title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers toward Ebola virus disease in hotspots in Khartoum and White Nile states, Sudan, 2014.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an infectious disease associated with a high fatality rate. Health care providers (HCPs) are frequently infected while treating patients with suspected or confirmed EVD. Knowledge of, attitudes toward, and practices of HCP toward EVD, especially in hot spots, is an essential element to control the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive, cross-sectional, health facility-based study, 258 HCPs were interviewed in different health facilities in hot spots in the targeted states, including district and federal hospitals and health centers, using a self-administrated questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of respondents were house officers (40.7%), followed by nurses (26.4%). The remaining respondents were registrars, medical officers, and allied health professionals. All participants had heard about EVD. There were significant differences in the knowledge of doctors and allied health care providers regarding modes of transmission and clinical manifestations. Some false information, such as airborne transmission (53.1%) and insect transmission (20.2%), was reported by respondents. The majority of respondents (81.3%) claimed that they would treat patients with suspected EVD while taking a safe approach, 83.5% said they would notify health authorities about cases of suspected EVD, and 91.1% reported not attending any training sessions about EVD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The media plays an important role in increasing awareness about EVD. Regardless, however, researchers recommend more in-service training for HCPs to increase their knowledge about EVD.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Health Sciences Research Group, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: musabnoor946@live.com.
authors.forename: Musaab M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alfaki
authors.affiliation: Academy of Health Sciences Research Group, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Alaaddin M M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.affiliation: Academy of Health Sciences Research Group, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Daffalla A'lam
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elhuda
authors.affiliation: Academy of Health Sciences Research Group, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Mohammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Egail
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D009726:Nurses; D010820:Physicians; D013397:Sudan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Ebola virus disease; Health care providers; Knowledge, attitude and practice; Sudan