Table 3.
Health professionals’ beliefs towards Ebola virus infection (N=211).
| Questions | Profession | Total, N (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors (N=99) N (%) | Allied health professionals (N=112) N (%) | ||||
| Beliefs | |||||
| Ebola is a punishment from God? | 0.132 | ||||
| True | 20 (20.20) | 39 (34.82) | 59 (27.97) | 2.265 (0.782-6.654) | |
| False° | 79 (79.80) | 73 (65.18) | 152 (72.03) | 1 | |
| Ebola is due to government failure | 0.042* | ||||
| True | 36 (36.36) | 45 (40.18) | 81 (38.39) | 0.429 (0.190-0.968) | |
| False° | 63 (63.64) | 67 (59.82) | 130 (61.61) | 1 | |
| There is a cure for Ebola | 0.067 | ||||
| True | 40 (40.40) | 72 (64.29) | 112 (53.08) | 1.345 (0.609-2.968) | |
| False° | 59 (59.60) | 40 (35.71) | 99 (46.92) | 1 | |
| Ethiopia can control Ebola epidemics at this moment | 0.072 | ||||
| True° | 24 (24.24) | 47 (41.96) | 71 (33.65) | 1.286 (0.580-2.853) | |
| False | 75 (75.76) | 65 (58.04) | 140 (66.35) | 1 | |
| Ebola patients need more intensive care | 0.274 | ||||
| True° | 88 (88.89) | 101 (90.18) | 189 (89.57) | 0.963 (0.562-1.86) | |
| False | 11 (11.11) | 11 (9.82) | 22 (10.43) | 1 | |
*P<0.05 considered as statistically significant,
°appropriate answers, OR= odds ratio, 95% CI= confidence interval