title: An evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of employees of a university hospital in an H1N1 influenza pandemic.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning the transmission routes of an H1N1 pandemic and the protective measures of health professionals at a university hospital in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  A stratified systematic sampling method was used to select the sample size of the study group. A total of 22 professors, 29 researchers, and 26 nurses were included in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean scores of the individuals were 8.4±2.5 (over 20) for knowledge about H1N1 transmission, 27.6±4.0 (over 60) for knowledge about protection against H1N1, 25.8±4.2 (over 45) for correct or appropriate attitudes, and 33.6±8.9 (over 60) for correct behaviors. A negative correlation between total knowledge and behavior was found (p < 0.001, r = -0.543).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In epidemics, standard protection measures should be known and applied. Regarding this topic, the web page of the Ministry of Health comes to the forefront as a reliable source of information in addition to scientific explanations.
authors.affiliation: Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey. omerevirgen@mku.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Evirgen
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: Vicdan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koksaldi Motor
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onlen
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yengil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D011361:Professional Competence; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult