Attitudes towards Ebola Survivors and perceptions of Ebola vaccine and experimental treatment, National Ebola KAP survey, Sierra Leone, August 2014 (n=1413)*
Indicator | % | 95% CI |
A—Attitudes towards Ebola survivors | ||
Student who survived Ebola puts others in class at risk of infection | 66 | 62.9 to 68.1 |
Would not buy vegetables from shopkeeper who survived Ebola | 69 | 66.5 to 71.4 |
Would not welcome Ebola survivor into community | 78 | 75.7 to 80.1 |
Expressed at least one discriminatory attitude towards Ebola survivors | 95 | 93.5 to 95.9 |
B—Perceptions of Ebola vaccine and experimental treatment | ||
Would accept an approved Ebola vaccine for self | 90 | 88.7 to 91.8 |
Would accept an approved Ebola vaccine for children | 90 | 88.1 to 91.4 |
Would accept experimental Ebola treatment for self | 62 | 59.7 to 64.8 |
Would accept experimental Ebola treatment for relative | 63 | 60.6 to 65.8 |
*Item-specific samples sizes varied slightly with <5% missing for any item.
KAP, knowledge, attitudes and practices.