Registered Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Climate-Sensitive Vector-Borne Diseases: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey
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Publication type:
Journal Article
Publication date:
2025-11
Journal/Series title:
Public Health Nurs
Abstract:
Research findings suggest that nurses' knowledge on climate change and vector-borne diseases was limited, especially among frontline nurses and those in Western and Northern regions of Canada. There was greater knowledge of Lyme disease compared to West Nile virus, particularly among nurses working in endemic areas. Participants did not often consider vector-borne diseases in practice and demonstrated a lack of confidence and preparedness in addressing in practice.