Author/Authors :
Niknam Noureddin نويسنده Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information AND Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran , Abolghasem Gorji Hasan نويسنده Department of Health Services Management, School of Health
Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical
Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Yaghoubi Tahereh نويسنده School of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences Research
Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR
Iran , Aghaei Nahid نويسنده Department of Health in Disaster and Emergency, School of
Health Management and Information Sciences, International Campus
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Abstract :
Background An increase in disasters around the world like
bioterrorism attacks emphasizes the need to assess healthcare workers’
preparedness to respond to bioterrorism. Nurses form the majority of
first responders in disasters and emergencies, thus it is important to
guarantee that their knowledge and skills are adequate to respond to
such events. Objectives This study aimed at assessing the level of
nurse’s knowledge and attitude of Sari city of Mazandaran province about
bioterrorism, in 2015. Methods Overall, 240 nurses participated in this
cross-sectional study that was conducted at the University of Mazandaran
Medical Sciences. The units were selected through the accessible
sampling method. Data were collected by a questionnaire in 3 sections,
demographic data, knowledge, and attitude, respectively. Results and
Conclusions The results showed that 91.7% of samples had low knowledge
about bioterrorism and 93.3% had no opinion in regarding attitude of
bioterrorism. Little knowledge of nurses regarding bioterrorism attacks
indicates inefficiencies in hospitals units. Therefore, bioterrorism
preparedness should be proposed through continuing education for under
graduate and post-graduate nursing curriculum.
