Knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practitioners in the fight against Ebola virus disease

Hamid, Kabir Magaji; Yusuf, Ibrahim; Onoja, Anyebe Bernard; Koki, Abdullahi Y.

doi:10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30233-8

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“…Now that the local outbreak is well under control in China, the focus of prevention and control has shifted to continuing to guard against the dual risk of sporadic local dissemination of cases and imported cases from abroad. Early prevention is the key to control infectious diseases, www.nature.com/scientificreports/ and good health literacy of individual residents is an important guarantee to achieve early prevention 25,26 . Various efforts such as health education and health management have a positive contribution to the control of the COVID-19 epidemic, the mitigation of public panic and the orderly resumption of work, production and school 27,28 .…”

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Health literacy affected the residents’ knowledge, attitude, practice for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Shanxi Province, China

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Jiang

Wang

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Multistage stratified random sampling was used to explore the relationship of health literacy with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in residents aged 15–69 years old in Shanxi Province. The questionnaire, which was issued by the Chinese Center for Health Education, consisted of a health literacy questionnaire and a COVID-19 prevention and control KAP questionnaire. According to the national unified scoring method, the participants were divided into two groups: those who with adequate health literacy and those who with inadequate health literacy. The results of the answer to each KAP question were compared between the two groups by Chi-square test or Wilcoxon rank sum test. Binary logistic regression was used to control confounding effects of socio-demographic characteristics to draw relatively reliable conclusions. A total of 2700 questionnaires were distributed, and 2686 valid questionnaires were returned, with an efficiency rate of 99.5%. Health literacy qualified was identified for 18.32% (492/2686) in Shanxi Province. Compared with the inadequate health literacy group, people with adequate health literacy had a higher corrected answer rate in 11 knowledge-related questions (all P < 0.001); showed more positive answer to each attitude-related question in the three aspects, namely, responsibility for the prevention and control of infectious disease transmission, evaluation for COVID-19-related information release and reporting, and evaluation for the government’s COVID-19 prevention and control results (all P < 0.001); and acted more actively in the practice concerning appropriate self-prevention and control behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak (all P < 0.001). Logistic regression analyses confirmed that with adequate health literacy played a positive role in each of the contents of COVID-19 prevention and control KAP (ORs were between 1.475 and 4.862, all P < 0.001). Health literacy is closely related to COVID-19 prevention and control KAP in the general population of Shanxi Province. People with high score of health literacy were generally better able to grasp COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge, have more positive attitudes toward prevention and control, and perform better prevention and control behaviors. Promoting residents’ health literacy by targeted health education can play an important and positive role in dealing with the threat of major infectious diseases outbreaks.

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Health literacy affected the residents’ knowledge, attitude, practice for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Shanxi Province, China

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Jiang

Wang

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“…It was rst described in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50% and the case fatality rates have varied from 40% to 90% in past outbreaks (Gupta et al, 2021;Hamid et al, 2018;World Health Organization, 2021b). Originally transmitted to humans from wild animals, the spread of EVD is driven by human-to-human transmissions (WHO, 2018).…”

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Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Ebola Virus Disease: A Multi-Site Mixed Methods Survey on Preparedness in Rwanda

Karuhije

Nkeshimana

Zakham

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Background: The overall goal of this survey was to understand the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) - related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Rwanda. Methods: This cross-sectional mixed-methods survey was conducted in five selected districts: Rusizi, Karongi, Rubavu, Burera and Gasabo. Quantitative data was collected from 1,010 participants using a structured questionnaire and Kobo Collect. Qualitative data was collected from 98 participants through Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussion using a semi structured interview guide. Results: Among the 1,010 surveyed respondents, 56% were male, 70.3% were married, and 50% had primary education. An important finding was the high level of Ebola awareness and knowledge in all the five districts, with 99.6% reporting having previously heard of Ebola, which indicates previous awareness-raising efforts were successful. More than 54% of respondents indicated that Ebola is caused by a virus which originates from wild animal animals (42.1%). Furthermore, fever (85%), bleeding (87.7), and vomiting (40.2%) were cited as the primary signs and symptoms for Ebola. Most of the respondents were knowledgeable regarding prevention measures for Ebola. Despite this, 80% of the survey respondents had not received formal training or health education on Ebola. Many respondents (90%) believe that the country is at risk of an EVD outbreak and about 87.8% think that they are personally at risk of contracting Ebola. Most respondents reported adopting habits that included avoiding physical contact with the patients and reducing unnecessary movements/travel throughout the Ebola-affected regions. Additionally, most respondents (97.2%) believed that it is important to be vaccinated to prevent Ebola, and around 93.3% were ready and willing to get vaccinated once the EVD vaccine is available. While the radio is the preferred source for Ebola-related information, the most trusted sources are the ministry of health and governmental institutions, such as the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. Conclusion: Our results show that there was high EVD-related knowledge and awareness among the general population in Rwanda. However, for strong public health awareness, preparedness, and protection, there is a need to implement public sensitization programmes that address EVD-related misconceptions and discriminatory attitudes toward EVD patients.

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“…The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50% and the case fatality rates have varied from 40% to 90% in past outbreaks (Gupta et al, 2021;Hamid et al, 2018;World Health Organization, 2021b). Originally transmitted to humans from wild animals, the spread of EVD is driven by human-to-human transmissions (WHO, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It was first described in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50% and the case fatality rates have varied from 40% to 90% in past outbreaks (Gupta et al, 2021; Hamid et al, 2018; World Health Organization, 2021b). Originally transmitted to humans from wild animals, the spread of EVD is driven by human-to-human transmissions (WHO, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Ebola Virus Disease: A Multi-Site Mixed Methods Survey on Preparedness in Rwanda

Karuhije

Nkeshimana

Zakham

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background: The overall goal of this survey was to understand the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) -related knowledge, attitudes, and practices at individual, inter-personal, institutional, and societal levels in Rwanda. Methodology: This cross-sectional mixed-methods survey was conducted in five selected districts: Rusizi, Karongi, Rubavu, Burera and Gasabo. Quantitative data was collected from 1,010 participants using a structured questionnaire and Kobo Collect. Qualitative data was collected from 98 participants through Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussion using a semi structured interview guide. Key Findings: Among the 1,010 surveyed respondents, 56% were male, 70.3% were married, and 50% had primary education. An important finding was the high level of Ebola awareness and knowledge in all the five districts, with 99.6% reporting having previously heard of Ebola, which indicates previous awareness-raising efforts were successful. More than 54% of respondents indicated that Ebola is caused by a virus which originates from wild animal animals (42.1%). Furthermore, fever (85%), bleeding (87.7), and vomiting (40.2%) were cited as the primary signs and symptoms for Ebola. Most of the respondents were knowledgeable regarding prevention measures for Ebola. Despite this, 80% of the survey respondents had not received formal training or health education on Ebola. Most respondents (78.2%) reported having a positive attitude towards EVD survivors. Many respondents (90%) believe that the country is at risk of an EVD outbreak and about 87.8% think that they are personally at risk of contracting Ebola. Most respondents reported adopting habits that included avoiding physical contact with the patients and reducing unnecessary movements/travel throughout the Ebola-affected regions. At the community level, participants state that they participate in the sharing of Ebola-related information and reporting suspected cases to relevant authorities. Additionally, many participants know the necessary emergency contact number (114) for assistance and reporting of EVD-related information. Most respondents (97.2%) believed that it is important to be vaccinated to prevent Ebola, and around 93.3% are ready/willing to be vaccinated once the EVD vaccine is available. While the radio is the preferred source for Ebola-related information, the most trusted sources are the ministry of health and governmental institutions, such as the Rwanda Biomedical Centre. Conclusion: Our results show that there was high EVD-related knowledge and awareness among the general population in Rwanda. However, for strong public health awareness, preparedness, and protection, there is a need to implement public sensitization programmes that address EVD-related misconceptions and discriminatory attitudes toward EVD patients.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of medical laboratory practitioners in the fight against Ebola virus disease

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Health literacy affected the residents’ knowledge, attitude, practice for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Shanxi Province, China

Health literacy affected the residents’ knowledge, attitude, practice for prevention and control of COVID-19 in Shanxi Province, China

Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Ebola Virus Disease: A Multi-Site Mixed Methods Survey on Preparedness in Rwanda

Understanding Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Ebola Virus Disease: A Multi-Site Mixed Methods Survey on Preparedness in Rwanda

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