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Hand washing was promoted among other measures for infection prevention.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective:<\/jats:title>\n This study assessed the awareness of Ebola virus disease and hand-washing practices among Lagos residents, southwest Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A descriptive cross-sectional study was used. A total of 1982 respondents aged 18 \u2a7e years were selected using a multi stage sampling technique. An interviewer-administered, pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection between August and November 2015. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22, with level of significance set at 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Almost all (97.3%) respondents were aware of Ebola virus disease, with over half of respondents having heard about it from television. A majority of 1890 (95.4%) respondents were aware of the importance of hand washing in disease prevention. Similarly, high proportions of respondents were aware they should wash their hands after an outing, toilet use, touching pets, before and after meals, while 1628 (82.1%) of respondents knew to wash their hands after a hand shake. 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