Humayun Mirza, Ayesha Mansoor, Fatima Zil-e Ali, Hooriya Shafiq Butt, Mehwish Arif, Hyder Mohammad Waseem.
Young doctors’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding Naegleria Fowleri in a local tertiary care hospitals of Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(1):5-9.

Aims: To analyze the response of young MBBS doctors and to assess the knowledge, Attitude and knowledge towards Naegleria fowleri infection in two private hospitals of Lahore. Methods: A close ended questionnaire was distributed to 145 young doctors at Gurkhi Trust Teaching hospital and Combined Military Hospital, Lahore. Results: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of young doctors towards Naegleria fowleri and the infection it causes. A questionnaire was distributed to them in two private hospitals. Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate young doctors’ demographic information and their responses to the questionnaire. The study revealed that young doctors were not having adequate awareness of Naegleria fowleri infection, they need to consider it as a serious health issue that necessitates instantaneous steps by the government to prevent the general public from the fatal neurological infection. It is recommended that appropriate methods should be projected in the community from time to time that increases public awareness about the associated risk factors. Conclusions: It is concluded that young MBBS doctors were not having adequate awareness of N. fowleri or the infection it causes and consider it as a serious health issue that necessitates instantaneous steps by the government to prevent the general public from this fatal neurological infection.

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