Alessa Mohammed, Alzahrani Mohammed, Alshehri Abdulmajeed, Aljrboa Amjad, Bustami Rami, Almangour Abdullah, Alsalem Abdulaziz, Gramish Jawaher, Khobrani Moteb, Almangour Thamer A
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Pharmacy, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2020 Mar 11;2020:8145219. doi: 10.1155/2020/8145219. eCollection 2020.
Zika virus (ZIKV) has become a major concern across the world. It is highly necessary for healthcare providers (HCPs) to have sufficient knowledge about such a disease. The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge regarding ZIKV among HCPs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. . A cross-sectional survey study was conducted at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, KSA, during a two-month period from September 19, 2016 to November 19, 2016. Descriptive statistics were performed on data collected. For continuous variables, data were expressed as means ± standard deviations (SDs), medians, and ranges. Proportions were used to describe categorical variables. Knowledge scores were evaluated and compared by demographic characteristics including age, designation, years of practice, and gender, using the -test/Mann-Whitney test or the Kruskal-Wallis test, as appropriate.
A total of 336 HCPs from different specialties (physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, and nutritionists) completed the questionnaire. Significant differences in knowledge about ZIKV were observed by participant's age. Significantly higher knowledge levels were observed among older participants (45 years or more; =0.011). A substantial difference in the knowledge level was observed by department, with pairwise comparisons showing significant differences in knowledge scores between all departments except for Pharmacy vs. Nutrition and Nursing vs. Internal Medicine. Knowledge scores were not significantly different by years of practice.
Our study showed inadequate knowledge of HCPs from different specialties about ZIKV infection which needs to be improved in terms of infection prevention and control. Awareness about ZIKV infection should be ensured and maintained among HCPs to face any possible emergence in the region.
寨卡病毒（ZIKV）已成为全球主要关注的问题。医疗保健提供者（HCPs）对这种疾病有足够的了解非常必要。本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得的医疗保健提供者对寨卡病毒的了解情况。2016年9月19日至2016年11月19日的两个月期间，在沙特阿拉伯王国利雅得的一家三级护理中心进行了一项横断面调查研究。对收集到的数据进行了描述性统计。对于连续变量，数据以均值±标准差（SDs）、中位数和范围表示。比例用于描述分类变量。根据年龄、职称、执业年限和性别等人口统计学特征，使用t检验/曼-惠特尼检验或克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验（视情况而定）对知识得分进行评估和比较。
共有来自不同专业（医生、牙医、护士、药剂师和营养师）的336名医疗保健提供者完成了问卷。参与者的年龄在寨卡病毒知识方面存在显著差异。年龄较大的参与者（45岁及以上）的知识水平明显更高（P = 0.011）。按部门观察到知识水平存在实质性差异，两两比较显示除药房与营养科以及护理与内科外，所有部门之间的知识得分均存在显著差异。知识得分在执业年限方面无显著差异。
我们的研究表明，来自不同专业的医疗保健提供者对寨卡病毒感染的了解不足，在感染预防和控制方面需要改进。应确保并维持医疗保健提供者对寨卡病毒感染的认识，以应对该地区可能出现的任何情况。
