Table 2.

Physician’s percentage of correct responses by country of practice.

Variable	Bangladesh n = 67 (%)	India n = 61 (%)	Malaysia n = 41 (%)	Turkey n = 54 (%)	Overall n = 223 (%)
Signs and symptoms	27 (40.30)	25 (40.98)	18 (43.9)	27 (50)	97 (43.50)
Diagnostic tests	15 (22.39)	20 (32.79)	6 (14.63)	7 (12.96)	48 (21.52)
Parameters in complete blood count	6 (8.96)	14 (22.95)	26 (63.41)	6 (11.11)	52 (23.32)
Platelet count for hospital admission	19 (28.36)	20 (32.79)	11 (26.83)	13 (24.07)	63 (28.25)
Plasma leakage	10 (14.93)	11 (18.03)	3 (7.32)	3 (5.56)	27 (12.11)
Treatment option	67 (100)	60 (98.36)	40 (97.56)	34 (62.96)	201 (90.13)
Paracetamol dosage frequency	16 (23.88)	29 (47.54)	21 (51.22)	9 (16.67)	75 (33.63)
Paracetamol maximum dosage	22 (32.84)	28 (45.90)	24 (58.54)	25 (46.30)	99 (44.39)
Paracetamol adverse effects	6 (8.96)	11 (18.03)	1 (2.44)	9 (16.67)	27 (12.11)
NSAIDs, corticosteroids contraindication	66 (98.51)	55 (90.16)	40 (97.56)	26 (48.15)	187 (83.86)
Reason for NSAIDs/steroids contraindication	8 (12.12)	12 (20.34)	3 (7.32)	2 (4.44)	25 (11.21)
Initiation of IV fluid therapy	2 (2.99)	2 (3.28)	8 (19.51)	1 (1.85)	13 (5.83)
Role of IV fluid therapy	59 (88.06)	50 (81.97)	31 (75.61)	23 (42.59)	163 (73.09)
IV fluid in restoring blood pressure	33 (49.25)	33 (54.10)	21 (51.22)	20 (37.04)	107 (47.98)
Initiation of blood transfusion	10 (14.93)	9 (14.75)	4 (9.76)	8 (14.81)	31 (13.90)
Discharge criteria	34 (50.75)	34 (55.74)	10 (24.39)	37 (68.52)	115 (51.57)
Complications of dengue fever	54 (80.6)	53 (86.89)	34 (82.93)	26 (48.15)	167 (74.89)
Early signs of dengue hemorrhagic fever	21 (32.31)	27 (44.26)	17 (42.50)	15 (28.30)	80 (35.87)
Early signs of dengue shock syndrome	16 (25.00)	19 (31.15)	19 (46.34)	8 (14.81)	62 (27.80)