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Knowledge and risk perception towards Lassa fever infection among residents of affected communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: implications for risk communication.

Ifeoma Sophia UsuwaChristian Obasi AkpaChukwuma David UmeokonkwoMaryJoy UmokeChukwuemeka Steve OguanuoAbdulhakeem Abayomi OlorukoobaEniola BamgboyeMuhammad Shakir Balogun
Published in: BMC public health (2020)
Good knowledge of LF influences risk perception towards LF which has great import on LF preventive practices. A gap exists in the content and acceptance of LF risk communication information in the LGA. There is a need to review the risk communication messages in the state towards LF in the community with special focus on the males and younger population.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • mental health