Awareness of health risks and communicable diseases among undergraduate maritime students

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Turkistanli T. T., SEVGİLİ C.

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HEALTH, cilt.69, sa.2, ss.142-148, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/imh.2018.0021
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-148
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: communicable diseases, food hygiene, health knowledge, awareness training, FOOD HYGIENE, SEAFARERS, SHIPS, KNOWLEDGE, BOARD, CARE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: In case of an emergency related to crew's health the first responsible person on board is the appointed officer of the ship. Sometimes these officers aren't just the only responsible person but also the only available option. Therefore, they are expected to handle various types of cases from disease outbreaks to food poisoning. However, officers on board aren't particularly trained or prepared for such extreme circumstances. Services like Telemedical Assistances may provide great help in such moments, but the first identification and contamination of various diseases might not be possible without previously acquired knowledge and awareness. This study aims to examine and discover the basic health knowledge and risk awareness of undergraduate maritime students and assess the needs for improved health training for future maritime officers.