title: Ebola Knowledge and Attitudes Among Pediatric Providers Before the First Diagnosed Case in the United States.
abstract: The 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak triggered concerns about health-care worker (HCW) readiness. Two hundred and forty-five HCWs at a children's hospital were surveyed. Knowledge scores were lower for nurses than physicians (50-61%, P = 0.001). Despite HCWs lacking Ebola virus disease knowledge, their perceived lack of institutional preparedness and their own lack of training, most HCWs wanted to believe that they would be safe and were willing to provide care.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Infectious Diseases, †Emergency Medicine, and ‡The Dan L. Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Heather Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Highsmith
authors.forename: Andrea T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guffey
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Minard
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000523:psychology*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology