Assessment of Knowledge on Hemorrhagic (Lassa and Yellow) Fevers among People Residing around Yankari Game Reserve in Bauchi State, Nigeria

VHFs are those disease conditions that are characterized by nausea and vomiting, headache, general body weakness and finally damage to the internal organs of the infected patients thereby causing cardiovascular malfunction and bleeding. It is common among people living in rodent-infested areas or those interacting with infected wild animals. This study assessed the knowledge of the mode of transmission, preventive measures and signs and symptoms against hemorrhagic fever among people residing around game reserve in Bauchi State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of survey types was used for the conduct of the study. The instrument used for data collection was researcher researcher-developed questionnaire validated by three experts in the field of public health and health education and a reliability index of .86 was obtained using the split-half method. The consent of the respondents was sought before the data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results revealed that there was no positive mode of transmission, preventive, and signs and symptoms knowledge against hemorrhagic fever among people residing around Yankari Game reserve, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study concluded that those living around Yankari game reserve lack preventive measures, modes of transmission and signs and symptoms knowledge against hemorrhagic fever in Bauchi State, Nigeria.