Predictors of knowledge regarding Ebola virus disease among medical and nursing students in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Authors

  • Lawan Gana Balami Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Suriani Ismail Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Suhainizam Muhamad Saliluddin Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Sani Hyedima Garba Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163922

Keywords:

Ebola, Predictors, Knowledge, Medical and nursing students, Nigeria

Abstract

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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2016-12-22

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Balami, L. G., Ismail, S., Saliluddin, S. M., & Garba, S. H. (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), 3123–3129. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163922

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