Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease
Table 4
Knowledge of EVD mode of transmission.
| Variable | Frequency | % |
| Ebola can be transmitted through saliva | | | Yes | 274 | 68.5 | No | 126 | 31.5 | Ebola can be transmitted through blood | | | Yes | 331 | 82.8 | No | 69 | 17.2 | Ebola can be transmitted through seminal/vagina fluid | | | Yes | 222 | 55.5 | No | 178 | 44.5 | Causative agent penetrates broken skin | | | Yes | 186 | 46.5 | No | 214 | 53.5 | Bodies of dead cases constitute a potential hazard | | | Yes | 300 | 75 | No | 100 | 25 | Cases cease to be infectious after the acute phase of the disease | | | Yes | 107 | 26.8 | No | 293 | 73.2 |
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