Proportion of the 4th and 5th Year Medical Students in Srinagarind Hospital who have knowledge about Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

Abstract

Background and Objective: Dengue is the major public health problem in all over the world. The4^th and 5^th year medical students in Srinagarind hospital should have knowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever for appropriate application.  This study aimed to study 1)Proportion of the 4^th and 5^th year medical students in Srinagarind hospital who  had knowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever 2)the central tendency in each part of  knowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Methods: Descriptive study at Faculty of Medicine, KhonKaen University.  Study population: 284 of 4^th and 5^th year medical students in Srinagarind hospital. Using systematic sampling technique.The sample size is 143. Tool and measurement: A self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis: SPSS v.19 and Epi Info v. 3.5.4 were used to analyze the proportion, percent, frequency, maximum, minimum, median, interquartile range, p-value and 95%CI.

Results: the response rate is  90.9% (130/143) and proportion of the 4^th and 5^th year medical students in Srinagarind hospital who have knowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever is 73.9% (95%CI: 65.3, 81.0).  The knowledge about natural history of disease has the highest median score: 8 (Interquatile range 7-9), followed by signs and symptoms and prevention and management which are 7 (IQR 6-8), 7 (IQR 6-8) and 7 (IQR 7-8) respectively (from 10 points)

Conclusion: Three-fourths of the 4^th and 5^th year medical students in Srinagarind hospital  had knowledge about dengue hemorrhagic fever and the knowledge about  natural history of disease has the highest median.