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Knowledge and Apprehension of Dental Patients about MERS-A Questionnaire Survey
| العنوان: | Knowledge and Apprehension of Dental Patients about MERS-A Questionnaire Survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Nipun Ashok, Jean Clare Rodrigues, Khalid Azouni, Shorouk Darwish, Abdulwahab Abuderman, Abdul Aziz Fahad Alkaabba, Bassel Tarakji |
| المصدر: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp ZC58-ZC62 (2016) |
| بيانات النشر: | JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | aerosol infection, coronavirus, respiratory infection, Medicine |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a disease caused by beta corona virus. From April 11th to 9th June 2014, World Health Organization (WHO) reported a total of 402 laboratory confirmed cases of MERS from KSA, out of which 132 cases were reported from Riyadh alone. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and apprehension of patients about MERS visiting Al Farabi College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted which consisted of 10 self-prepared questions. A total of 404 patients participated in this study. Results: Three hundred and forty patients had heard about MERS. Nearly a quarter of the patients (25.74%) were apprehensive about undergoing dental treatment because of MERS. A little more than half of the patients (50.99%) knew that camel is a source of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona virus. Most of the patients (80.72%) were aware of the infection control measures to be followed by dentist and 138 patients claimed they took some precaution when present inside the dental college. Conclusion: Majority of the patients had heard about MERS and was aware of the infection control measures. However, some patients were apprehensive about undergoing dental treatment because of MERS. Further steps need to be taken to educate the patient's about transmission of MERS and infection control measures in a dental hospital. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| Relation: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7790/17519_CE(Ra1)_F(AK)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2249-782X; https://doaj.org/toc/0973-709X; https://doaj.org/article/04df7c7d84e445769aebed281ae46240 |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17519.7790 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/17519.7790 https://doaj.org/article/04df7c7d84e445769aebed281ae46240 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.E14ECF21 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2249782X 0973709X |
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| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17519.7790 |