Fear, distress, and perceived risk shape stigma toward Ebola survivors: a prospective longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the 2014-15 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic, thousands of people in Sierra Leone were infected with the devastating virus and survived. Years after the epidemic was declared over, stigma toward EVD survivors and others affected by the virus is still a major concern, but little is known about the factors that influence stigma toward survivors. This study examines how key personal and ecological factors predicted EVD-related stigma at the height of the 2014-2015 epidemic in Sierra Leone, and the personal and ecological factors that shaped changes in stigma over time.

Methods

Using three waves of survey data from a representative sample in the Western Urban and Western Rural districts of Sierra Leone, this study examines factors associated with self-reporte

SUBMITTER: Antonaccio CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature