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Assessment of Knowledge of Medical Students on an Important Health Issue Neagleria Flowri Infection at a Medical College of Karachi, Pakistan

机译:巴基斯坦卡拉奇医学院的医学生对重要健康问题知识的评估

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Background: Since 2005 Neagleria Flowri infection appeared as a major health issue in Karachi, Pakistan. Most infections were acquired due to swimming in fresh water, ablution with fresh stagnant water. Our objective was to assess the knowledge of medical students regarding this important health issue and to highlight any deficiencies in medical education system. Material and methods: It was a prospective cross sectional study conducted at a medical college of Karachi, Pakistan. The sample size was calculated and sampling technique was randomized stratified sampling. Knowledge of the students was assessed through designed questionnaire. The data was recorded and analyzed on SPSS vs 21. Results: Our study included 250 medical students from five years of medical school. The highest response was recorded from final year regarding type of organism and habitat. Regarding treatment of Naegleria most correct response was from 4th year MBBS. Most final years answered correctly regarding the ablution as risk factor. The knowledge of medical students regarding incubation period of Neagleria was generally low. Conclusion: The knowledge of medical students regarding this significant medical issue appears low. The response of medical students was generally poor regarding treatment of infection, incubation period of infection and earliest presenting symptom of infection. Important measures should be taken to improve the knowledge of medical students regarding this significant health issue.
机译:背景:自2005年以来,Neagleria Flowri感染已成为巴基斯坦卡拉奇的主要健康问题。大多数感染是由于在淡水中游泳并用新鲜的死水冲刷而获得的。我们的目标是评估医学生对这一重要健康问题的认识,并强调医学教育体系中的任何不足。材料和方法:这是在巴基斯坦卡拉奇医学院进行的一项前瞻性横断面研究。计算样本量,抽样技术为随机分层抽样。通过设计的问卷评估学生的知识。在SPSS vs. 21上记录并分析了数据。结果:我们的研究包括来自五年制医学院的250名医学生。从去年开始,关于生物体类型和栖息地的响应最高。关于奈格勒菌的治疗,最正确的反应是从第4年MBBS开始。在最后几年中,大多数人以洗净液作为危险因素回答正确。医学生对Neagleria潜伏期的了解普遍较低。结论:医学生对这一重大医学问题的了解似乎很低。医学生对感染的治疗,感染的潜伏期和最早出现感染症状的反应普遍较差。应采取重要措施来提高医学生对这一重大健康问题的认识。

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