Healthcare workers’ knowledge and preparedness for unprecedented foodborne botulism outbreak in Saudi Arabia
This study highlights significant HCWs' knowledge gaps during unprecedented foodborne botulism outbreak. Previous experience with botulism cases and reading recent guidelines were associated with higher knowledge and confidence, while reliance on ChatGPT was linked to lower scores. This study emphasizes the importance of timely publishing local guidelines to favorably affect both knowledge and confidence to deal with infectious outbreaks. Future research should evaluate long-term effectiveness of educational interventions.
Authors
- Fatimah Alshahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4646-7488)
- Naiyf S. Alharbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5820-9649)
- Sarah Alsubaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3128-5921)
- Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-2235)
- Mazin Barry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-007X)
- Abdullah Alhuzaimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9380-079X)
- Fadi Aljamaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8404-6652)
- Khalid Alhasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4291-8536)
- Amr Jamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-6592)
- Abdullah Bukhari
- Lama Al-Eyadhy
- Mohamad‐Hani Temsah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4389-9322)
- Ibraheem Altamimi
- Sameera M Aljuhani
- Yamen Shayah
- Alaa A Alanteet
- Fatema H. AL-Ajwad
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SA)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102584
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.48
Funders
- Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University