Health Workers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices to Reporting of Notifiable Diseases

Abstract

Disease surveillance on notifiable diseases under the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) is the country’s current system to prevent, detect and control epidemics. The study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude, and practices in reporting of notifiable diseases among health workers in the Province of Misamis Oriental. Specifically this study aimed to determine the respondents profile; identify their knowledge in notifying diseases; to assess attitude and practices on reporting of notifiable diseases and to determine the significant relationship between the health workers profile on knowledge, attitude and practices in reporting on notifiable diseases. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a total of 50 respondents using a modified questionnaire. Data showed that respondents are male nurses majority of whom are Roman Catholic with middle adult age, less than 10 years of service as health worker and with average level of knowledge on notifiable diseases reporting and identification process. Pearson correlation results showed that among the 3 variables; knowledge, attitude and practices, a significant relationship in practices was determined among health workers in terms of years in practice as being influenced in the reporting of notifiable disease. Modification of the health workers behavior, establishment of reward system and delegation of responsibilities would contribute in improvement of the reporting of notifiable disease. Keywords : Health workers, Notifiable Disease Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance & Response (PIDSR), Epidemics, Surveillance