Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease

Table 3

EVD knowledge of clinical variables.

Variable Frequency %

Ebola fever is a viral disease
 Yes 37393.2
 No276.8
Incubation period last from 2 to 21 days
 Yes 24761.8
 No15338.2
The reservoir is usually bats
 Yes 27067.5
 No13032.5
Infection with the organism is usually deadly
 Yes 36691.5
 No348.5
Ebola can be transmitted from person to person
 Yes 35187.8
 No4912.2
Ebola can be transmitted from animal to person
 Yes 34586.2
 No5513.8
Ebola can be transmitted from inanimate objects to person
 Yes 18746.8
 No21353.2