Table 5.
practice regarding EVD prevention
| PRACTICE VARIABLE | RESPONSE | |||
| YES | NO | |||
| Did the outbreak of EVD cause you to increase the frequency with which you washed your hands? |
177 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Did the outbreak of EVD cause you to use Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. hand gloves) more often than you used to? |
177 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Did the outbreak of EVD cause you to use hand sanitizer more frequently? |
177 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Did you carry with you your own hand sanitizer during the outbreak in Nigeria? |
142 | 80.2% | 21 | 11.9% |
| Did you write down or store in your phone any phone number of relevant agencies or organizations or persons to contact in case you suspected that you or someone you know had EVD? |
119 | 67.2% | 58 | 32.8% |
| Would you be willing to be a volunteer in EVD vaccine trial? | 103 | 58.2% | 74 | 41.8% |
| Would you also encourage your friends and family members to be volunteers in EVD vaccine trial? |
22 | 12.4% | 124 | 70.1% |
| In the event of an EVD outbreak in Nigeria, would you be willing to work in the EVD treatment/isolation center? |
96 | 54.2% | 81 | 45.8% |
| Have you attended any workshop/ training in EVD prevention? | 66 | 37.3% | 111 | 62.7% |
| Have you attended any workshop/ training in EVD case management? |
57 | 32.2% | 120 | 67.8% |
| Do you think you still need further information/training regarding EVD |
163 | 92.1% | 14 | 7.9% |