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| Title |
An assessment of the level of concern among hospital-based health-care workers regarding MERS outbreaks in Saudi Arabia
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12879-016-2096-8 |
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| Authors |
Mostafa A. Abolfotouh, Ali A. AlQarni, Suliman M. Al-Ghamdi, Mahmoud Salam, Mohammed H. Al-Assiri, Hanan H. Balkhy |
| Abstract |
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is caused by MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). More than 80% of reported cases have occurred in Saudi Arabia, with a mortality exceeding 50%. Health-care workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring and transmitting this virus, so the concerns of HCWs in Saudi Arabia regarding MERS were evaluated. An anonymous, self-administered, previously validated questionnaire was given to 1031 HCWs at three tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia from October to December, 2014. Concerns regarding the disease, its severity and governmental efforts to contain it, as well as disease outcomes were assessed using 31 concern statements in five distinct domains. A total concern score was calculated for each HCW. Multiple regression analyses were used to identify predictors of high concern scores. The average age of participants was 37.1 ± 9.0 years, 65.8% were married and 59.1% were nurses. The majority of respondents (70.4%) felt at risk of contracting a MERS-CoV infection at work, 69.1% felt threatened if a colleague contracted MERS-CoV, 60.9% felt obliged to care for patients infected with MERS-CoV and 87.8% did not feel safe at work using standard precautions. In addition, 87.7% believed that the government should isolate patients with MERS in specialized hospitals, 73.7% agreed with travel restriction to and from areas affected by MERS and 65.3% agreed with avoiding inviting expatriates from such areas. After adjustment for covariates, high concern scores were significantly associated with being a Saudi national (p < 0.001), a non-physician (p < 0.001) and working in the central region (p < 0.001). The majority of respondents reported concern regarding MERS-CoV infection from exposure at work. The overall level of concern may be influenced by previous experience of MERS outbreaks and related cultural issues. The concerns of HCWs may affect their overall effectiveness in an outbreak and should be addressed by incorporating management strategies in outbreak planning. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 31% |
| Egypt | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Palestine, State of | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 62% |
| Scientists | 3 | 23% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 15% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 211 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 211 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 35 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 12% |
| Researcher | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 43 | 20% |
| Unknown | 58 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 35 | 17% |
| Unknown | 69 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 June 2020.
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