Knowledge and concern about avian influenza among secondary school students in Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract
This study identified knowledge and concerns about avian influenza among secondary school students in Taif, Saudi Arabia. A stratified random sample of 514 students from 6 secondary schools was given a self-administered multiple-choice questionnaire. Knowledge scores were significantly related to socioeconomic indicators. Approximately 70% of the participants reported that media [TV and/or radio] was the source of their information. Overall, 65.4% of the participants said they expected there to be cases of avian influenza in Saudi Arabia this year. Females were more concerned than males [70.9% versus 58.9%]. Effective school health education programmes should be implemented in order to prepare the community to deal with this important threatCitation
Al Shehri, A.S., Abdel Fattah, M. & Hifnawy, T. (2006). Knowledge and concern about avian influenza among secondary school students in Taif, Saudi Arabia. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 12 (Supp.2), S178-S188, 2006 https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117207