Sunday 7 October 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (106): Congo DR, case update, knowledge attitudes, practices

Ebola -- DR Congo
We rapidly mobilised research teams to survey Ebola-related KAP in purposively sampled groups living in Mangina (epicentre of the epidemic), Beni (30 km [18.6 mi] from the epicentre), Butembo (80 km [49.7 mi] from the epicentre), and the IDP [Internal Displaced Persons] camp of Komanda. We developed a 52-item questionnaire based on past KAP questionnaires used in Guinea and focused on several key constructs: Ebola-specific knowledge and misconceptions, effective response, prevention practices,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6076081&promed&0

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