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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ndu, Anne C
• Kassy, Wilson C
• Ochie, Casmir N
• Arinze-Onyia, Sussan U
• Okeke, Theodora A
• Aguwa, Emmanuel N
• Okwor, Tochi J
• Chinawa, Awoere

Titel

Knowledge, Misperceptions, Preparedness, and Barriers towards Lassa Fever Control among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Institution in Enugu, Nigeria

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2019-08, Vol.30 (3), p.1151

Ort / Verlag

United States: Johns Hopkins University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Lassa fever outbreaks are common in Nigeria. The study aimed to assess knowledge, misperception, preparedness and barriers towards Lassa fever among health care workers (HCWs) in a tertiary hospital in Enugu. A descriptive cross-sectional study among 400 HCWs of a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. The study showed that 56.5% had fair knowledge while 42.0% and 1.5% had poor and good knowledge, respectively. Over 84% had good risk perception of acquiring Lassa fever while 15.8% had poor risk perception. Only 13% received training on emergency preparedness while 90.3% desired this training. Associations between occupation and knowledge were significant. Barriers to Lassa fever control were non-availability of infection control tools, lack of training on preparedness, absence of local laboratory, and non-availability of ribavirin. The study showed poor level of preparedness for Lassa fever and recommended routine training of HCWs on emergency preparedness.