Health Care Workers and Globally Emerging Infectious Diseases
View Published Articles →01About This Special Issue
Protecting health care workers and other workers who must respond to emerging infectious diseases outbreak in their communities is central to creating effective public health preparedness and programmes. With Zika virus declared a global threat and public health emergency, HCV, HBV and HIV still ongoing and emerging epidemics of Ebola and Lassa fever in Africa continent the life of health care workers continue to be under threat. The capacity of the health system to respond adequately depends on factors such as safety of health care workers, fear, stigma, policy issues and other factors. Significant gaps still exist in preventing occupational transmission of these globally emerging infectious diseases. This special issue is aimed at disseminating research findings in all areas related to the theme. Original research papers are solicited in any aspect related to healthcare workers activities and globally emerging infectious diseases.Aims and Scope:
1. Emerging Infectious Diseases
2. Health Care Workers and Occupational Safety
3. Policy and Ethical Issues Related to Emerging Infectious Diseases
4. Hospital and Health Care Setting Preparedness
5. Public Health Preparedness
6. Occupational Transmission of Infectious Diseases
7. Infectious Diseases Transmission, HIV, HBV, HCV, Ebola, Zika etc
8. Infection Control and Epidemiology ( Immunization, Prophylaxis etc)
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Olorunfemi Ogundele
Department of Community Medicine, State Specialist Hospital, Ondo City, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Pethuru Devadason
Department of General Practice, Al Nahil International Clinic, Jleeb Al Shuyoukh, Kuwait
Guest Editor
Sujatha BK
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences University, Bengaluru, India
Guest Editor
Abimbola Olorunsola
Department of Family Medicine, State Specialist Hospital, Ondo, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Adedokun Adegoke
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, State Specialist Hospital, Ondo City, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Shivaji Jadhav
Lilac Insights Private Limited, Rupa Solitaire Premises Co-Op Society Ltd, Millennium Business Park MIDC, Mumbai, India
Guest Editor
Habtamu Mellie
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos town, Ethiopia
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1-1, February 2017Pages: 7-12Received: 13 April 2016Accepted: 14 April 2016Published: 11 April 2017DOI: 10.11648/j.ejpm.s.2017050101.12Downloads:Views:Abstract: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) remain a global health challenge. Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting HBV and HCV through their occupation. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and assess knowledge of HBV and HCV infection among HCWs in a specialist hospital, Southwest, Nigeria. A hospital based, descriptive cr... Show More -
Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1-1, February 2017Pages: 1-6Received: 4 January 2017Accepted: 3 February 2017Published: 6 March 2017DOI: 10.11648/j.ejpm.s.2017050101.11Downloads:Views:Abstract: This study aim was to change the knowledge, attitude and practice of type 2 diabetics who are on treatment with insulin at home towards household waste management by adequate health education. An interventional study was carried out on patients suffered from type 2 diabetes mellitus who visited the diabetes clinic at Benha University Hospital from ... Show More
