Providing care and facing death: nursing during Ebola outbreaks in central Africa.
Providing care and facing death: nursing during Ebola outbreaks in central Africa.
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10.1177/1043659605278935
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2005-10-01
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Hewlett, Barry S
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Hewlett, Bonnie L;Hewlett, Barry S
很少有研究集中于描述卫生保健工作者在快速扑灭疫情期间的经历。本文考察了中非三次埃博拉出血热(EHF)暴发期间护士的看法和经验。这三起疫情发生在刚果民主共和国的Kikwit(1995年)、乌干达的古鲁(2000-2001年)和刚果共和国(2003年)。在乌干达和中华民国暴发期间，对个人和小团体进行了开放式和半结构化访谈；刚果民主共和国的数据摘自公布的资料来源。访谈中发现了三个关键主题：(A)缺乏提供护理所需的防护装备、基本设备和其他资源，特别是在疫情爆发的早期阶段；(B)家庭、同事和社区的污名化；(C)在卫生保健工作者的生命受到威胁的情况下，对护理专业的特殊承诺。
Few studies have focused on describing the experiences of health care workers during rapid killing epidemics. In this article, the views and experiences of nurses during three outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) in Central Africa are examined. These three outbreaks occurred in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, 1995); Gulu, Uganda (2000-2001); and Republic of Congo (ROC, 2003). Open-ended and semistructured interviews with individuals and small groups were conducted during the outbreaks in Uganda and ROC; data from DRC are extracted from published sources. Three key themes emerged from the interviews: (a) lack of protective gear, basic equipment, and other resources necessary to provide care, especially during the early phases of the outbreaks; (b) stigmatization by family, coworkers, and community; and (c) exceptional commitment to the nursing profession in a context where the lives of the health care workers were in jeopardy.