ArticlePublic health2019
Effectiveness of an education health programme about Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus tested during travel consultations.
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- Pandemic-related health literacy: a systematic review of literature in COVID-19, SARS and MERS pandemics.Singapore medical journal · 2025Pooled it
- Health Education in Mass Gatherings: A Scoping Review to Guide Public Health Preparedness and Practice.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The roles of primary care doctors in the COVID-19 pandemic: consistency and influencing factors of doctor's perception and actions and nominal definitions.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- COVID-19 preventive behavior among university students in Southeast Asia: Effects of knowledge, concern, awareness, and perceived risk.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Health literacy in the general population in the context of epidemic or pandemic coronavirus outbreak situations: Rapid scoping review.Patient education and counseling · 2021Article
- Investigating Preventive Behaviors Toward COVID-19 Among Iranian People.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Tracking Australian Hajj Pilgrims' Health Behavior before, during and after Hajj, and the Effective Use of Preventive Measures in Reducing Hajj-Related Illness: A Cohort Study.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Public health education for parents during the outbreak of COVID-19: a rapid review.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among Hajj pilgrims before and after an education health programme during international vaccine consultations in France. STUDY
designA cross-sectional study was performed in the consultation for travel medicine and international vaccination in Reims University Hospital between July 2014 and October 2015.
methodsConsecutive adults (>18 years old) who attended for pre-Hajj meningococcal vaccination were eligible to complete an anonymous questionnaire with closed answers to evaluate their level of knowledge about MERS-CoV. To evaluate the effectiveness of the information given during the consultation, the same questionnaire was completed by the Hajj pilgrim before and after the consultation, where the information about MERS-CoV was provided.
resultsAmong 82 Hajj pilgrim adults enrolled in the study, less than 25% were aware of the routes of transmission, symptoms and preventive behaviours to adopt abroad or in case of fever. Pilgrims had a higher rate of correct responses on each question at the time they completed the second questionnaire, as compared with the first, with 11 of 13 questions answered significantly better after delivery of educational information about MERS-CoV. However, although the rate of correct answers to the questions about routes of transmission, symptoms, preventive behaviours to adopt in case of fever and time delay between return and potential MERS-CoV occurrence increased significantly after receiving the information, the rates remained below 50%.
conclusionInformation given during travel consultations significantly increases the general level of knowledge, but not enough to achieve epidemic control.
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