Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome among Umrah and Hajj pilgrims in Samsun, Turkey, 2015

Şahin, Mustafa Kürşat; Aker, Servet; Tunçel, Ebru Kaynar

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2015.20.38.30023

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“…Poor awareness among many pilgrims of contemporary outbreaks might explain why their uptake of facemask did not increase even during an ongoing outbreak. [65][66][67] Interestingly, pilgrims of Asian origin (e.g. Malaysians) had higher facemask uptake compared to pilgrims from other regions.…”

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Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Barasheed

Alfelali

Mushta

et al. 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Barasheed

Alfelali

Mushta

et al. 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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“…Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) among Umrah and Hajj pilgrims in Samsun, Turkey, 2015 [10]: They performed a questionnaire to determine knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) among people intending to participate in the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages.…”

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Review of Participatory Epidemiology Practices in Animal Health (1980-2015) and Future Practice Directions

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In this study we combined an inventory of the major applications, geographic regions and diseases covered by participatory epidemiology (PE) activities in the field of animal health since 1980, together with an email discussion forum with PE practitioners from different regions of the world. The inventory included the search of peer-reviewed papers, master and technical reports, conference proceedings, manuals, training materials and projects. The search resulted in a low number of PE activity results until the year 2000, followed by a considerable increase (especially from 2012). Most of the identified activities were implemented in Africa and Asia, and focused on surveillance, disease survey and prioritization, and disease control. Seventy-nine PE practitioners working predominantly in Africa, Asia and Europe (29, 22 and 18 respectively) contributed to the email discussion forum. They proposed various modifications to the existing PE definition and discussed different issues related to the applicatoin of PE, its institutionalization for use in policy development, as well as the priorities for future development. The need to increase the number of PE trained people together with some methodological developments and the application of this methodology in developed countries, were some of the points highlighted during the forum. These factors stress the importance of further developing PE as a useful approach for engaging communities in addressing animal and related public health risks.

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“…In this respect, researchers assessed the knowledge of people who were planning to travel to Saudi to visit the Holy the areas. These studies revealed poor knowledge about the disease [14], [15].So, substantial and continuous effort is needed from the health authorities to raise the level of awareness of Hajj pilgrims and other visitors to the Holy areas with the disease. The study was conducted in one city in the country this limit the generalizability of the study to all population in the country.…”

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Knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and its Management: A Survey among Saudi People in Taif; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Elbur¹,

Alharthi²,

Aljuaid³

et al. 2016

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Background: Assessment of the public general knowledge on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is crucial to the development of health policies for containment of the disease. Objectives: To measure the level of public knowledge on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and to identify its predicators. Methods: A cross -sectional survey was conducted during June -October 2015, whereby adult (> 18 years old) Saudi people residing in Taif Area were recruited. Convenience method of sampling was adopted. Data was collected by a structured questionnaire. Face-to-face interview method was used to collect the data. Data was processed and analyzed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 21). Logistic regression analysis was performed. P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 377 participants was recruited (age range 18-85 years). The majority was males and 65% were university graduates. Of all the interviewees 56 % believed that the disease transmission can occurs through infected camel and bats. The fact that the disease has no specific treatment was known by 53.8% and 42.7% of them denied any role for traditional medicines in the prevention or treatment of the disease. Participants had satisfactory knowledge about the disease and its management were 216 (57.3%). Significant predictors of satisfactory knowledge were age more than 40 years [OR= 0.4; 95% CI (0.2-0.7); P = 0.001], university education [OR= 1.6; 95% CI (1.0-2.6); P = 0.042] and being employed in the medical field [OR= 2.8; 95% CI (1.7-4.5); P < 0.001]. Conclusions: Despite the great effort done by the health authorities in the country to educate the people and to raise their awareness about the disease, there are gaps in public knowledge. Future planned educational interventions should focus on younger people and those with educational background below the university level.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome among Umrah and Hajj pilgrims in Samsun, Turkey, 2015

Cited by 28 publications

References 5 publications

Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

Review of Participatory Epidemiology Practices in Animal Health (1980-2015) and Future Practice Directions

Knowledge of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and its Management: A Survey among Saudi People in Taif; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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