Table 2 Communication
Hospitals that (would) take care of EDV patients | Other hospitals | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communication | In place | Action needed | In place | Action needed | |
FAQs on infectious diseases of interest e.g. Ebola virus disease (EVD) are disseminated to all staff in the healthcare facility in particular to frontline staff | 45 (59.2) | 14 (18.4) | 33 (46.5) | 19 (26.8) | 0.28 |
PPE teaching posters, slides and/or video are available in appropriate languages and disseminated | 29 (38.2) | 17 (22.4) | 28 (39.4) | 22 (30.9) | 0.45 |
Drafts on public messaging with respect to screening, ward shutdown, etc. are in readiness | 28 (36.8) | 25 (32.9) | 9 (12.7) | 30 (42.3) | < 0.01 |
A draft press release for the first case of EVD identified in the hospital is prepared | 19 (25.3) | 27 (36.0) | 10 (14.1) | 40 (56.3) | 0.03 |
Internal communication mechanism is in place to provide regular updates to staff | 42 (55.3) | 18 (23.7) | 37 (52.8) | 17 (24.3) | 1 |