Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital
Background: The Ebola Virus disease is one of the deadliest re-emerging diseases; the 2014 outbreak has been devastating with thousands of deaths resulting in global panic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 423 under-graduate medical and nursing students from University of Mai...
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| author | Balami, Lawan Gana Ismail, Suriani Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Garba, Sani Hyedima |
| author_facet | Balami, Lawan Gana Ismail, Suriani Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Garba, Sani Hyedima |
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| description | Background: The Ebola Virus disease is one of the deadliest re-emerging diseases; the 2014 outbreak has been devastating with thousands of deaths resulting in global panic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 423 under-graduate medical and nursing students from University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital using multi-stage stratified random sampling. Data was collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using IBM-SPSS version 22. Chi-square was used for association between categorical variables while Spearman’s correlation was used for correlation between continuous variables. Multiple Logistic regressions were used to determine independent predictors of knowledge. Results: Mean knowledge score was 30.4±6.4, only 40.9% had good knowledge. Predictors of knowledge were Age (AOR=1.164, 95% CI=1.07-1.26), Field of study (AOR=4.64, 95% CI=2.33-9.23) and Year of studies (AOR=2.27, 95% CI = 1.06-4.84). Conclusions: There is still poor knowledge regarding this disease and the need for improvements. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-536412017-11-21T03:47:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53641/ Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital Balami, Lawan Gana Ismail, Suriani Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Garba, Sani Hyedima Background: The Ebola Virus disease is one of the deadliest re-emerging diseases; the 2014 outbreak has been devastating with thousands of deaths resulting in global panic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 423 under-graduate medical and nursing students from University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital using multi-stage stratified random sampling. Data was collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using IBM-SPSS version 22. Chi-square was used for association between categorical variables while Spearman’s correlation was used for correlation between continuous variables. Multiple Logistic regressions were used to determine independent predictors of knowledge. Results: Mean knowledge score was 30.4±6.4, only 40.9% had good knowledge. Predictors of knowledge were Age (AOR=1.164, 95% CI=1.07-1.26), Field of study (AOR=4.64, 95% CI=2.33-9.23) and Year of studies (AOR=2.27, 95% CI = 1.06-4.84). Conclusions: There is still poor knowledge regarding this disease and the need for improvements. Medip Academy 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53641/1/Predictors%20of%20knowledge%20regarding%20Ebola.pdf Balami, Lawan Gana and Ismail, Suriani and Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam and Garba, Sani Hyedima (2016) Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 3 (11). pp. 3123-3129. ISSN 2394-6032; ESSN: 2394-6040 http://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/111 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163922 |
| spellingShingle | Balami, Lawan Gana Ismail, Suriani Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Garba, Sani Hyedima Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title | Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title_full | Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title_short | Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital |
| title_sort | predictors of knowledge regarding ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a nigerian teaching hospital |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53641/1/Predictors%20of%20knowledge%20regarding%20Ebola.pdf |
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