Katler Quinton, Godiwala Prachi, Macri Charles, Pineles Beth, Simon Gary, Chang Aileen, Ahmadzia Homa
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2017;2017:6350602. doi: 10.1155/2017/6350602. Epub 2017 Nov 20.
Our team created a knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) survey in order to assess changes over time in healthcare provider and community member awareness of Zika virus symptoms, transmission, treatment, and current and future concerns.
The cross-sectional survey was issued at an academic medical center in Washington, DC, and via an online link to healthcare providers and community members between June and August 2016. Survey distribution was then repeated the following year, from March to April 2017. Outcomes were compared by survey year and healthcare provider versus community member status using SAS Program Version 9.4.
Significant differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices existed between 2016 and 2017 survey time points. By 2017, more respondents had knowledge of various Zika virus infection characteristics; however healthcare provider knowledge also waned in certain areas. Attitudes towards Zika virus infection displayed an overall decreased concern by 2017. Practice trends by 2017 demonstrated fewer travel restrictions to Zika-endemic areas and increased mosquito protective measures within the US.
Our results provide novel insight into the transformation of knowledge, attitudes, and practice of community members and healthcare providers regarding Zika virus since its declaration as a public health emergency of international concern in 2016.
我们的团队开展了一项知识、态度和实践（KAP）调查，以评估医疗服务提供者和社区成员对寨卡病毒症状、传播、治疗以及当前和未来关注点的认识随时间的变化。
该横断面调查于2016年6月至8月在华盛顿特区的一家学术医疗中心发布，并通过在线链接发送给医疗服务提供者和社区成员。次年，即2017年3月至4月，再次进行调查分发。使用SAS程序版本9.4，按调查年份以及医疗服务提供者与社区成员身份比较结果。
2016年和2017年调查时间点之间，在知识、态度和实践方面存在显著差异。到2017年，更多受访者了解了寨卡病毒感染的各种特征；然而，医疗服务提供者在某些领域的知识也有所减少。到2017年，对寨卡病毒感染的态度总体上显示出关注度下降。2017年的实践趋势表明，前往寨卡病毒流行地区的旅行限制减少，美国境内的防蚊措施增加。
自2016年寨卡病毒被宣布为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件以来，我们的研究结果为社区成员和医疗服务提供者对寨卡病毒的知识、态度和实践的转变提供了新的见解。
