Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign

Introduction: In 2015, a nationwide campaign to eradicate measles was launched by the health authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to assess the UAE society’s knowledge of measles and its control following this campaign. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among...

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Autores principales:	Ghiath Ismayl, Hiba J Barqawi, Abdelkader Harous, Mohamad Balchi, Dania AbuZahra, Ghanayem AlMazrouei, Tasnim Elzini
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020
Materias:	measles public health vaccine Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fe9756a38ddf457199739d3a17b2dcc92021-12-02T15:06:48ZEvaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.ajm_56_19https://doaj.org/article/fe9756a38ddf457199739d3a17b2dcc92020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_56_19https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Introduction: In 2015, a nationwide campaign to eradicate measles was launched by the health authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to assess the UAE society’s knowledge of measles and its control following this campaign. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among UAE residents above the age of 18 years from March to May 2017. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was distributed, and a convenience sampling method was used. The data collected were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 22 software. Results: A total of 391 questionnaires were completed from the overall 410 distributed. Most of the population have heard of measles (94.6%). However, only 23.5% claimed they have high knowledge of the disease. Information on measles was mainly acquired from family and friends (50.3%). Individuals with higher educational status were more knowledgeable about several aspects of the disease. Married individuals and those with children were more likely to identify the symptoms and associated conditions of the disease correctly. However, married participants had more misconception about the relationship between autism and the measles vaccine. No significant differences were found between the different age groups, genders, or nationalities. Conclusion: Despite the nationwide campaign to eradicate measles, based on the results of our study, the majority of the UAE population did not have knowledge about the measles disease and its preventive measures. It is important that public health authorities and public health organizations seek to address these issues.Ghiath IsmaylHiba J BarqawiAbdelkader HarousMohamad BalchiDania AbuZahraGhanayem AlMazroueiTasnim ElziniThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlemeaslespublic healthvaccineMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 01, Pp 35-40 (2020)
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spellingShingle	measles public health vaccine Medicine R Ghiath Ismayl Hiba J Barqawi Abdelkader Harous Mohamad Balchi Dania AbuZahra Ghanayem AlMazrouei Tasnim Elzini Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
description	Introduction: In 2015, a nationwide campaign to eradicate measles was launched by the health authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to assess the UAE society’s knowledge of measles and its control following this campaign. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among UAE residents above the age of 18 years from March to May 2017. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was distributed, and a convenience sampling method was used. The data collected were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 22 software. Results: A total of 391 questionnaires were completed from the overall 410 distributed. Most of the population have heard of measles (94.6%). However, only 23.5% claimed they have high knowledge of the disease. Information on measles was mainly acquired from family and friends (50.3%). Individuals with higher educational status were more knowledgeable about several aspects of the disease. Married individuals and those with children were more likely to identify the symptoms and associated conditions of the disease correctly. However, married participants had more misconception about the relationship between autism and the measles vaccine. No significant differences were found between the different age groups, genders, or nationalities. Conclusion: Despite the nationwide campaign to eradicate measles, based on the results of our study, the majority of the UAE population did not have knowledge about the measles disease and its preventive measures. It is important that public health authorities and public health organizations seek to address these issues.
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author	Ghiath Ismayl Hiba J Barqawi Abdelkader Harous Mohamad Balchi Dania AbuZahra Ghanayem AlMazrouei Tasnim Elzini
author_facet	Ghiath Ismayl Hiba J Barqawi Abdelkader Harous Mohamad Balchi Dania AbuZahra Ghanayem AlMazrouei Tasnim Elzini
author_sort	Ghiath Ismayl
title	Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
title_short	Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
title_full	Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
title_fullStr	Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
title_sort	evaluation of knowledge of the united arab emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/fe9756a38ddf457199739d3a17b2dcc9
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Evaluation of knowledge of the United Arab Emirates population on measles and its control, following a nationwide campaign

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