Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Ebola Virus Disease in Erbil City Hospitals
| Autor: | Mosleh Saber Kareem, Sarhang Qadir Ibrahim, Dara Abdulla Al-Banna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Zdroj: | Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences. 7:44-49 |
| ISSN: | 2521-8638 2223-4055 |
| DOI: | 10.36321/kjns.vi20171.2296 |
| Popis: | Objective: The study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge concerning Ebola Virus Disease at governmental hospitals. Methodology: Quantitative, A cross-sectional study was conducted with all nurses (40 nurses) in hospitals of Erbil City in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from November 2014 to April 2015. A questionnaire contained of two parts, part one include socio-demographic characteristics of nurses, and part two including questions about knowledge of nurses concerning Ebola Virus Disease. The data were analyzed through the SPSS software V.20 application, descriptive data analysis was done through frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Results: The study results show that most of the study samples were at age group between 24-34 years old, male, married, graduated from nursing institutes from rural area. The highest percentage of the level of experience was between 3-8 years. Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the study sample had middle level of knowledge concerning Ebola Virus Disease. Recommendations: The study recommends preparation of educational programs for all nurses in Erbil City Hospitals. |
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