Rabiah Mahwish, Mehwish Arif, Tayyaba Sultan.
Knowledge and Awareness of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among medical students.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):544-7.

Aim: To assess the knowledge of 4th year MBBS students about Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Lahore Medical and Dental College Lahore, over a period of two weeks in February 2016. Methodology: 149 students of 4th year MBBS, academic session 2015-2016 were included in the study. A structure d questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered and cleaned by using SPSS statistical package 21. Data was presented in the form of tables and figures. Results: It was observed that good number of respondents 110(74%) had the knowledge about causative agent and 94(63%) were aware about Hyalomma tick responsible for transmission. A good percentage 108(73%) were aware that incubation period is 5-6 days. 93(62%) respondents correctly answered that livestock industry workers are most at risk during an outbreak of CCHF. 41(28%) respondents had the knowledge that sudden onset of fever and 56(38%) responded that arthralgia and headache are clinical picture for it. A good percentage 75(50%) were aware about protective measures. 83(56%) had the knowledge that the best way to deal with CCHF epidemic is preventive measures. Conclusion: Medical students have a fair knowledge about Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever transmission, clinical picture and personal protective measures.

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