Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices on Ebola Virus Disease in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana
| Autor: | Seth Owusu-Agyei, Yeetey Enuameh, Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Lawrence Gyabaa Febir, Mathilda Tivura, Charles Zandoh, Obed Ernest A. Nettey, Kwaku Poku Asante, Mahama Abukari, Awurabena Q. Dadzie, Edward Apraku Anane, Francis Agbokey, Timothy Letsa, Dennis Adu-Gyasi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Ebola virus Transmission (medicine) business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Alternative medicine Outbreak Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Hygiene Environmental health Preparedness medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Health. :1465-1484 |
| ISSN: | 1949-5005 1949-4998 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/health.2016.814146 |
| Popis: | This study describes community members’ knowledge of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), their attitudes and preventive practices. A mixed methods approach was used. A random sample of 1028 community members aged 15 - 65 years was interviewed in a quantitative survey. This was complemented with a qualitative study involving 24 opinion leaders who were carefully selected. The study was conducted in Kintampo North and South districts of Ghana from August 2014 to October 2014. 83% of respondents had heard of EVD, but 62.5% did not know the duration between the time of infection and onset of clinical symptoms. The most popular symptom mentioned spontaneously was bleeding through body orifices (48.6%). Majority of respondents mentioned handshake or skin contact as a mode of transmission (57.3%) and reduced contact with bats as a means to prevent the spread of EVD (58.1%). Knowledge of transmission of body fluids such as faeces, blood or urine was low ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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