Nurses’ knowledge regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF): Cross-sectional study | ||
| Microbial Biosystems | ||
| Article 10, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 67-71 PDF (386.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mb.2025.369508.1280 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sadiq Salam Al-Salih1; Zaman S. Hamza* 2; Nada Khazal Hindi3; Rusul Ahmed Mohammed4; Ghadah Ali Al-Oudah5; Mohammed Malih Radhi6 | ||
| 1College of Nursing, University of Al-Qadisiyah, AL-Dewaynia, Iraq. | ||
| 2Biology Department, College of Science, Al‐Qasim Green University,51013, Bail, Iraq. | ||
| 3Department of Basic and Medical Science, College of Nursing, Babylon University, Iraq. | ||
| 4Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, AL Mustaqbal University, Iraq. | ||
| 5Pharmacy College, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon, Hillah, 51001, Iraq. | ||
| 6Community Department of Community Health Techniques, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Crimean-Congo-hemorrhagic-fever (CCHF) remains to lead and real hazard to the delicate health-care-systems with a constant rise of diseases and death. The CCHF is caused by viruses such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The present study aimed to assess Nurses’ Knowledge Related to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. A descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out in Al-Hillah Teaching Hospital, Babylon, Iraq. A purposive (non-probability) sample was selected (70) nurses included (38 and 32) males and females respectively from nurses at the Al-Hillah teaching hospital. The study showed that the average age is 26.47 (±4.77) years, and the age group 20-24 years was the highest recorded (72.9%). About gender, more than half of the study participants were male nurses (54.3%). Concerning the education level, most of the participants were diploma graduates (54.3%). In regard to years of experience, those with less than 5 years were predominated (71%). Residents related findings; the majority of participants were urban (81.4%). The results of the present study also demonstrated that the majority of (95.7%) nurses expressed a fair knowledge regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. The findings of the present study reflected insufficient levels of knowledge among nurses relating to CCHF. Study results showed that it is vital to continuously assess all health care providers’ knowledge and also there is a need to improve the awareness by educated seminars, workshops about present endemic diseases to forthcoming health care providers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Age; awareness; education; experience; gender; urban | ||
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