Knowledge level about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever among a sample of medical students in Mosul City, Iraq

Abstract

Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of medical students regarding Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Mosul city, Iraq. Materials: This cross-sectional study included 204 medical technical undergraduate students in Al- Mosul 1st & 2nd stage. We used convenient sampling. Google form ws used online and via email. Results: The study had 204 participants with mean age 19±1.09 years; the percentage of male & female and first & second stage were almost the same, 81% of them live in urban area. We found that 72% students had good knowledge about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Conclusion: Highest proportion of the study sample had good knowledge regarding Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever.