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Assessment of the Awareness and Practice of Health Team Toward
Dengue Fever at Al-Hodeidah City –Yemen
Adel M. Al Jawfi, Hoda D. Fahmy, Asmaa K. Hassan.

Research Authors
Adel M. Al Jawfi, Hoda D. Fahmy, Asmaa K. Hassan.
Research Department
Research Journal
Vol , (5) No , (12) December 2017
Research Member
Research Publisher
Adel M. Al Jawfi,
Research Rank
2
Research Vol
Vol , (5) No , (12)
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Research Year
2017
Research_Pages
33-42
Research Abstract

Abstract
Dengue fever represents a major global health challenge and it is one of the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne
viral infections throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The study aimed: To assess the
awareness and practice of health team about dengue fever at Al-Hodeidah city. Subjects and methods: Descriptive
research design was used in the study. Convenient sample was used. The current study included 370 divided into: -
124 physicians, 183 nurses, 33 lab technicians, and 30 midwives. Results: The study revealed that 57% of health
team had fair awareness level about dengue fever toward dengue fever. Moreover, 60.1% of nurses & midwives had
poor practices, 46.0% of physicians had fair practices, and 63.6% of lab- technicians had good practices.
Conclusion: the study concluded that all health team had fair awareness toward dengue fever. While the physicians
had fair practices the nurses and midwives had poor practices but the lab technician's practices were good.
Recommendations: The current study recommended education programs should be organized for nurses and
midwives regarding management and prevention of dengue fever.