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ArticleCureus2018

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Zika Among Travelers to Brazil: Qatar's Airport Study 2017.

Ayman Al-Dahshan, Aya Moustafa, Minahil Khalid, Mohamed Nour, John Roberts, Sheila Cantos, Hamad E Al-Romaihi, Salih Al-Marri, Mohamad A Chehab, Mueen Sharaf and 4 more

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Uncertainties, Fear and Stigma: Perceptions of Zika Virus among Pregnant Women in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ayman Al-DahshanPreventive Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Aya MoustafaEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Minahil KhalidEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Mohamed NourPreventive Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
John RobertsMiscellaneous, Qatar Airways, Doha, QAT.
Sheila CantosMiscellaneous, Hamad International Airport, Doha, QAT.
Hamad E Al-RomaihiEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Salih Al-MarriFamily Medicine, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Mohamad A ChehabPreventive Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Mueen SharafCommunity Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Mohammed Al-ThaniEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Ahmed El-SayedEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Mohd AlhajriEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Elmoubasher A FaragEpidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.
Ministry of Public Health · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background The Zika virus has become an international health issue and poses a systematic risk for a growing number of travelers. Qatar is no exception to this status, where its Hamad International Airport (HIA) has become an important hub for many travelers to and from affected countries. Thus, it is a national necessity to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of travelers' regarding this emerging disease in the State of Qatar. Methods This was a cross-sectional study that employed a self-administered questionnaire (n=100) and was conducted at Hamad International Airport. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were applied to analyze the data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (IBM SPSS Statistics 21, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA, 2014). Results The majority of travelers (75%) reported hearing about the Zika disease prior to their current flight, mainly from the media (73%) and the internet (46%). The majority of participants (69%) knew about the vector-borne transmission and symptomatology of a Zika infection while more than half (54%) correctly identified effective methods to prevent infection. Regarding their attitude, less than two-thirds (58%) of the participants agreed that pregnant women must postpone their travel to any Zika-affected area. Regarding their practice, only a quarter of the sampled travelers (24%) sought pre-travel medical advice before going to Brazil. Comparing the knowledge score among different education levels, we found that high-school students scored significantly better than those with diplomas and bachelors, p=0.042 and p=0.012, respectively. Conclusion The survey findings revealed that the knowledge of Zika infection is low among travelers to Brazil. Thus, stronger efforts to educate travelers about Zika are recommended. It is also vital that travelers be encouraged to seek proper medical advice prior to travel.

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attitudeemergingknowledgeqatartravel-related illnesszika virus

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