Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Balami, Lawan Gana; Suriani, I; Saliluddin, Suhainizam Muhamad; Garba, Sani Hyedima

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163922

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“…This was in accordance with findings observed in two studies conducted in Lagos among HCWs which revealed that 72.5% and 98.5% respondents respectively had good knowledge of EVD [18,20]. Contrasting findings were seen in similar studies done in Ile-Ife and Maiduguri which reported low levels of good knowledge (42.3% and 40.9% respectively) among respondents [14,21]. About two-thirds of the respondents had a positive attitude towards EVD.…”

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Status of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preventive practices among Health care workers (HCWs) in Benin City: a year after disease containment in Nigeria

Onowhakpor¹,

Adam²,

Sakpa³

et al. 2018

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionEbola Virus Disease (EVD) is of great public health importance. Health care workers (HCWs) in various health care facilities especially in developing countries such as Nigeria, are particularly vulnerable to the disease. It is therefore imperative that health care workers adopt the necessary preventive practices to reduce to the barest minimum the risk of infection transmission. The study assessed the factors associated with EVD preventive practices among HCWs in a tertiary institution in Benin City, Nigeria.MethodsA total of 374 health care workers selected using a two-staged sampling technique participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were collected using structured, self-administered questionnaires and analyzed with IBM SPSS, version 21.0. Univariate and bivariate analysis were done. Level of significance was set at p < 0.05.ResultsThe mean age of respondents was 36.3 ± 8.0 years. All, 374 (100.0%) of the respondents were aware of EVD and 347 (92.8%) of respondents had good knowledge of EVD. More than half of the respondents, 228 (61.0%) and 201 (53.7%) had positive attitude towards EVD and good EVD preventive practices respectively. A higher proportion of respondents with positive attitude towards EVD were observed to have good preventive practice (p < 0.05).ConclusionKnowledge, attitude and preventive practices towards EVD among HCWs were generally good. Positive attitude towards EVD was significantly associated with good preventive practices.

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Status of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preventive practices among Health care workers (HCWs) in Benin City: a year after disease containment in Nigeria

Onowhakpor¹,

Adam²,

Sakpa³

et al. 2018

Pan Afr Med J

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“…This finding is supported by the findings of the cross sectional study conducted by Balami, Ismail, and Saliluddin & Garba Nigeria among 172 nursing students where 82% poor knowledge and 18% had good knowledge. 7 The present study shows that least number of the respondents 32% stated the correct answer about how the Ebola virus disease was named. This finding is supported by the study conducted by Etokidem et.al where 66% respondents were able to give the correct answered democratic republic of Congo.…”

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Knowledge Regarding Ebola Virus Disease among Nursing Students

Adhikari

Shrestha

Upadhyay³

2023

J. Nat. Heart Lung Soc. Nep.

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Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an acute, viral and fatal illness among humans and other primates. It can be transmitted from wild animals to human and could spread from human to human. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding Ebola Virus Disease among the nursing students. Method: A cross sectional analytical study design was conducted among the nursing students to assess the knowledge regarding Ebola Virus Disease among the nursing students of Bharatpur, Chitwan. A total of 138 nursing students were selected by using the enumerative sampling method. Data were collected by using semi structured self-administered questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS-20. Result: In the study, out of 138 respondents, majority of respondents were in age group of 21-25 years (51.4%) and while least 0.7% were in age group of 26-30years. Regarding ethnicity, highest percentage of the respondents were Brahmin/Chhetri covering 67.4%. Regarding the level of knowledge on Ebola virus disease, 77.5% had poor knowledge and 22.5% had good knowledge. There was statistically significant relationship between the level of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease and types of family (p<0.031). Conclusion: Based on the finding of the study, it is concluded that majority of the respondents had poor level of knowledge regarding Ebola Virus disease. So, the study recommends the need of effective awareness programme for the nursing students that could bring more awareness as a whole in good level.

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“…In Nigeria, recent statistics report alarming figures of hospital transmitted infections across health centers. 1,11 This exponential pattern of incidence in nosocomial infections has been attributed to poor expertise 12,13 , lack of support from government agencies 14,15 manifesting in poor compliance with SPP. 4,[12][13][14][15] To solve this problem intervention needs to be made and with urgency.…”

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Role of knowledge and attitude in determining standard precaution practices among nursing students

Balami

Suriani

Saliluddin

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Standard precaution practice (SPP) is aimed at protecting both patients and health professionals alike. The high rate of occupational hazards among health workers especially in developing countries is counterproductive and therefore requires thorough investigation and intervention. This study aims to determine the role of knowledge and attitude in determining SPP among nursing students.Methods:This research involved 172 nursing students at the teaching hospital of University of Maiduguri. Sampling was done using simple random sampling. Knowledge and attitude on towards one of the filoviruses (Ebola) including recommended SPP towards its prevention were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire after written consent. For bivariate correlation, Pearson’s correlation was used between knowledge and SPP, attitude and SPP, then knowledge and attitude. Subsequently the determinants of SPP were analyzed by multiple linear regression using SPSS (IBM Inc.) version 22. Significance level was 0.05 at 95% confidence interval.Results: The mean scores were knowledge 26.27(±6.6), attitude 80(±8.9) and SPP 61.08(±9.04). Correlation results was significant between knowledge and SPP (r=0.485, p<0.05) as well as knowledge and attitude (r=0.134, p<0.05). Knowledge of nursing students was a significant determinant of SPP (b = 0.663, 95% CI = 0.48-0.84, p<0.05).Conclusions:There is an association between knowledge and SPP despite the low level of knowledge among respondents. Improvements in the nursing program curriculum is recommended.

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Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital

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Status of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preventive practices among Health care workers (HCWs) in Benin City: a year after disease containment in Nigeria

Status of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preventive practices among Health care workers (HCWs) in Benin City: a year after disease containment in Nigeria

Knowledge Regarding Ebola Virus Disease among Nursing Students

Role of knowledge and attitude in determining standard precaution practices among nursing students

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