{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["20(12)"],"submitter":["Markus I"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess training needs of healthcare workers (HCWs) on pulmonary plague (PP) control after the large PP outbreak in Madagascar 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2018, we conducted a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey among HCWs (PP cases and comparison group) in Antananarivo and Toamasina. Proportions were calculated, differences between groups were tested for significance.<h4>Results</h4>Knowledge levels were similar for HCW PP cases and the HCW comparison group. Among 59 HCW over 90% named the distinctive disease forms of plague (bubonic (93%), pulmonary (98%)), and 72% the causative agent. Washing hands was mentioned as protective measure by 56%, while 93% reported to have always washed hands after performing medical procedures. Only 3.5% reported managed PP case"],"journal":["PloS one"],"pagination":["e0336589"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12680261"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Knowledge, attitude and practices among Healthcare Workers towards Pulmonary Plague Infection following an outbreak in Madagascar, 2017: A pilot study."],"pmcid":["PMC12680261"],"pubmed_authors":["Delamou A","Meurs L","Razafimbia V","Kolie D","Walter J","Wood R","Fahafahantsoa RR","Borchert M","Markus I","Radonirina A","Paerisch T"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Knowledge, attitude and practices among Healthcare Workers towards Pulmonary Plague Infection following an outbreak in Madagascar, 2017: A pilot study.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess training needs of healthcare workers (HCWs) on pulmonary plague (PP) control after the large PP outbreak in Madagascar 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2018, we conducted a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey among HCWs (PP cases and comparison group) in Antananarivo and Toamasina. Proportions were calculated, differences between groups were tested for significance.<h4>Results</h4>Knowledge levels were similar for HCW PP cases and the HCW comparison group. Among 59 HCW over 90% named the distinctive disease forms of plague (bubonic (93%), pulmonary (98%)), and 72% the causative agent. Washing hands was mentioned as protective measure by 56%, while 93% reported to have always washed hands after performing medical procedures. Only 3.5% reported managed PP case","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-05T22:22:40.74Z","creation":"2026-05-22T03:15:25.807Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12680261","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41348822"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pone.0336589"]}}