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Table 2 Physician survey test results before and after attending training

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Florida physicians regarding dengue before and after an educational intervention

Test responses mean (SD)

Pre-test

Post-test

p-valuea

n = 231

n = 220

Overall mean number of questions correct

74.3 (14.1)

94.2 (8.7)

<0.001

Knowledge Responses (% who correctly identified)

Background

 Type of organism that causes dengue is a virus

192/230 (83.5 %)

219/221 (99.1 %)

<0.001

 Vector of the disease is a mosquito

227/229 (99.1 %)

221/221 (100 %)

0.16

 Infection with one serotype gives lifelong immunity to that serotype

197/224 (83.2 %)

201/215 (93.5 %)

0.05

 Intrinsic incubation period within the human

188/226 (83.2 %)

201/218 (92.2 %)

<0.001

Diagnosis

 Cardinal feature distinguishing severe dengue from non-severe cases

60/220 (27.3 %)

198/218 (90.8 %)

<0.001

 Timing of the critical phase in dengue

89/218 (40.8 %)

197/215 (91.6 %)

<0.001

 Optimal timing to send sample for PCR laboratory diagnosis

132/213 (62.0 %)

178/209 (85.2 %)

<0.001

Management

 Medication used for fever control in a suspected dengue patient

150/223 (67.3 %)

200/215 (93.0 %)

<0.001

 Most appropriate treatment for a dengue patient

203/224 (90.6 %)

221/221 (100 %)

<0.001

 Management of a suspected dengue patient with warning signs

205/224 (91.5 %)

210/219 (95.9 %)

0.06

 Fatality rate with proper recognition and early treatment

133/222 (59.9 %)

194/215 (90.2 %)

<0.001

 Timing requirements for reporting to local health department

24/222 (10.8 %)

60/215 (27.9 %)

<0.001

Attitudinal Responses (scale 0–10) Mean (SD)

 Level of confidence recognizing dengue cases (n = 216)

4.1 (2.9)

7.0 (2.1)

<0.001

 Level of confidence treating dengue cases (n = 215)

3.9 (3.2)

7.2 (2.2)

<0.001

 Relevance of dengue in their clinical practice (n = 215)

6.9 (2.8)

8.3 (1.9)

<0.001

  1. aComparison using paired, Students t-test with an alpha set to 0.05