Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue among physicians: A web-based cross-sectional survey

Kranthi Swaroop Koonisetty, Nasrin Aghamohammadi, Tamanna Urmi, Sare İlknur Yavaşoglu, Md Shahinur Rahman, Rajesh Nandy, Ubydul Haque

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Abstract

Dengue fever is one of the most important viral infections transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Accurate identification of cases and treatment of dengue patients at the early stages can reduce medical complications and dengue mortality rate. This survey aims to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among physicians in dengue diagnosis and treatment. This study was conducted among physicians in Turkey as one nonendemic country and Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia as three dengue-endemic countries. The dosing frequencies, maximum doses, and contraindications in dengue fever were examined. The results found that physicians from Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia have higher KAP scores in dengue diagnosis and treatment compared to physicians in Turkey. This may be due to a lack of physician’s exposure to a dengue patient as Turkey is considered a nonendemic country. This assessment may help establish a guideline for intervention strategies among physicians to have successful treatment outcomes and reduce dengue mortality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number105
JournalBehavioral Sciences
Volume11
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Aedes
  • Dengue
  • Global
  • KAP
  • Morbidity
  • Physicians
  • Treatment

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