EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES RELATING TO EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Autor:	O O Kehinde, J A Nwanta, O J Awoyomi, A B Adegoke
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing Ebola virus Higher education business.industry Cross-sectional study Primary education Disease medicine.disease_cause Rating scale Multistage sampling Family medicine medicine business
Zdroj:	Journal of Natural Sciences Engineering and Technology. 15:131-150
ISSN:	2315-7461 2277-0593
DOI:	10.51406/jnset.v15i2.1706
Popis:	A cross sectional study was carried out from 1st June to 30th June, 2015, to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices related to the prevention and control of Ebola Virus Disease in Ogun State, Nigeria. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather data from 300 respondents selected by multistage sampling technique across four local governments in the state. The data collected included socio-demographics, awareness, knowledge, practices and misconceptions about EVD among the respondents. Knowledge of respondents about EVD was assessed on 20 items with a 3-points rating scale of good >14, fair 10-14 and poor
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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