title: Knowledge,attitude and anxiety towards pandemic flu a potential bio weapon among health professionals in Indore City.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Flu is one of the oldest medical concerns, causing high mortality rates among humans. Swine flu has not only emerged as a fatal disease omong Indian population but has also created havoc among various sections of society.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine Knowledge, Attitude and Anxiety towards pandemic flu a potential bioweapon among health care professionals in Indore City.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study design used was a cross sectional descriptive study was carried out between February-March 2015 during the outbreak of Swine Flu. The survey was administered to a sample of 271 health professionals. Participants comprised of 148 medical professionals and 123 dental professionals practicing in Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Science. The data collection tools comprised of a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, knowledge and attitude. Beck Anxiety Inventory was used to assess the anxiety among professionals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The medical professionals (95.9%) had significantly higher (p value=0.007) knowledge about available vaccines against Swine Flu. The dental professionals (33.3%) were more hesistant in treating patients suffering from Swine Flu compared to medical.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the present study suggest that the health care professionals had good knowledge, showed positive attitude, and demonstrated lower anxiety levels.
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Upendra Singh
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Bhadauria
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Pralhad L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Dasar
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Sandesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: N
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Afsheen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Pubali
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Astha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Shaijal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godha
authors.affiliation: Departament of Public Health Dentistry Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore Ujjain State Highway, Indore,India.
authors.forename: Shaleen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vyas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged