Readiness to manage Ebola Virus Disease among emergency healthcare workers in Uganda: a nationwide multicenter survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging infectious diseases like the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) pose significant global public health threats. Uganda has experienced multiple EVD outbreaks, the latest occurring in 2022. Frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk, yet there is insufficient evidence of existing knowledge of EVD of these HCWs. We aimed to assess the readiness of Uganda's emergency HCWs to manage EVD and identify their training needs to inform targeted capacity-building interventions for future outbreaks.

Methods

This multicentre nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2023 among HCWs providing emergency care in 14 secondary and tertiary hospitals across Uganda. Participants were consecutively recruited using the probability-proportional-

SUBMITTER: Olum R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515745 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature