Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Scabies Among Health Care Workers in Sarhad Psychiatric Hospital Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Muhammad Afzal; Humayun Rashid  Rathor; Tallat Anwar  Faridi

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v1i2.5

Authors

Muhammad Afzal Sarhad Psychiatric Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
Humayun Rashid Rathor Ex-World Representative, World Health Organization, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tallat Anwar Faridi Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v1i2.5

Abstract

Scabies is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a disease of developing and low socioeconomic regions Objective: The aim of my study is to assess the knowledge attitude and practices level of health care workers of Sarhad Hospital for Psychiatric diseases Peshawar regarding scabies. Method: Study was conducted at Sarhad Hospital, Peshawar. A total of 120 health care workers (HCWs) were enrolled and asked questions related to their knowledge, attitude and practices towards scabies. Data was analyzed through SPSS latest version Results: The respondents were doctors, Nurses, and junior clinical technicians of both sexes. Regarding knowledge, it is assessed that more than 90% health care workers (HCWs) know about scabies, more than 70% knows the sign and symptoms of scabies, more than 60 know the causes. One of the most important things is that less than 30% HCWs know the causative agent of scabies i.e. mite Conclusion: The knowledge level of HCWs was satisfactory but the practices were not good enough. It is due to lack of facilities like isolation rooms, trained HCWs about infection control measures and lack of infection control team to implement these practices.

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