Ebola disease stigma: mixed methods insights from the 2022 Sudan ebolavirus outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ebola disease stigma hinders outbreak control and recovery by deterring care-seeking and driving social exclusion. Although this phenomenon is well recognised, gaps remain in understanding how stigma emerges and operates in outbreak settings, limiting the development of effective reduction strategies. The objective of this study was to examine the drivers, manifestations and public health impacts of stigma following the 2022-2023 Sudan ebolavirus outbreak in central Uganda.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional, mixed-methods survey to assess Ebola disease stigma in June 2024.

Setting

The study was conducted in the Ugandan districts of Mubende, Kassanda and Kyegegwa, which were heavily affected by the outbreak.

Participants

A total of 302 respondents

SUBMITTER: Paterson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684219 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature