Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Are Makkah Medical Students Sufficiently Aware of It?

Khairoalsindi, OsamaAbdulqadir; Tayeb, AnasMuwaffaq; Mandora, RaghadMohammad; IrfanullahSiddiqui, Muhammad

doi:10.21474/ijar01/4005

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“…The present study showed that there is a significant difference among students of different ages in the knowledge score, with higher levels of knowledge among the older students. This finding is in support with previous studies which reported that the level of awareness increase with the years of experience (Alkot et al, 2016;Khairoalsindi et al, 2017;WHO, 2013). These findings must be taken into consideration during planning for any intervention program against Coronaviruses where people with low knowledge are more vulnerable to infection.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…In this study, similar to previous reports, diarrhea comprised the least (52%) known symptom (Al-Hazmi et al, 2018;Al-Tawfiq, 2013;Khairoalsindi et al, 2017). This might be attributed to that diarrhea is not stressed upon as a manifestation of MERS-CoV in awareness campaigns, as it is an atypical symptom for MERS-CoV (Al-Tawfiq, 2013).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…In this study, 46% of students thought that there is available vaccine. Similar results were reported in previous studies (Al-Hazmi et al, 2018;Khairoalsindi et al, 2017). However, Al-Mohrej and Agha (2017) found that 92% of students knew that vaccines to MERS-CoV are not yet available and explained their finding due to the clinical studies and the awareness campaigns in their teaching hospital.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) website provides educational health tips regarding the frequent inquiries, prevention of transmission and dealing with infected cases (Saudi Ministry of Health, 2018). Moreover, during Hajj season, the MOH provides courses and holds comprehensive symposiums for medical students concerning transmissible diseases, as the role of medical students is undoubtedly substantial in spreading the awareness among their families, friends and communities (Khairoalsindi et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many previous studies were conducted to investigate the knowledge and attitude of students in health colleges at different universities (Al-Hazmi et al, 2018;Al-Mohrej and Agha, 2017;Hassan, 2016;Khairoalsindi et al, 2017). However, more studies, in different geographical locations, are still needed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring Knowledge and Attitude toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Among University Health Colleges’ Students, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Asaad¹,

El-Sokkary²,

Aedh³

et al. 2019

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging pathogen with a pandemic potential and a higher burden in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitude toward MERS-CoV among Health Colleges' students in a Saudi public university. The study included 540 students. A well-constructed questionnaire containing 14 knowledge and 8 attitude items was completed by all participants. Overall, >80% of students were aware about MERS-CoV aetiology, mode of transmission, risk factors and signs and symptoms. Knowledge scores revealed that 42% of participants have sufficient knowledge. Medical students had significantly better knowledge compared to students in other Health Colleges (p = 0.001). Concerning attitude, >50% of students exhibited a positive attitude toward MERS-CoV. This study showed a good knowledge level and a strong positive attitude towards protection from MERS-CoV among Health Colleges' students. However, there is a noticeable defect in the knowledge level about the microbiology of the virus and the infection control measures. The findings of this study highlight the need to design educational courses on new emerging diseases, field epidemiology, infection control practice and public health to all Health Colleges' students to prepare them for dealing with these types of health emergencies in their future healthcare practice. Besides, continuous awareness campaigns about new emerging diseases are warranted for all Health Colleges' students to improve their knowledge and attitude toward emerging infection trends.

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confidence: 93%

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confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Knowledge and Attitude toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Among University Health Colleges’ Students, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Asaad¹,

El-Sokkary²,

Aedh³

et al. 2019

American Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Bioaccumulation Efficacy of Heavy Metals In Body Organs of Rainbow (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) and Brown (Salmo Trutta Fairo) Trouts of Gilgit-Baltistan

Ali

Hussain

Ali³

et al. 2021

IJIST

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Heavy metals are chemical elements that are poisonous and toxic comprising of both necessary and unnecessary trace metals. All aquatic organisms require very low amount of these metals yet in case where these values exceed to certain range, threshold harmful effects are levied upon the ecosystem. The aim of this study was to estimate the bioaccumulation of heavy and trace metals (Cr, Mn, Ni, Fe, Pb, Cu, Cd, Zn) in fish using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Samples of fish were procured from Ghizer and Astore districts of Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The concentration of Cr, Pb, Cu and Cd were almost same and depicted low tendency of bioaccumulation as per WHO guidelines. The fish from Ghizer was having high concentration of Zn and Fe in intestine. While the concentration of Fe in muscles and intestine from the Astore species was slightly high. The highest concentration of Ni (10.09 ppm) was found in liver tissues of rainbow trout, while the lowest concentration (6.74 ppm) was in the fins of fish from Astore. In case of Cr, the highest concentration (3.8 ppm) was found in liver from both sampling sites, but the lowest concentration (0.24 ppm) was in the muscles of Ghizer Rainbow trout. The highest concentration of cu (6.09 ppm) was in the muscles of fish from Astore, but the lowest concentration (2.32 ppm) was found in many organs of fish from both study sites. Although the concentration of Zn, Mn and Fe were within the limits, however, the highest concentration of Pb (0.79 ppm) was in the muscles and the highest concentration of Cd (0.38 ppm) was in the skin of Ghizer rainbow trout. Concentration of Lead exceeded the limits of FAO/WHO in every organ of fish in both study areas, while all the other metals were in the maximum limits.

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Are Makkah Medical Students Sufficiently Aware of It?

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Exploring Knowledge and Attitude toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Among University Health Colleges’ Students, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Exploring Knowledge and Attitude toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Among University Health Colleges’ Students, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bioaccumulation Efficacy of Heavy Metals In Body Organs of Rainbow (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) and Brown (Salmo Trutta Fairo) Trouts of Gilgit-Baltistan

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