An Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian Nurses Towards Bioterrorism

Gorji, Hasan Abolghasem; Niknam, Noureddin; Nahid, A.; Yaghoubi, Tahereh

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“…Little knowledge of nurses regarding bioterrorism attacks indicates inefficiencies in hospital units. [ 24 ] Also, in Iran, knowledge percentages and knowledge of medicine, dental, laboratory science technology, and nursing students were consistent with our study. [ 25 ] In India, researchers compared the knowledge of dentists who had just graduated with that of dentists who were already certified and found that qualified dentists had a higher level of bioterrorism expertise than freshly graduated dentists.…”

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Knowledge and attitude toward biological warfare among health-related students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

Abdelwahab

Ali

AlMarei

et al. 2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT Purpose: Many types of research have been published on the history of biological warfare, the agents used, and the medical implications. However, no studies measure how people are aware of the magnitude of these health problems and international threats. The present study aimed to produce and make background about biological warfare information for health college students to be used as a basis for future studies or research and prepare the hospitals’ bases for similar disasters. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted among undergraduate students (N = 626) enrolled in health-related colleges at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. A preliminary survey of 30 participants was then undertaken to improve the questionnaire’s understanding and validity. The questionnaire encompassed three primary sections, including (1) sociodemographic characteristics, (2) knowledge, and (3) awareness. Sociodemographic characteristics consisted of age, gender, college type, academic level, and specialty. All data were gathered using an online self-reported questionnaire using Google Forms and participants were recruited using a random sampling strategy. Results: The total participants were 626 students; 514 were females, whereas 112 were males. Knowledge and attitude indices were 3.8650 ± 0.48 and 4.06 ± 0.51 (maximum is 5). The indices showed variable statistical differences among sociodemographic factors. With adjusted and crude odds ratios of 0.53 and 0.54, attitude score is the sole significant ( P = 0.05) predictor of knowledge as analyzed using logistic regression. Conclusion: The results of the present study are the first of their kind in the region and can be used to shape public awareness among specialists and decision-makers, especially in light of the recent pandemic.

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Knowledge and attitude toward biological warfare among health-related students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

Abdelwahab

Ali

AlMarei

et al. 2023

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…The study conducted by Gorji et al showed that 91.7% of nurses had low knowledge about bioterrorism and 93.3% of the students had no [14][15][16][17] attitude towards bioterrorism (12). A study by Inkaew et al on third year nursing students at the Thai Red Cross Nursing Faculty showed that nurses were not ready to respond and manage the disasters due to the lack of knowledge or skills (14).…”

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“…Although the possibility of bioterrorism attacks is low, their importance should not be neglected. The attack would cause irreparable damage in case of insufficient preparedness (5,(11)(12)(13). Emergencies, hospitals and healthcare practitioners, including doctors and nurses, are the first responders to patients who must have an acceptable level of knowledge, awareness and preparedness (5,12).…”

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“…The attack would cause irreparable damage in case of insufficient preparedness (5,(11)(12)(13). Emergencies, hospitals and healthcare practitioners, including doctors and nurses, are the first responders to patients who must have an acceptable level of knowledge, awareness and preparedness (5,12). Therefore, medical community should be familiar with the control measures, the epidemiology of these attacks, as well as secondary prevention, including early diagnosis and timely treatment, in order to be able to respond promptly, reasonably and in a peaceful manner (3).…”

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Evaluation of knowledge and preparedness of medical, dentistry, nursing and laboratory science technology students against a potential bioterrorism attack in Birjand University of Medical Sciences, 2017

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Introduction: During recent years, occurrence of terroristic attacks throughout the Middle East and occasionally in Iran have proposed that bioterrorists have the ability to disseminate biologic agents in the region and cause widespread social panic. Medical, health and laboratory personnel have a serious responsibility towards their public community in terms of the prevention, detection and treatment of potential bioterrorism attacks. To fulfill their responsibilities, they need to be trained by taking part in the relevant courses during their undergraduate education. In case of potential bioterrorism attacks, an appropriate level of knowledge and preparedness is essential for medical, health and laboratory personnel to ensure a proper medical response to such outbreaks. This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge, preparedness and attitude of medical, dentistry, nursing, and laboratory science technology students in Birjand University of medical sciences, Birjand, Iran on a potential bioterrorism attack. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional analytical study. A total of 182 students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in medicine (Med), nursing (Nurse), laboratory science technology (Lst) and dentistry (Dent) who had just passed their microbiology courses took part in this study, in 2017. Students who were not willing to complete the questionnaire were excluded from the study. A non-probabilistic sampling method was used. Data were collected using a licensed questionnaire. The data were extracted from the questionnaires, corrected and analyzed in SPSS software (version 24). All data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney Tests. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The result of the study showed that the mean scores (out of 100) of knowledge and preparedness of medicine , dental , laboratory science technology, and nursing students were obtained as 45.

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“…[ 11 12 ] In a study which was conducted by Gorji et al ., with the aim of the determination of the level of knowledge and attitude of nurses in Sari City of Mazandaran province about bioterrorism, it was shown that 91.7% of nurses had little knowledge about bioterrorism and regarding the attitude, 93.3% of nurses did not know bioterrorism. [ 20 ] Khanke et al . 's[ 14 ] study also revealed the lack of a proper plan and preparation of health service providers to respond to disasters.…”

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Operating room technologists’ knowledge, attitude, and preparedness for disaster management of a Zahedan: Implications for nursing disaster education

Ghaljeh,

Doostkami,

Ghaljaei

et al. 2024

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: During the occurrence of accidents and disasters, the role of hospitals and healthcare centers is very sensitive and they are among the first units that with their quick, optimal, and timely healthcare services provision can reduce mortality and increase the number of survivors. For this purpose, this study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and level of preparedness of operating room technologists of educational hospitals of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in relation to disasters. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The present research is a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted with the participation of 60 operating room technologists of Zahedan educational hospitals from January 2022 to December 2022. The sampling was performed by the census method. The data collection tool was a demographic characteristic and a researcher-made questionnaire for the assessment of attitude, knowledge, and preparation against the occurrences of accidents and disasters was completed during 2 months by referring the researcher to the hospitals. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics and analytical statistical tests were used. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26. Corp., Armonk, NY, USA. The significance level was considered P < 0.05. RESULTS: The results showed that the average scores of attitude, preparation, and knowledge are 9.3 ± 6.1, 75.8 ± 9.9, and 5.7 ± 4.1, respectively, and the majority of operating room technologists have a favorable level towards attitude and have relatively favorable level towards preparation and knowledge during the occurrence of disasters. The average score of knowledge and attitude of operating room technologists with work history had a significant difference from each other (P < 0.05). technologists with less work experience have more knowledge and a more positive attitudedisaster. CONCLUSION: Measuring the level of knowledge, attitude, and preparedness of surgical technologists to deal with disasters as one of the ways of receiving feedback from employee training can be a useful reflection of the success of training programs in creating the necessary capabilities in various fields of disaster preparedness, and it can be a powerful tool for increasing individual and group dynamics and organizing individual learning in coping training. Furthermore, disaster education should be incorporated into the operating room curriculum, which would play a seminal role in preparing them for future disaster management. It is also suggested to investigate the impact of intelligent training on the level of knowledge, attitude, and preparation of operating room personnel regarding disasters and obstacles in this regard in future research.

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An Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Iranian Nurses Towards Bioterrorism

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Knowledge and attitude toward biological warfare among health-related students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

Knowledge and attitude toward biological warfare among health-related students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

Evaluation of knowledge and preparedness of medical, dentistry, nursing and laboratory science technology students against a potential bioterrorism attack in Birjand University of Medical Sciences, 2017

Operating room technologists’ knowledge, attitude, and preparedness for disaster management of a Zahedan: Implications for nursing disaster education

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