Preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic response in a country emerging from an Ebola Epidemic: Assessment of health workers knowledge, attitudes and practices on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guinea

Ibrahima Camara; Abdoulaye TourÃ©; Alioune Camara; Frederic Le Marcis; Salifou Talassone Bangoura; CÃ©cÃ© Kpamou; Mamadou Saliou  Sow; Alpha Kabinet Keita

doi:10.5897/JPHE2020.1270

Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2316
DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 655

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Preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic response in a country emerging from an Ebola Epidemic: Assessment of health workersâ€™ knowledge, attitudes and practices on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guinea

Ibrahima Camara

Ibrahima Camara
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Abdoulaye TourÃ©

Abdoulaye TourÃ©
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Alioune Camara

Alioune Camara
Chaire de SantÃ© Publique, DÃ©partement de Pharmacie, UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Frederic Le Marcis

Frederic Le Marcis
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Salifou Talassone Bangoura

Salifou Talassone Bangoura
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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CÃ©cÃ© Kpamou

CÃ©cÃ© Kpamou
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Mamadou Saliou Sow

Mamadou Saliou Sow
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Alpha Kabinet Keita

Alpha Kabinet Keita
Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de GuinÃ©e (CERFIG), UniversitÃ© Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea.
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Article Number - C05406665492
Vol.12(4), pp. 318-328 , October 2020
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2020.1270

Received: 15 September 2020
Accepted: 11 November 2020
Published: 30 November 2020

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