A retrospective assessment of transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) through a rural Sierra Leonean community and the impact on mortality and health seeking behaviours.

Principal investigator

Grazia Caleo
Purpose of study
Purpose of study

To provide a comprehensive description of mortality and transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and the community response to EVD in one rural Sierra Leonean community in Kailahun District throughout the course of an outbreak.

Study status

  • Concept
  • Protocol & ERB
  • Implementation
  • Completion
  • Archived

Study timeline

Documents

Publications

  • The factors affecting household transmission dynamics and community compliance with Ebola control measures: a mixed-methods study in a rural village in Sierra Leone
    Caleo, Grazia "–" Springer Science and Business Media LLC "(2018)"
  • Improving mapping for Ebola response through mobilising a local community with self-owned smartphones: Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, January 2015
    Nic Lochlainn, Laura M. "–" Public Library of Science (PLoS) "(2018)"
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