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Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Of Lassa Fever Among People
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1.2 Statement of Problem
Though some studies have reported a
fairly good knowledge of health workers about LF, many of such studies
had health care workers from highly specialized health facilities as
their respondents, with attitude to preventive measures still described
as poor (Ajayi et al.,2013). This is happening in the midst of poor
practice of universal precaution among Nigeria health workers (Kermode
et al., 2005), though practice of universal precaution had improved over
the years (Amoran and Onwube, 2013). This study assessed knowledge,
attitude and perceptionof Lassa fever among people attending primary
health care in Osun State in Southwestern Nigeria.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
The
general objective of this research work is toassess the knowledge,
attitude and perceptionof Lassa fever among people attending primary
health care in Osun State in South-western Nigeria. The specific
objectives are as follows;
To assess the knowledge of Lassa fever among people attending PHC in Osun State
To assess the attitude and perception of Lassa fever among people attending PHC in Osun State
To assess the association of knowledge, attitude and perception with socio-demographics of respondents
To identify causes, symptoms and consequences of Lassa fever in Osun State
1.4 Research Questions
The following research questions were formulated based on the objectives of this research project.
What is the level of the knowledge of Lassa fever among people attending PHC in Osun State?
What is the attitude and perception of Lassa fever among people attending PHC in Osun State?
Is there any association of knowledge, attitude and perception with socio-demographics of respondents?
What are the causes, symptoms and consequences of Lassa fever in Osun State?
1.5 Scope of Study
This
research project assessed knowledge, attitude and perceptionof Lassa
fever among people attending primary health care, using the Osun State
in South-western Nigeria. Hence this research project is limited to Osun
State in Nigeria.
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