Etokidem Aniekan J, Ago Boniface U, Mgbekem Mary, Etim Affiong, Usoroh Eno, Isika Anastasia
Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Afr Health Sci. 2018 Mar;18(1):55-65. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v18i1.9.
Ebola virus disease has a high case fatality rate. Health care providers have a key role to play in its management and prevention.
The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Ebola virus disease (EVD) among students of Nursing in the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A semi-structured,self-administered questionnaire was administered to 178 nursing students. The respondents were selected using systematic random sampling.
Lecturers were the commonest source of information regarding EVD as reported by 84.5% of the respondents followed by television (76.3%). Nearly 27% of respondents indicated that the fear of EVD had dampened their interest and enthusiasm in the nursing profession. Nearly 12 % indicated that they would not take part as theatre nurses in the surgical operation of a patient who had been certified cured of EVD. A similar proportion indicated their unwillingness to attend to a woman in labour even if she had been certified cured of EVD.
Majority of the students were knowledgeable about EVD. Although majority of them had favorable attitude towards EVD patients, there was evidence of stigmatizing and discriminatory attitude that needs to be addressed.
埃博拉病毒病的病死率很高。医护人员在其管理和预防中发挥着关键作用。
本研究旨在确定尼日利亚卡拉巴尔大学护理专业学生对埃博拉病毒病（EVD）的知识、态度和实践情况。
这是一项描述性横断面研究。采用系统随机抽样法选取178名护理专业学生，并向他们发放了一份半结构化的自填式问卷。
84.5%的受访者表示，讲师是他们获取埃博拉病毒病信息的最常见来源，其次是电视（76.3%）。近27%的受访者表示，对埃博拉病毒病的恐惧削弱了他们对护理专业的兴趣和热情。近12%的受访者表示，即使患者已被证明治愈了埃博拉病毒病，他们也不会作为手术室护士参与其手术。同样比例的受访者表示，即使一名产妇已被证明治愈了埃博拉病毒病，他们也不愿意为其接生。
大多数学生对埃博拉病毒病有一定了解。虽然他们中的大多数人对埃博拉病毒病患者持积极态度，但仍存在污名化和歧视性态度，需要加以解决。
