Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards viral haemorrhagic fevers amongst healthcare workers in urban and rural public healthcare facilities in the N’zérékoré prefecture, Guinea: a cross-sectional study

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards viral haemorrhagic fevers amongst healthcare workers in urban and rural public healthcare facilities in the N’zérékoré prefecture, Guinea: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa began in Guinea’s Forest region, a region now considered to be at high risk for future epidemics of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF). Good knowledge, attitudes and practices towards VHF amongst healthcare workers in such regions are a ce...

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Main Authors: Manuel Raab, Lisa M. Pfadenhauer, Tamba Jacques Millimouno, Michael Hoelscher, Guenter Froeschl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Viral Haemorrhagic fevers
Ebola
Healthcare workers
Infection prevention and control
Knowledge attitude practice
Guinea
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8433-2

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