Table 4.
Health professionals’ perception and attitudes of Ebola virus disease.
| Strongly disagree | Some what disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptions | |||||
| Feel angry and afraid if anyone I know is infected with Ebola. | 34 (16.11) | 28 (13.27) | 51 (24.17) | 98 (46.45) | 0.006 |
| Ebola infected Individuals should be legally separated from others to protect the public. | 16 (7.58) | 21 (9.95) | 33 (15.64) | 141 (66.82) | 0.098 |
| Ebola infected individuals names should be made public so that others can avoid them. | 87 (41.23) | 55 (26.07) | 37 (17.54) | 32 (15.17) | 0.159 |
| Ebola patients should be treated separately. | 10 (4.74) | 22 (10.43) | 38 (18.01) | 141 (66.82) | 0.336 |
| Feel uncomfortable if any of patients, family members or friends are infected with Ebola. | 29 (13.74) | 32 (15.17) | 48 (22.75) | 102 (48.34) | 0.003 |
| Ebola infected families should be isolated from community. | 42 (19.91) | 43 (20.38) | 53 (25.12) | 73 (34.6) | 0.010 |
| Uncomfortable to work in hospital treating Ebola patients. | 48 (22.75) | 45 (21.33) | 74 (35.07) | 44 (20.85) | 0.250 |
| Attitudes | |||||
| Ebola effected countries should close airports to prevent transmissions. | 60 (28.4) | 37 (17.5) | 58 (27.4) | 56 (26.5) | 0.053 |
| Ebola is like any infectious diseases affecting the world. | 147 (69.67) | 53 (25.12) | 7 (3.32) | 4 (1.90) | 0.183 |
| Ebola epidemics can be controlled easily | 96 (45.5) | 65 (30.81) | 39 (18.48) | 11 (5.21) | 0.752 |
| HIV is bigger threat than Ebola in Africa. | 71 (33.65) | 53 (25.12) | 58 (27.49) | 29 (13.74) | 0.090 |
| I am more concerned about my life than treating Ebola patients. | 66 (31.28) | 72 (34.12) | 48 (22.75) | 25 (11.85) | 0.129 |
| I am more concerned about HIV in Ethiopia than Ebola in West Africa. | 65 (30.81) | 66 (31.28) | 50 (23.70) | 30 (14.22) | 0.129 |
| If available, I advise all the patients to take Ebola vaccine | 38 (18.01) | 34 (16.11) | 38 (18.01) | 101 (47.87) | 0.010* |
*Statistically significant at P<0.05 (chi-square analysis)