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Akpan E

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• Research Article
  Responses to Epidemic Prevention in Nigeria; Hand Hygiene Practices During and After Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak
  Author(s): Pepple N and Akpan EPepple N and Akpan E
  
  Most infections are thought to be transmitted by contact with an infected person’s body fluid, e.g., Ebola virus disease (EVD). Following the recent EVD outbreak in Nigeria, the essence of this study was to assess the responses to epidemic prevention in Nigeria by individuals and institutions; a comparative study of hand hygiene practices during and after EVD outbreak was carried out. The aim of this study was to indirectly assess the level of the nation’s preparedness to combating disease outbreak by assessing the attitude and practice of hand hygiene among the general population and institutions in Abuja–FCT, Nigeria, after the EVD outbreak and to investigate the presence of the necessary facilities and supplies required for hand hygiene in institutions (schools, banks, hospitals, hotels and NGOs working on healthcare). These institutions were observed to.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2574-0407.1000137

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