Attitude, Anxiety and Preventive Behaviors Towards Zika Virus among Budding Health Care Providers: An Online-Cross Sectional Survey in India

Background

Aim: To assess the attitude, anxiety and preventive behaviors towards zika virus among budding health care providers in India including first year students pursuing Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Science BSc (Nursing), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm). Materials and Methods: A total of 1300 participants were included in the study with 260 participants in each group. The questionnaire was designed in a google form and sent through WhatsApp and Mail. Snowball sampling methodology was employed in this study. The first 260 completely filled forms received from each specialty were included while the partially completed forms were excluded from the study.