BACKGROUND: By September 2014, an outbreak of @entity1800 ( @entity1800 ) in West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Nigeria, had recorded over 4500 and 2200 probable or confirmed cases and deaths respectively. @entity1800 , an @entity7823 , can create fear and @entity4697 among @entity1 , contacts and relatives, which could be a risk factor for @entity458 . Psychological distress among this subgroup could have public health implication for control of @entity1800 , because of potential effects on @entity1 management and contact tracing. We determined the Prevalence, pattern and factors associated with @entity458 among survivors and contacts of @entity1800 and their relatives. METHODS: In a descriptive cross sectional study, we used General Health Questionnaire to assess @entity458 and Oslo Social Support Scale to assess social support among 117 @entity1 who survived @entity1800 , listed as @entity1800 contacts or their relatives at Ebola Emergency Operation Center in Lagos, Nigeria. Factors associated with @entity458 were determined using chi square/odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio. RESULTS: The mean age and standard deviation of @entity1 was 34 +/ - 9.6  years. Of 117 @entity1 , 78 (66.7  %) were females, 77 (65.8  %) had a tertiary education and 45 (38.5  %) were health workers. Most frequently occurring @entity458 were inability to concentrate (37.6  %) and @entity25 worry (33.3  %). Losing a relation to @entity1800 outbreak (OR   =   6.0, 95  % CI, 1.2-32.9) was significantly associated with feeling unhappy or @entity308 while being a health worker was protective (OR   =   0.4, 95  % CI, 0.2-0.9). Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) showed losing a relation (AOR   =   5.7, 95  % CI, 1.2-28.0) was a predictor of "feeling unhappy or @entity308 ", loss of a relation (AOR   =   10.1, 95  % CI, 1.7-60.7) was a predictor of inability to concentrate. CONCLUSIONS: Survivors and contacts of @entity1800 and their relations develop @entity458 . Development of @entity458 could be predicted by loss of family member. It is recommended that psychiatrists and other mental health specialists be part of case management teams. The clinical teams managing @entity1800 @entity1 should be trained on recognition of common @entity458 among @entity1 . A mental health specialist should review contacts being monitored for @entity1800 for @entity74 .

An evaluation of XXXX and social support of survivors and contacts of Ebola virus disease infection and their relatives in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross sectional study - 2014.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressed'] @entity4697 :: ('MESH:D016584', 'Disease') :: ['panic'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological distress'] @entity7823 :: ('MESH:D021821', 'Disease') :: ['emerging infectious disease'] @entity1800 :: ('MESH:D014777', 'Disease') :: ['EVD', 'Ebola Viral Disease'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['psychological distress or disorders'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['loss of sleep over']
@entity458 :: (MESH:D020018,Disease) :: ['psychological distress']
