Amaç: Uyuz son yıllarda ülkemizde büyük bir sağlık sorunu hâline gelmiştir. Hastalık özellikle okullar, huzurevleri, hapishaneler, askeri koğuşlar gibi kalabalık yerlerde salgınlara yol açabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada huzurevinde hastalarla temas hâlinde bulunan sağlık personelinin uyuz konusunda farkındalığı ve korku düzeyi değerlendirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Zübeyde Hanım Huzurevi'nde çalışan ve geriatrik populasyonla ve/veya eşyaları ile temas halinde olan 100 personele yüz yüze olarak 3 bölümlük bir anket uygulanmıştır. İlk bölümde personelin yaşı, cinsiyeti, görevi, eğitim düzeyi gibi özellikleri kaydedilmiştir. Diğer 2 bölümde uyuz farkındalığı ve korku düzeyi anketleri uygulandı. Bulgular: Toplam 100 personelin 63'ü acil tıp teknisyeni, hasta/yaşlı bakıcı, paramedik, hemşire, stajyer hemşire, fizyoterapist; 18'i psikolog, sosyolog, sosyal hizmet uzmanı ve sosyal çalışmacı sağlık memuru, teknikeri ve teknisyeni; 19'u temizlik görevlisi ve kuaför olarak çalışıyordu. Ortalama uyuz farkındalık puanı 26,09±4,6 idi. Farkındalık düzeyi personelin %50'sinde yüksek, %48'inde orta, %2'sinde düşük idi. Ortalama uyuz korku skalası puanı 29,26±3,55 idi. Korku düzeyi personelin %15'inde yüksekti. İstatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmamakla birlikte ilkokul ve ortaokul mezunu olanlarda farkındalık puanı ve korku düzeyi hafif yüksekti. Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, genel anlamda huzurevi personelinde uyuz konusunda bilgi ve farkındalık düzeyi iyi, korku düzeyi ise düşüktü. Ancak bulaş ve korunma gibi başlıklarda özellikle eğitim düzeyi daha düşük olanların ve bazı meslek gruplarının yanıtlarında bilgi eksiklikleri mevcuttu. Uyuzun daha sık görüldüğü ve salgınlara yol açabildiği huzurevlerinde uyuzla mücadelede personelin önemi büyük olduğu için, huzurevi çalışanlarına daha ayrıntılı ek eğitimlerin gerekli ve önemli olduğu sonucuna vardık.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Uyuz; huzurevi çalışanları; farkındalık; bilgi; korku
Objective: Scabies has been a great health problem in our country throughout recent years. The disease causes epidemics particularly in overcrowded settings such as schools, geriatric care units, prisons and military wards. Here, the levels of awareness, knowledge and fear of scabies among health care staff working in a geriatric care unit have been evaluated. Material and Methods: A total of 100 subjects working in İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Zübeyde Hanım Geriatric Care Unit and in touch with the geriatric population and/or their fomites were requested to perform a questionnaire consisting of 3 main parts. The 1st part included demographic characteristics such as age, occupation in the facility, gender and education level. The other 2 parts were questionnaires of awareness and fear. Results: Sixty-three of 100 were emergency medical technicians, health caregivers, paramedics, nurses, trainee nurses, physiotherapists; 18 were psychologists, sociologists/social workers and medical officers, health technicians; 19 were cleaners and hair-dressers. The mean awareness score was 26.09±4.6. The level of awareness was high in 50%, moderate in 48% and low in 2% of the staff. The mean fear score was 29.26±3.55. The level of fear was high in 15% of the staff. Although not significant statistically, the awareness scores and the level of fear were relatively higher among subjects with lower education levels. Conclusion: In this study, the total score of awareness and knowledge was high, and the level of fear was low among our geriatric care unit staff. However there are still some unknowns especially for some subtitles such as contamination and prevention, particularly among staff with lower education levels and some occupational groups. Since the staff has an important role in struggling with scabies, which is obviously a more frequent entity, and may lead to epidemics in these units, we concluded that more detailed additional education programmes for the geriatric care unit staff are of critical importance and needed.
Keywords: Scabies; geriatric care unit staff; awareness; knowledge; fear
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