Knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practitioners in the fight against Ebola virus disease
| Autor: | Ibrahim Yusuf, Bernard A. Onoja, Abdullahi Y. Koki, Kabir Magaji Hamid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Hand washing medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology 030106 microbiology Immunology Medical laboratory Ebola virus epidemic health personnel medical laboratory practitioners Disease medicine.disease_cause Microbiology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Virology Quarantine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Ebola virus business.industry Transmission (medicine) Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak QR1-502 Infectious Diseases Family medicine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Virus Eradication, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2055-6640 |
| Popis: | Introduction Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was an enormous public health challenge. Nigeria was able to contain the spread of the virus with a concerted effort and an effective public health response in terms of identification of contacts, rapid laboratory diagnosis, quarantine and symptomatic treatment. We determined the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practitioners (MLPs) in this post-Ebola epidemic era. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in eight hospitals in Kano State for 6 months, between January and June 2016. It involved medical laboratory scientists (MLS), medical laboratory technicians (MLT) and medical laboratory assistants (MLA). Questionnaires were administered and analysed. Results Of the 75 participants, mean knowledge score was 5.54 (standard deviation [SD] ±1.44) while the mean attitude score was 13.72 ±2.80, and mean practice score was 3.10 ±0.80. Mean age of participants was 36.82 ± 8.07 years. There was full awareness of EVD among all 75 participants; however, many medical laboratory practitioners (52.7%) did not know EVD prevention methods. The majority (86.1%) knew the source of disease outbreak and most MLPs (66.7%) practised improper hand washing to prevent Ebola transmission. In addition, they had a negative attitude and practice towards EVD. Of 71 MLPs, 52 (73.2%) strongly disagreed that a traditional remedy was preferable in EVD treatment. Conclusion Fear of EVD among MLPs has declined. |
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