Ebola Virus Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Community Preparedness, Outbreak Response, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Ebola Vaccine, Ebola Vaccine Acceptance, Community Leaders, Liberia
Brief summary
This community-based mixed methods study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations, including acceptance for Ebola vaccines.
Detailed description
This community-based study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations and acceptance for the administration of Ebola vaccination. The investigators will conduct an anthropologically driven mixed methods study design that comprises both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the successful implementation of this community-based study. The investigators will conduct structured interviews with community members and local responders to broadly assess and understand the perspectives regarding appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community preparedness during outbreak response and also to broadly access and understand appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community acceptance for Ebola vaccines, respectively. Learning from the experiences of local voices produces globally emergent systems that are trusted, reliable and sustainable.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCommunity Clusters
Assessment of the determinants for community preparedness to EVD outbreaks and acceptance of EVD vaccines.
Sponsors
West African Consortium for Clinical Research on Epidemic Pathogens (WAC-CREP)
UL-PIRE Africa Center
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adults * Community Leaders * Community Members * Reside in 1 of 3 highly prevalent counties * Participated actively in EVD outbreaks related activities * Documented roles recognized by the Incident Management System
Exclusion criteria
* Not Adults * Does not reside in any of the 3 highly prevalent counties * Did not actively participate in the EVD outbreak response related activities * Roles not documented by the Incident Management System
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measure #1 | 2 Years | Assess Community Preparedness with the Resiliency Scale |
| Measure #2 | 2 Years | Assess Community Acceptance of EVD Vaccine with the Resiliency Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measure #3 | 2 Years | Assess Roles of Community Leaders with the Resiliency Scale |
| Measure #4 | 2 Years | Assess Roles of Formal and Informal Community Structures with the Resiliency Scale |
Countries
Liberia
Contacts
Primary ContactStephen B Kennedy, MD, MPH
Backup ContactHannah Berrian, MPH
Outcome results
None listed