title: Australian Hajj pilgrims' knowledge, attitude and perception about Ebola, November 2014 to February 2015.
abstract: Upon return from Hajj 2014, 150 Australian pilgrims were interviewed about their understanding of the Ebola epidemic. Most (89%, 134/150) knew of the epidemic before travelling and 60% (80/134) of those knew Ebola transmits through body fluids. Pilgrims who received pre-travel health advice were more conscious of Ebola (69% vs 31%, p = 0.01) and adhered better to hand hygiene after touching an ill person (68% vs 31%, p < 0.01). Mass media was the main information source (78%).
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS), The Children s Hospital at Westmead, and the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alqahtani
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wiley
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Willaby
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: BinDhim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tashani
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Heywood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Booy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003441:Crowding; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult