Table 5.
Responses to Receiving Bioterrorism Education in the Future
| No. | Statement | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Recognition of an illness or injury in humans as potentially resulting from exposure to a bioterrorism agent. | 818 (83.9) |
| 2. | Safety measures to be taken by a public health responder in a bioterrorism event, including the use of protective equipment. | 794 (81.4) |
| 3. | KFMC laws and statutes relating to public health measures. | 771 (81.5) |
| 4. | Basic education regarding biological incidents. | 767 (80.3) |
| 5. | How the public health system works in Saudi Arabia. | 757 (78.1) |
| 6. | Isolation and decontamination procedures | 749 (79.9) |
| 7. | Disease investigation and reporting/epidemiologic methods | 748 (77.9) |
| 8. | Surveillance (including syndromic surveillance) for a bioterrorism agent. | 748 (79.2) |
| 9. | Who to call if a bioterrorism event is suspected. | 728 (77.9) |
| 10. | How to access clinical information about bioterrorism. | 716 (76.7) |
| 11. | Laboratory diagnosis of a bioterrorism agent. | 696 (73.8) |
Because of missing data in responses, items have various denominators
The questions have been ordered from the most to the least correct answers