Knowledge and anticipated behavior of health care workers in response to an outbreak of pandemic influenza in Georgia

Knowledge and anticipated behavior of health care workers in response to an outbreak of pandemic influenza in Georgia

Background: Avian influenza has been documented in over 331 humans since 2003 with 203 associated deaths. Health Care Workers (HCWs) have been shown to be at personal risk during other highly virulent outbreaks with a high attack rate. This study aimed to determine the magnitude and factors associat...

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Main Author: Maia Butsashvili,1 Wayne Triner,2 George Kamkamidze,1 Maia Kajaia,1 Louise-Anne McNutt.2
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
pandemic influenza
knowledge
epidemiology
public health
health care workers
Online Access:http://www.oloep.org/jidc/content.asp?id=1143

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