Background: Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever found predominantly in West Africa with the potential to cause approximately 5,000 deaths per year. However, good knowledge of the disease may reduce the infection rate. The study assessed the knowledge of Lassa fever and its...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/39904
Human resources are the heartbeat of health service delivery. The health workforce determines health outputs and outcomes, drives health system performance etcetera. Shortages of health workforce are widespread and supply of healthcare professionals and other service providers ar...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/38719
Introduction: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an acute haemorrhagic fever. It is also a zoonotic disease which has posed a serious public health problem in the West African Sub-Region. The study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge and attitude towards EVD among Seconda...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/33966
Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and non-human primates (such as Monkeys, Gorillas and Chimpanzees). Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara, Sudan and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. No cases of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30886
Background: Food handlers have an important role to play in food businesses and that is to guarantee that meals served are hygienic for consumption. Conscious or inadvertent contamination of such food places consumers at risk of suffering food-borne illnesses. The aim of this stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/45605
Background: Effective vaccination communication with parents is critical in efforts to overcome barriers to childhood vaccination, tackle vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccination coverage. Health workers should be able to provide information to caregivers and support them in dec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i329754