knowledge, attitude and practice of academic hospital staff about h1n1 influenza

background: the preventive measures against h1n1 influenza are vitally important. the aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and performance of academic hospital staff about h1n1 influenza. methods: this study was carried out on ali-ebne-abiltaleb hospital staff in rafsanjan, iran. the data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire comprised of 38 questions on demographic (8 questions), knowledge (4 questions), attitude (9 questions) and performance (17 questions). findings: 136 staffs completed the questionnaire. knowledge of the staff was found to be acceptable. majority of them had a good attitude towards the prevention of h1n1 influenza. their performance was also assessed to be good. conclusion: having good knowledge, positive attitude and suitable performance by the staff highlights a bright perspective in prevention of h1n1 influenza. however, generalizing the results of this study to other academic hospitals needs further investigations.