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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Health-Care Providers Regarding Zika Virus Infection.

Swati Sharma, Apurva Tyagi, Sujatha Ramachandra, Lipsa Bhuyan, Kailash Chandra Dash, Malvika Raghuvanshi

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. On the front line: Health professionals and system preparedness for Zika virus in Peru.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Swati SharmaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Apurva TyagiDepartment of Dental, Divine Multi Speciality Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sujatha RamachandraDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Lipsa BhuyanDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Kailash Chandra DashDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Malvika RaghuvanshiDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
American University · USTamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesZika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. The study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding ZIKV infection among rural health-care providers in Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 600 health-care providers were selected through stratified random sampling in an interventional survey. A self-structured, closed-ended questionnaire was administered to each participant in two phases to record their demographic, professional characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding ZIKV.

resultsOut of 600 health-care workers contacted, 585 (97.5%) agreed to participate in the survey. Multivariable linear regression analysis was carried out to assess the association of participant's professional characteristics with their knowledge, attitude, and practices.

conclusionIt showed that there was a wide gap between the level of awareness, knowledge, and practice among the different categories of health-care providers about the ZIKV. This study revealed that there was a very high probability of the risk of transmission of ZIKAV through health-care settings and hence health-care personnel must strictly adhere to Universal Precautions to prevent it.

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Attitudehealth-care providersknowledgepracticeZika virus

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PMCPMC5853041
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