Knowledge and organizational readiness of health care providers in dealing with bioterrorism attacks in Bukan city in2020
Journal of Behdasht dar Arseh (i.e., Health in the Field),
Vol. 9 No. 1 (1400),
16 October 2021
,
Page 13-21
https://doi.org/10.22037/jhf.v9i1.34300
Abstract
Background and Aims: Bioterrorism is an important health issue all over the world. Rapid identification and preparation in dealing with bioterrorism attacks are the best methods of defense against bioterrorism. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the knowledge and organizational readiness of health care providers in dealing with bioterrorist attacks.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted by census and with the informed participation of all health care providers of Bukan health center with 105 people. In order to do the work, a researcher-made questionnaire was used in three sections: demographic, knowledge (16 questions) and organizational readiness (14 questions). The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the faculty members Shahid Beheshti University, School of Public Health and Safety. Cronbach's alpha test was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire in two areas of knowledge and organizational readiness for 20 samples. Cronbach's alpha of the questionnaire was (70.9% and 76.4%), respectively, and SPSS v. 21 software was used for data analysis.
Results Organizational readiness of health care providers in dealing with bioterrorism attacks was 23.6%. In addition, awareness of bioterrorism and biological defense was 89.5% with maximum score in fighting bioterrorism equal to 89.5% and minimum score in recognizing bioterrorism equal to 67.6%. There was a direct and statistically significant relationship between awareness and work experience (p=0.022).
Conclusion: The results of the present study can be helpful in managing health policy makers in order to do educational interventions to promote participation in health management, performance and integration of front-line forces against bioterrorism in the community.
- Bioterrorism, organizational readiness, awareness, health care providers
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