The Understanding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Among Medical Practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Duration
2.2. Study Population and Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Sample Size
2.4. Sampling Technique
2.5. Research Instrument Development and Piloting
2.6. Data Collection and Analysis
2.7. Statement of Consent and Ethical Consideration
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Information:
3.2. Knowledge Regarding EVD
3.3. Knowledge about Transmission and Source of Infection
3.4. Knowledge about Clinical Features of EVD
3.5. Respondents’ Opinion about the Management Strategies
3.6. Knowledge about Diagnosis of EVD
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographic Information | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 173 (42.92) |
Female | 230 (57.07) |
Age | |
25–30 years | 205 (50.86) |
31–35 years | 47 (11.66) |
36–40 years | 36 (8.93) |
41–50 years | 38 (9.42) |
51 and above | 77 (19.09) |
Organization | |
Government | 223 (55.32) |
Private | 177 (43.92) |
Designation | |
General practitioner | 89 (22.08) |
Chief medical officer | 54 (13.39) |
Head of department | 10 (2.48) |
Resident medical officer | 52 (12.90) |
Faculty | 198 (49.11) |
Experience | |
Less than 5 years | 185 (45.90) |
5–10 years | 73 (18.11) |
10–15 years | 39 (9.67) |
15–20 years | 62 (15.38) |
20 and above | 44 (10.91) |
Average number of patients per day | |
1–30 | 114 (55.3) |
31–60 | 68 (33.0) |
61–90 | 20 (9.7) |
Locality of Practice | |
Urban | 207 (51.36) |
Peri-urban | 196 (48.63) |
Demographics | Knowledge Regarding EVD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | No Knowledge | No Adequate Knowledge | Somewhat Knowledgeable | Adequate Knowledge |
Male | 15 (23.9) | 28 (21) | 78 (76.6) | 4 (4.4) |
Female | 50 (41.1) | 28 (36) | 130 (131.4) | 8 (7.6) |
Designation | ||||
General practitioner | 21 (13.3) | 10 (14.8) | 51 (56.2) | 7 (4.7) |
Chief medical officer | 5 (6) | 3 (6.6) | 29 (25.3) | 3 (2.1) |
Head of department | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 5 (6.3) | 2 (0.5) |
Resident medical officer | 5 (7.8) | 13 (8.6) | 33 (32.8) | 1 (2.7) |
Professor | 0 (1.2) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (5.1) | 0 (0.4) |
Lecturer | 4 (7.2) | 12 (8) | 32 (30.3) | 0 (2.5) |
Experience | ||||
Less than 5 years | 43 (34.3) | 32 (29.7) | 90 (97.7) | 3 (6.3) |
Between 5 to 10 years | 8 (9.8) | 10 (8.5) | 28 (27.9) | 2 (1.8) |
Between 11 to 15 years | 6 (3.5) | 3 (3) | 7 (9.9) | 1 (0.6) |
Between 16 to 20 years | 2 (7.8) | 6 (6.7) | 24 (22.1) | 5 (1.4) |
Above 20 years | 0 (4.7) | 1 (4.1) | 22 (13.4) | 0 (0.9) |
Case Management Strategies Available | No. (%) |
---|---|
Supportive treatment | 270 (66.93) |
Approved vaccine | 88 (21.83) |
Immunoglobulin | 45 (11.16) |
Personal Protection Among Health Care Workers | |
Hand hygiene | 31 (7.69) |
Personal protective equipment | 66 (16.37) |
Proper handling of sharps and needles | 25 (6.20) |
All of them | 281 (69.72) |
Personal Protective Equipment Recommended by WHO | |
Double examination gloves | 40 (9.92) |
Impermeable gown | 15 (3.72) |
Medical mask/face shield | 21 (5.21) |
Shoe covers | 2 (0.49) |
Head cover | 1 (0.24) |
All of them | 324 (80.39) |
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Shakeel, S.; Iffat, W.; Naqvi, A.A.; Ahmed, F.; Usmani, S.; Mazhar, M.; Nisar, A. The Understanding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Among Medical Practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2017, 2, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020016
Shakeel S, Iffat W, Naqvi AA, Ahmed F, Usmani S, Mazhar M, Nisar A. The Understanding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Among Medical Practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2017; 2(2):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020016
Chicago/Turabian StyleShakeel, Sadia, Wajiha Iffat, Atta Abbas Naqvi, Fouzia Ahmed, Shugufta Usmani, Manahil Mazhar, and Ayesha Nisar. 2017. "The Understanding of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Among Medical Practitioners of Karachi, Pakistan" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2, no. 2: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed2020016