Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among a university population: A cross-sectional study

Publication date: 1 February 2017
Source:American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 45, Issue 2
Author(s): Muhammad Salman, Naureen Shehzadi, Khalid Hussain, Fahad Saleem, Muhammad Tanveer Khan, Nauman Asif, Maria Yousaf, Maham Rafique, Rushda Bedar, Sonia Tariq, Usman AbuBakar, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman
This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of a Pakistani university population (students and employees) regarding Ebola virus disease. A total of 2,200 individuals were approached and 1,647 were enrolled in the study. We observed that the vast majority of study participants (91.8%) had inadequate knowledge of Ebola virus disease (knowledge score ≤ 12). Our findings highlight the need to increase the knowledge of Ebola virus disease by using multidimensional approach involving awareness campaigns, print, electronic, and social media.



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