Ebola virus disease - gaps in knowledge and practice among healthcare workers in Lagos.
dc.contributor.author | Oladimeji, A.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gidado, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nguku, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nwangwu, I.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Patil, N.D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Oladosu, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, A.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Waziri, N.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shuaib, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Oguntimehin, O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Musa, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nasidi, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Adewuyi, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Olayinka, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Odubanjo, O. | |
dc.contributor.author | N-FELTP Residents | |
dc.contributor.author | Poggensee, G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T05:51:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T05:51:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09 | |
dc.description | Scholarly article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective Healthcare workers (HCWs) play pivotal roles in outbreak responses. Ebola virus disease(EVD) outbreak spread to Lagos, Nigeria, in July 2014, infecting 11 HCWs (case fatality rate of 45%).This study was conducted during the outbreak to assess HCWs’ EVD-related knowledge and practices. Methods A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs across Lagos State using stratified sampling technique. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was administered to elicit respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices. A checklist assessing health facility’s level of preparedness and HCWs’ EVD-related training was employed. HCWs’ knowledge and practices were scored and classified as either good or poor. Multivariate analysis was performed with confidence interval set at 95%. Results A total of 112 health facilities with 637 HCWs were recruited. Mean age of respondents was 40.1+/-10.9 years. Overall, 72.5% had good knowledge; doctors knew most. However, only4.6% of HCWs reported good practices. 16.6% reported having been trained in identifying suspected EVD patient(s); 12.2% had a triaging area for febrile patients in their facilities. Higher proportions of HCWs with good knowledge and training reported good practices. HCWs with EVD-related training were three times more likely to adopt good practices. Conclusion Lagos State HCWs had good knowledge of EVD without a corresponding level of good practices. Training was a predictor of good practices | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Oladimeji AM, Gidado S, Nguku P, Nwangwu IG, Patil ND, Oladosu F, Roberts AA, Waziri NE, Shuaib F, Oguntimehin O, Musa E, Nasidi A, Adewuyi P, Olayinka A, Odubanjo O; N-FELTP Residents, Poggensee G. Ebola virus disease - gaps in knowledge and practice among healthcare workers in Lagos. Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Sep; 20(9):1162-1170. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12528. Epub 2015 Jun 1. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12528 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12528 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10691 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley Online Library | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Trop Med Int Health;20 (9) | |
dc.subject | Ebola virus disease | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare workers | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection control | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE | en_US |
dc.title | Ebola virus disease - gaps in knowledge and practice among healthcare workers in Lagos. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |