Ebola virus disease: awareness among junior doctors in England

B Fazekas; J Fazekas; M Moledina; B Fazekas; K Karolyhazy

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2015.03.007

Ebola virus disease: awareness among junior doctors in England

J Hosp Infect. 2015 Jul;90(3):260-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.03.007. Epub 2015 Apr 11.

Authors

B Fazekas¹, J Fazekas², M Moledina³, B Fazekas⁴, K Karolyhazy⁵

Affiliations

¹ Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: balazsfazekas@hotmail.com.
² St George's, University of London, London, UK.
³ Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁴ University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁵ Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

PMID: 25933917
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.03.007

Abstract

The current Ebola virus epidemic continues to pose a threat to the UK. Junior clinicians are often at the frontline of medical care in hospitals and their awareness of the clinical features and management of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) may significantly influence the timely implementation of infection control measures. In view of this, we carried out a cross-sectional survey of 119 junior doctors across four different hospitals in England in order to assess their level of knowledge of EVD. We demonstrate that there is currently a deficiency of knowledge about critical aspects of EVD in this population.

Keywords: Awareness; Ebola; England; Junior doctors.

MeSH terms

Awareness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Ebolavirus / isolation & purification*
England / epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Medical Staff, Hospital / education*
Surveys and Questionnaires