TY - JOUR
T1 - Physician's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, and highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infections of humans in Indonesia
AU - Mangiri, Amalya
AU - Iuliano, A. Danielle
AU - Wahyuningrum, Yunita
AU - Praptiningsih, Catharina Y.
AU - Lafond, Kathryn E.
AU - Storms, Aaron D.
AU - Samaan, Gina
AU - Ariawan, Iwan
AU - Soeharno, Nugroho
AU - Kreslake, Jennifer M.
AU - Storey, J. Douglas
AU - Uyeki, Timothy M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Center for Health Research, Universitas Indonesia, for the contribution in data collection and study coordination, and Kendra Chittenden for contributions to the study implementation. This work was supported by the United States Agency for International Development, under the auspices of the Strategies Against Flu Emergence (SAFE) project, managed by Development Associates International (DAI).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Indonesia has reported highest number of fatal human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus infection worldwide since 2005. There are limited data available on seasonal and pandemic influenza in Indonesia. During 2012, we conducted a survey of clinicians in two districts in western Java, Indonesia, to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of clinical diagnosis, testing, and treatment of patients with seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, or HPAI H5N1 virus infections. Overall, a very low percentage of physician participants reported ever diagnosing hospitalized patients with seasonal, pandemic, or HPAI H5N1 influenza. Use of influenza testing was low in outpatients and hospitalized patients, and use of antiviral treatment was very low for clinically diagnosed influenza patients. Further research is needed to explore health system barriers for influenza diagnostic testing and availability of antivirals for treatment of influenza in Indonesia.
AB - Indonesia has reported highest number of fatal human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus infection worldwide since 2005. There are limited data available on seasonal and pandemic influenza in Indonesia. During 2012, we conducted a survey of clinicians in two districts in western Java, Indonesia, to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of clinical diagnosis, testing, and treatment of patients with seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza, or HPAI H5N1 virus infections. Overall, a very low percentage of physician participants reported ever diagnosing hospitalized patients with seasonal, pandemic, or HPAI H5N1 influenza. Use of influenza testing was low in outpatients and hospitalized patients, and use of antiviral treatment was very low for clinically diagnosed influenza patients. Further research is needed to explore health system barriers for influenza diagnostic testing and availability of antivirals for treatment of influenza in Indonesia.
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U2 - 10.1111/irv.12428
DO - 10.1111/irv.12428
M3 - Article
C2 - 27554302
AN - SCOPUS:84995960356
SN - 1750-2640
VL - 11
SP - 93
EP - 99
JO - Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses
JF - Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses
IS - 1
ER -