Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards viral haemorrhagic fevers amongst healthcare workers in urban and rural public healthcare facilities in the N’zérékoré prefecture, Guinea
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manuel Raab (0000-0002-4247-9588, LMU Klinikum, corresponding author), Lisa M Pfadenhauer (0000-0001-5038-8072, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Tamba Jacques Millimouno, Michael Hoelscher (0000-0002-6937-8330, LMU Klinikum), Guenter Froeschl (0000-0003-2743-7555, LMU Klinikum) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 296-296 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-020-8433-2 |
| PMID | 32138720 |
| OpenAlex | W3010488713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Three years after the end of the Ebola epidemic, our findings suggest that public healthcare facilities in the N'zérékoré prefecture in Forest Guinea still lack essential protective equipment and some practical training in VHF suspect case detection. To minimize the risk of future VHF epidemics and improve management of outbreaks of infectious diseases in the region, current efforts to strengthen the public healthcare system in Guinea should encompass questions of supply and IPC training
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |