and practice towards SARS
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Auteurs : Abdulbari Bener [Qatar] ; Abdullatif Al-Khal [Qatar]Source :
- The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health [ 1466-4240 ] ; 2004-07.
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- Beijing, Breathing difficulties, Centre, Community residents, Computer programme, Disease control, General knowledge, Health authorities, Health centres, Health jrsh, Hong kong, Infectious disease, July, Mass media, Medical statistics, Population health technology, Present study, Preventive measures, Primary health care centres, Public health, Qatar, Qatari, Radio programmes, Respiratory syndrome, Royal society, Sample size, Sars, Sars awareness, Sars cases, Sars epidemic, Syndrome, Term sars, Total sample, Total subjects, World health organization.
Abstract
The objective of the study was to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of the population of Qatar towards severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The study took the form of a cross-sectional community-based survey in Doha International Airport and primary health care centres situated in urban and semi-urban areas of Qatar. The survey was conducted among travellers arriving at Doha International Airport and community residents visiting health centres from April to September 2003. A total of 1,800 subjects were approached for the study of which 1,386 (77.0%) responded to the questionnaire. The study showed that although 79.4% of the total subjects claimed to know about SARS, only 8.0% had accurate knowledge about all of the symptoms of SARS. The respondents’ satisfaction with the preventive measures taken by the health authorities was only 66.6%. Overall, 73.0% of the total subjects knew that SARS was highly infectious; 69.9% knew that it could spread through close contact;67.4% were aware that high fever was the early symptom; and 60.8% thought SARS could be cured. Half of the subjects said they had gained most of their knowledge on SARS through television and radio programmes (52.2%). Three-fifths (60.1%) were afraid to travel for fear of being affected by SARS. The level of awareness of SARS among Qataris was poor (31.7%) compared to that among non-Qataris(68.3%). The level of knowledge about SARS was better among educated subjects. The survey found a high level of stress and fear among the respondents. Health authorities should be on the alert and re-examine their capacity to manage an outbreak like SARS in the event that such a mishap should recur in the future.
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DOI: 10.1177/146642400412400408
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