Effect of preventive skill training strategies for Ebola virus of the health-care workers in Sierra Leonean
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2015.05.024
- VernacularTitle:解放军援非医疗队对塞拉利昂医务人员实施埃博拉防护技能培训的效果
- Author:
Xinhua? WANG
1
;
Yuling QIN
;
Hongjun JIA
;
Juan SUN
;
Jieli ZHANG
;
Tao YAN
Author Information
1. 100039 北京，解放军第三〇二医院妇产中心
- Keywords:
Ebola virus;
Medical staff;
Prevention and control skills
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;21(5):562-564,565
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the methods and effects of Ebola preventive skill training being given to Sierra Leonean health-care workers by the first batch of Chinese military medical aid team to Sierra Leone. Methods A total of 47 nursing staffs and 40 cleaners of Sierra Leone were given Ebola preventive skill training respectively by Chinese Military Medical Aid Team. The duration lasted 10 days. The training included knowledge education related to Ebola virus disease, psychological counseling and preventive knowledge and skill training. After the training, each trainee was required to be appraised by corresponding criteria. Before the training, the self-designed questionnaire had been used to investigate current status of preventive knowledge and skill. Results Of all the Sierra Leonean health-care workers, 74. 41% had no knowledge about Ebola virus disease;85. 06% had no knowledge about prevention and control of infectious diseases; and 88. 50% had not taken any training about preventive skill training, especially the cleaners, who had lower educational attainments. All the 87 Sierra Leonean health-care workers took the training and examination, and then 47 nurses (100%) and 37 cleaners (92. 50%) passed the examination with the average scores of (91. 18 ± 5.37) and (91. 18 ± 5. 37), respectively. After being trained again, the other 3 cleaners passed the examination. The Chinese military medical aid team supervised, examined and instructed the work of Sierra Leonean health-care workers. The local health-care workers worked with a stable mood and a sound health status during a period of two months. None quitted his job and no Ebola virus infection occurred in those health-care workers. Conclusions Owing to good communication and proper and efficient methods, the preventive skill training for Sierra Leonean health-care workers achieves good effects, which is conducive to promote medical care services, and provides a reference for other medical aid team to Africa as well.
