Effected Of Educational Guidelines On Health Care Workers Knowledge And Practice Regarding Dengue Fever Symptoms Prevention The Primary Healthcare In Makah City At Saudi Arabia 2023

Abstract

Background:

Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to health care workers. It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates. Assessing health care workers knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) is deemed necessary, yet, at present, to the best of knowledge and practices. The disease is generally mild and self-limited, but some patients may develop a severe form of infection such as dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome, which often leads to death. Currently, there is no vaccine available against dengue virus. The major determinants of dengue control are vector eradication, early case recognition, and adequate clinical management , Knowledge and practice (KP) among primary healthcare professionals (HCPs) regarding dengue diseases may pace alarm and improve the outcome of dengue control, Primary physicians and nurses serve as the first-line health care providers of dengue virus infection diagnosis, notification, and treatment.. Aim of the study: To determine the effect of educational guidelines on health care workers knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue fever complications prevention among their health care workers in Makah City at Saudi Arabia 2023. Methods: Across sectional descriptive study conducted among health care workers selected primary health–care centers in Makah Al-Mokarramah city, during the September to October, 2023, the Sample size of medical practitioners. Our total participants were (2[1]00). Results: shows majority of participant were (34.0%) were aged from 30-45 years of age,  sex, more than half of participant (58.0%) were male, experience the majority of participant <2 y  were (43.0%), specialty the majority of participant internal medicine were (39 .0%), majority of participant married were (49.0%) while single were(34.0%) but widow were (10.0%), regarding reported a dengue case more than half of participant answer Yes were (75.0%). Conclusion: Educational guidelines implementation has positively affected health care workers knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue fever complications prevention among their health care workers the most of the HCPs did not take prior training on the dengue viral infection; also, heave gaps in the knowledge regarding various topics in dengue fever. knowledge of dengue infection and the warning signs listed by the WHO, educational programs for health care workers on dengue fever management should be organized .