title: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food, and Waterborne Outbreak after Massive Diarrhea Outbreak in Yazd Province, Iran, Summer 2013.
abstract: Objective. This Study was conducted after a diarrhea outbreak that occurred in Yazd Province, Iran. The aim of the study was to compare knowledge, attitude, practice, and other risk factors of the affected communities regarding diarrhea outbreak (the cities of Zarch, Meybod, and Ardakan) to nonaffected communities (the cities of Yazd and Taft). Methods. A knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey study was conducted from August to September 2013 enrolling 505 subjects who were referred to health centers anonymously during the epidemic. The questionnaire included the following four parts: (a) general characteristics such as gender, education level, source of health information obtaining; (b) 12 questions on knowledge (Min = 0, Max = 36); (c) 10 questions on attitude (Min = 0, Max = 50); and (d) nine questions on practice (Min = 0, Max = 27). Results. The overall mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice was 28.17 (SD = 4.58), 37.07 (SD = 4.39), and 21.31 (SD = 3.81), respectively. Practice on food- and waterborne outbreaks was significantly higher in females (P = 0.001) and in nonaffected communities (P = 0.031). Conclusions. Nonaffected communities had a considerably better practice score. With the increase in the score of knowledge about food- and waterborne outbreaks, the score of practice increased slightly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
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authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheraghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
authors.forename: Batul
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2730-1175
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authors.lastname: Okhovat
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
authors.forename: Amin
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0623-7503
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authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Health in Emergencies & Disasters, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Elham
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authors.affiliation: Center of Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
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authors.affiliation: Center of Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
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authors.affiliation: Center of Disease Control (CDC), Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran; Food Microbiology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masoumi Asl
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 6446-14155, Iran.
authors.forename: Kourosh
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authors.lastname: Holakouie-Naieni