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Health Educ Health Promot 2025, 13(2): 1001-1016 |
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Adil Z, AL- Sarray A A M. Awareness and Understanding of Waterborne Diseases Among Healthcare providers in Al-Karkh District, Baghdad. Health Educ Health Promot 2025; 13 (2) :1001-1016
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Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the Awareness of healthcare providers in Al-Karkh District, Baghdad, regarding the prevention and management of waterborne diseases.
Methodology: Between January and March 2025, 550 randomly chosen healthcare professionals from six hospitals and 25 healthcare institutions participated in a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A standardized questionnaire for interviews that focused on water safety procedures was used to gather data. The significance level was established at p < 0.05, and statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS version 29.
Result: Regarding the prevention of waterborne diseases, the survey discovered that 43.3% of participants had good practices, 44.4% had acceptable practices, and 12.4% had bad practices. Practice levels were found to be significantly correlated with factors like age, education, years of experience, profession, length of training, and attitude ratings (p < 0.05). Practice levels, however, were not substantially correlated with facility type or knowledge scores.
Conclusion: Although the majority of healthcare professionals showed that good procedures are acceptable, there are still training and awareness gaps. Enhancing waterborne illness prevention and control in Baghdad requires adopting focused training programs and enhancing provider education.
Methodology: Between January and March 2025, 550 randomly chosen healthcare professionals from six hospitals and 25 healthcare institutions participated in a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A standardized questionnaire for interviews that focused on water safety procedures was used to gather data. The significance level was established at p < 0.05, and statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS version 29.
Result: Regarding the prevention of waterborne diseases, the survey discovered that 43.3% of participants had good practices, 44.4% had acceptable practices, and 12.4% had bad practices. Practice levels were found to be significantly correlated with factors like age, education, years of experience, profession, length of training, and attitude ratings (p < 0.05). Practice levels, however, were not substantially correlated with facility type or knowledge scores.
Conclusion: Although the majority of healthcare professionals showed that good procedures are acceptable, there are still training and awareness gaps. Enhancing waterborne illness prevention and control in Baghdad requires adopting focused training programs and enhancing provider education.
Keywords: Waterborne diseases, Waterborne diseases, public health, hygiene practices, cross-sectional study
Article Type: Original Research |
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Healthy Life Style
Received: 2025/06/8 | Accepted: 2025/06/24
Received: 2025/06/8 | Accepted: 2025/06/24
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