A multi-site assessment of knowledge of Ebola virus disease among health workers in south-west Nigeria
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2017
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College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo.
Abstract
Objective: Nigeria may have been certified free from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the World Health
Organization, but not without its aftermath on many, especially among health workers who came in
contact with the infected during the West African outbreak in 2014.This study was conducted among
health workers in three tertiary hospitals in South-West Nigeria. It aimed at assessing their knowledge of
EVD in a bid to forestall future contagion from patients.
Method: 600 consenting participants selected through two-stage sampling method were involved in the
study. Primary data was retrieved through self-administered questionnaire.
Results: Majority (84.0%) of the participants knew that EVD can be contacted through blood and bodily
fluid of an infected person, (78.0%) knew that EVD can be prevented by avoiding contact with an infected
person, while (76.0%) identified bleeding from orifices as one of the signs of EVD. However, (6.0%) of
the participants did not know how EVD can be prevented.
Conclusion: Result showed that participants have average knowledge of EVD and therefore, are not
adequately informed of EVD. The study recommended wider dissemination of adequate information on
EVD among health workers in tertiary hospitals to forestall future contagion of the infection from patients.
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Knowledge, EVD, Contagion, Outbreak, Prevention, Bleeding
Citation
Joseph, A. O., Muhammed, A. Y., Raji, A., Atolagbe, E., Joseph, A. & Kadiri, K. (2017): A multi-site assessment of knowledge of Ebola virus disease among health workers in south-west Nigeria. Research Journal of Health Sciences. 5(3); 159-166, Published by College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo.