An interventional program for nursing staff on selected mass gathering XXXX at Hajj.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity6766 @entity344 @entity693 @entity1576 @entity272 @entity779 @entity166
This work improved military nursing staff knowledge on selected mass gathering @entity166 at Hajj. The results showed that only (20%) of the participating nurses attended training program about health hazard during pilgrim. But only (40.0%) of them found the training programs were specific to nurses. Majority found the program useful (70.0%), and the average duration of this training program in weeks was 3.5+1.1. There was significant improvement P = < 0.001, of correct knowledge about @entity693 regarding causes, organisms, mode of spread, @entity1 at risk, transmission, prevention and treatment, the highest improvement was in causes of @entity693 the lowest was in adult vaccination. 25% of @entity1 had adequate knowledge (> 60% from total score) in pre-test 93% in post-test 72% after 3 month with significant difference among tests regarding adequate knowledge. There was significant improvement of correct knowledge P = <0.001 about seasonal influenza and @entity1576 during pilgrim, the highest improvement was in influenza vaccine strains the lowest was in antiviral drugs. 23% of nurses had adequate knowledge (> 60% from total score) in pre-test 94% in post-test 66% after 3 month with significant difference among tests regarding adequate knowledge. There was significant improvement P = < 0.001 of correct knowledge about @entity344 and @entity6766 during pilgrim among nurses at military hospital, the highest improvement was in risk factors of @entity6766 the lowest was in what GE @entity1 should do. 22% of @entity1 had adequate knowledge (> 60% from total score) in pre-test 91% in post-test 58% after 3 month with significant difference among tests regarding adequate knowledge. There was significant improvement P = < 0.001 of correct knowledge about heat exhaustion during pilgrim among nurses at military hospital, the highest improvement was in non-communicable diseases the lowest was in sun @entity64 prevention. 27% of @entity1 had adequate knowledge (> 60% from total score) in the pre-test 94% in the post-test 74% after 3 month with significant difference among pre, post and FU regarding adequate knowledge. Also, there were significant improvement P = < 0.001 of correct knowledge about @entity101 , @entity779 , @entity272 _ others diseases during pilgrim among nurses at military hospital, the highest improvement was in @entity272 prevention the lowest was in first aid bag. 28% of @entity1 had adequate knowledge (> 60% from total score) in the pre-test 92% in the post-test 61% after 3 month with significant difference among pre, post and FU regarding adequate knowledge. There was a significant difference between total knowledge score according to education, and work experience (P > 0.05). in the pre, post and after 3 month in age and in all intervention time in department the highest was ICU then ward then operation room.
