TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge and attitude towards pregnancy-related issues of Zika virus infection among general practitioners in Indonesia
AU - Harapan, Harapan
AU - Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai
AU - Utomo, Prattama S.
AU - Anwar, Samsul
AU - Setiawan, Abdul M.
AU - Alleta, Alma
AU - Bambang, Alfredo
AU - Ramadana, Muhammad R.
AU - Ikram, Ikram
AU - Wahyuniati, Nur
AU - Maulana, Reza
AU - Ichsan, Ichsan
AU - Indah, Rosaria
AU - Wagner, Abram L.
AU - Kuch, Ulrich
AU - Groneberg, David A.
AU - Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
AU - Andalas, Mohd
AU - Müller, Ruth
AU - Mudatsir, Mudatsir
AU - Imrie, Allison
PY - 2019/8/6
Y1 - 2019/8/6
N2 - Background: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards pregnancy-related issues of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection among general practitioners (GPs), a frontline healthcare worker group, in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional, online survey assessing knowledge and attitudes towards ZIKV infection on multiple-item scales was sent to GPs in the Sumatra and Java islands of Indonesia. The associations between independent factors and either knowledge or attitude were assessed with logistic regressions. The correlation and association between knowledge and attitude were estimated. Results: We included 457 (53.7%) out of 850 responses in the analysis. Among these, 304 (66.5%) and 111 (24.2%) respondents had a good knowledge and attitude, respectively. No demographic, workplace, professional development, or experiential characteristics related to ZIKV infection were associated with knowledge. In the multivariate analysis, only contact experience was associated with attitude. There was a significant, positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores. Conclusions: Although knowledge of pregnancy-related complications of ZIKV infection is relatively high among GPs in Indonesia, more than 75% of them had a poor attitude towards pregnancy-related issues of Zika. Strategies for enhancing the capacity of GPs to develop positive attitudes and respond to ZIKV infection are needed.
AB - Background: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards pregnancy-related issues of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection among general practitioners (GPs), a frontline healthcare worker group, in Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional, online survey assessing knowledge and attitudes towards ZIKV infection on multiple-item scales was sent to GPs in the Sumatra and Java islands of Indonesia. The associations between independent factors and either knowledge or attitude were assessed with logistic regressions. The correlation and association between knowledge and attitude were estimated. Results: We included 457 (53.7%) out of 850 responses in the analysis. Among these, 304 (66.5%) and 111 (24.2%) respondents had a good knowledge and attitude, respectively. No demographic, workplace, professional development, or experiential characteristics related to ZIKV infection were associated with knowledge. In the multivariate analysis, only contact experience was associated with attitude. There was a significant, positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores. Conclusions: Although knowledge of pregnancy-related complications of ZIKV infection is relatively high among GPs in Indonesia, more than 75% of them had a poor attitude towards pregnancy-related issues of Zika. Strategies for enhancing the capacity of GPs to develop positive attitudes and respond to ZIKV infection are needed.
KW - Attitude
KW - General practitioner
KW - Healthcare worker
KW - Knowledge
KW - Zika virus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070458873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s12879-019-4297-4
DO - 10.1186/s12879-019-4297-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 31387537
AN - SCOPUS:85070458873
VL - 19
JO - BMC Infectious Diseases
JF - BMC Infectious Diseases
SN - 1471-2334
IS - 1
M1 - 693
ER -
