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Ebola virus disease: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students of a Nigerian University
Background: Ebola virus disease has a high case fatality rate. Health care providers have a key role to play in its management and prevention.Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Ebola virus disease (EVD) among students of Nursing in the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A semi-structured,self-administered questionnaire was administered to 178 nursing students. The respondents were selected using systematic random sampling.Results: Lecturers were the commonest source of information regarding EVD as reported by 84.5% of the respondents followed by television (76.3%). Nearly 27% of respondents indicated that the fear of EVD had dampened their interest and enthusiasm in the nursing profession. Nearly 12 % indicated that they would not take part as theatre nurses in the surgical operation of a patient who had been certified cured of EVD. A similar proportion indicated their unwillingness to attend to a woman in labour even if she had been certified cured of EVD.Conclusion: Majority of the students were knowledgeable about EVD. Although majority of them had favorable attitude towards EVD patients, there was evidence of stigmatizing and discriminatory attitude that needs to be addressed.Keywords: Ebola, infection, virus, disease, haemorrhagic, fever, Nigeria
Ebola virus disease: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students of a Nigerian University
Background: Ebola virus disease has a high case fatality rate. Health
care providers have a key role to play in its management and
prevention. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the
knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Ebola virus disease (EVD)
among students of Nursing in the University of Calabar, Calabar,
Nigeria. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A
semi-structured,self-administered questionnaire was administered to 178
nursing students. The respondents were selected using systematic random
sampling. Results: Lecturers were the commonest source of information
regarding EVD as reported by 84.5% of the respondents followed by
television (76.3%). Nearly 27% of respondents indicated that the fear
of EVD had dampened their interest and enthusiasm in the nursing
profession. Nearly 12 % indicated that they would not take part as
theatre nurses in the surgical operation of a patient who had been
certified cured of EVD. A similar proportion indicated their
unwillingness to attend to a woman in labour even if she had been
certified cured of EVD. Conclusion: Majority of the students were
knowledgeable about EVD. Although majority of them had favorable
attitude towards EVD patients, there was evidence of stigmatizing and
discriminatory attitude that needs to be addressed