Infection control during filoviral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: preferences of community members and health workers in Masindi, Uganda
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 104 (1) , 48-50
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.011
Abstract
Interviews were conducted with health workers and community members in Masindi, Uganda on improving the acceptability of infection control measures used during an Ebola outbreak. Measures that promote cultural sensitivity and transparency of control activities were preferred and should be employed in future control efforts. We suggest assessing the practicality of body bags with viewing windows, and face shields with or without chin protectors, in future outbreaks.Keywords
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