Public'S Knowledge, Opinions And Behaviors About Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: An Example From Turkey

The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, opinions and behaviors of the adults, regarding Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). This descriptive study data was collected from 405 adults who attended two health centers in Ankara city. The mean age of the adults was 38.2 +/- 14.5 years, 73.8% were female, and 63.0% had an educational level of secondary school or below. Of them, 91.6% were not involved with activities, which might have created risk in terms of CCHF. When the name of the disease or the tick was mentioned, 86.7% declared that they heard CCHF. The males (P<0.001). people with educational level of high school or more (P<0.001) and those who are currently working (P=0.004) heard CCHF more compared to others. Of the study population, 89.8% declared that disease was transmitted by ticks and caused fever (83.8%) and 65.0% knew there were ways of prevention from the disease. Mean knowledge score of CCHF was found to be 17.5 +/- 8.3 (min-max=0-30, median=20). Being younger than SO years of age (P=0.003), being male (P=0.003), having an educational level of high school or higher (P<0.001), and working (P