Article ViewAbstractInternational Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2015,5,3,217-221.DOI:10.4103/2230-8598.161524Published:July 2015Type:Original ArticleEbola virus: Awareness about the disease and personal protective measures among junior doctors of a tertiary hospital in Delhi, IndiaShailaja Daral, Sunil Kumar Singh, and Anita Khokhar Shailaja Daral, Sunil Kumar Singh, Anita Khokhar Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India Abstract:Introduction: The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa in 2014 has affected >8 countries in the world and claimed >6000 lives so far. Health professionals are at increased risk of acquiring infection while attending to patients. Aims and Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the awareness about epidemiology of and role of personal protection measures from EVD among junior doctors of a tertiary hospital in Delhi, India. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from the study participants. A total of 225 out of 370 junior doctors were included in the study. Results: All the study participants had heard about EVD, but only four-fifth of them were aware of the correct route of transmission and source of infection of EVD. Only 40% of the study participants knew that reservoir of infection of EVD existed. >80% of the study participants felt the need for quarantine and restriction on travel to affected areas for control of the spread of EVD outbreak. Only 64% of the study participants knew that presently only supportive management exists for EVD and no approved vaccine is available. Almost 90% of the study participants emphasized on the role of personal protection in the prevention of the spread of EVD. Conclusion: The knowledge of junior doctors was sub-optimal and despite the stress on universal work precautions, not all felt the need to follow them for this disease which has such a high case fatality rate. Keywords:Ebola, Health care workers, outbreak, personal protection, West AfricaView:PDF (389.72 KB) PDFClick here to download the PDF file. ‹ Dengue epidemic management in a developing country up Teenage pregnancy outcomes in a rural area of South India: A prospective study ›