Directorate General of Health Services, Muscat, Oman.
Disease Surveillance & Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Mar 19;25(1):40-46. doi: 10.26719/emhj.18.027.
Oman is witnessing an increase in outbound and inbound travelers.
This study was undertaken to assess the current knowledge, attitude, and practice of travel medicine among primary care physicians (PCPs) working in the Muscat Governorate.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 108 primary healthcare physicians in primary healthcare institutions in the Muscat Governorate in December 2014 using a self-administered questionnaire.
We had a response rate of 81%, 78% (n = 84) were females, 56.5% (n= 61) were Omani nationals. More than 50% (n= 54) of study participants had been in practice for more than 8 years. Sixty-eight (58.3%) reported having pre-travel consultations during the previous 1-month period and 86 (79.6%) had post-travel consultations. Most of the PCPs were aware of the issues that needed to be addressed in pre-travel consultation.
This study showed that travel health is in an early stage of development in Oman and supports the need for the establishment of travel medicine services.
阿曼见证了出境和入境游客的增加。
本研究旨在评估在马斯喀特省工作的初级保健医生（PCP）对旅行医学的现有知识、态度和实践。
我们于 2014 年 12 月在马斯喀特省的初级保健机构对 108 名初级保健医生进行了横断面调查，采用自我管理问卷。
我们的回复率为 81%，78%（n=84）为女性，56.5%（n=61）为阿曼国民。超过 50%（n=54）的研究参与者的从业时间超过 8 年。68（58.3%）名报告在过去 1 个月内进行了行前咨询，86（79.6%）名进行了行后咨询。大多数 PCP 了解行前咨询中需要解决的问题。
这项研究表明，旅行健康在阿曼处于早期发展阶段，并支持建立旅行医学服务的必要性。
