Knowledge, attitude, and practice among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria

Knowledge, attitude, and practice among healthcare workers towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a global pandemic. Healthcare workers' (HCWs) role in patient management is predisposing and can serve as means of hospitals and community transmission. This study evaluated HCWs' knowledge, attitude, and...

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Main Authors:	Francis Enenche Ejeh, Adamu Saleh Saidu, Samuel Owoicho, Nanven Abraham Maurice, Solomon Jauro, Laura Madukaji, Kenneth O. Okon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:	Heliyon
Subjects:	Clinical research Epidemiology Infectious disease Microbiology Public health Health profession
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020324002

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