Misconceptions about Ebola seriously affect the prevention efforts: KAP related to Ebola prevention and treatment in Kouroussa Prefecture, Guinea.
Misconceptions about Ebola seriously affect the prevention efforts: KAP related to Ebola prevention and treatment in Kouroussa Prefecture, Guinea.
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10.11694/pamj.supp.2015.22.1.6269
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2015
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Conde A
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Buli BG;Mayigane LN;Oketta JF;Soumouk A;Sandouno TE;Camara B;Toure MS;Conde A
几内亚是该地区第三个受影响最严重的国家，截至2015年1月11日，塞拉利昂和利比里亚分别有2，806例和1，814例死亡。本KAP研究于2014年12月15日至2015年1月15日在几内亚Kankan地区Kouroussa的三个县进行。开展这项活动的总体目标是审查库鲁萨省公众对埃博拉预防和护理的知识、态度和做法。采用横断面研究设计收集定量数据，以检查与埃博拉病毒相关的知识，态度和做法。结构化问卷由经过培训的数据收集者在来自世界卫生组织和非洲联盟的医生和流行病学家的监督下进行。数据收集自358名个体（93%的应答率），并在STATA 13中进行分析，同时使用表格和图表显示结果。超过96%的受访者听说过埃博拉病毒，而只有76.2%的人认为库鲁萨存在这种疾病。避免身体接触，包括握手和体液接触，以及对埃博拉患者的早期治疗是两种经常提到的重要预防方法（96.8%和93.9%）。只有35.7%的受访者对埃博拉病毒有全面的了解（正确接受三种预防方法（85%）和拒绝误解（55.7%））。对传播方式和预防方法的高度了解并没有积极影响对埃博拉病毒的全面了解。相比之下，人们对埃博拉病毒普遍存在高度误解，这是造成全面知识不足的原因。
Guinea is the third hardest hit country in the region with 2,806 cases and 1,814 deaths as of January 11, 2015 after Sierra Leone and Liberia respectively. This KAP study was conducted in three sub-prefectures of Kouroussa in the Kankan region of Guinea from 15 December 2014 to 15 January 2015. It was conducted with the general objective of examining the knowledge, attitude and practice related to Ebola prevention and care among the public of Kouroussa Prefecture. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect quantitative data to examine knowledge, attitude and practice related to Ebola. Structured questionnaire was administered by trained data collectors who were supervised by doctors and epidemiologists from WHO and Africa Union. Data were collected from 358 individuals (93% response rate) and analyzed in STATA 13 while tables and graphs are used to display results. Over 96% of the respondents have ever heard about Ebola while only 76.2% believed the disease existed in Kouroussa. Avoiding physical contacts including hand shaking and contacts with body fluids, and early treatment of persons sick from Ebola were the two important prevention methods frequently mentioned (96.8% and 93.9%). Only 35.7% of respondents were found to have comprehensive knowledge about Ebola (composite of correctly accepting three methods of prevention (85%) and rejecting misconceptions (55.7%)). The high level of knowledge about modes of transmission and prevention methods has not positively affected the level of comprehensive knowledge about Ebola. In contrast, the prevailing high level of misconceptions surrounding Ebola was found to be responsible for a low comprehensive knowledge.