title: Korean infection control nurses' knowledge and awareness of infection control against Ebola virus disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the level of knowledge and awareness of Ebola virus disease infection control among infection control nurses and to identify a correlation between these factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data were collected from 125 infection control nurses by using a self-report questionnaire. The data were collected on sociodemographic and hospital characteristics, as well as the level of knowledge and awareness of Ebola virus disease infection control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The respondents' mean level of knowledge (correct-answer rate) was 87.7% and their mean level of awareness was 3.86 (1 = "not important at all" to 4 = "very important"). Knowledge of Ebola virus disease infection control was significantly higher among those nurses who had received some Ebola virus disease education. There was a significant positive correlation between the level of knowledge and the level of awareness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development of effective education and training systems is necessary to improve infection control nurses' knowledge and awareness of Ebola virus disease infection control. Moreover, each hospital should build effective and systematic Ebola virus disease infection control strategies.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Ebola; infection control; nurse