Knowledge of Ebola virus disease among a university population: A cross-sectional study

Salman M 1 , Shehzadi N 2 , Hussain K 3 , Saleem F 4 , Khan MT 5 , Asif N 3 Show all authors , Yousaf M 3 , Rafique M 3 , Bedar R 3 , Tariq S 3 , AbuBakar U 6 , Syed Sulaiman SA 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan; Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: msk5012@gmail.com
  • 2 Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan; Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of the Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 3 Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 4 Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Baluchistan, Quetta, Pakistan
  • 5 Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of the Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 6 Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Am J Infect Control, 2017 Feb 01;45(2):e23-e25.
PMID: 28159068 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.019

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of a Pakistani university population (students and employees) regarding Ebola virus disease. A total of 2,200 individuals were approached and 1,647 were enrolled in the study. We observed that the vast majority of study participants (91.8%) had inadequate knowledge of Ebola virus disease (knowledge score ≤ 12). Our findings highlight the need to increase the knowledge of Ebola virus disease by using multidimensional approach involving awareness campaigns, print, electronic, and social media.

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