Respondents N* (%†) | Anxiety and depression (PHQ-4) | PTSD (IES-r) | |||||||||||||
No symptom (N*=1982, 51.4%†) | Any symptom/s (N*=1582, 48.6%†) | P value‡ | No symptom (N=880, 23.6%†) | Any symptom/s (N=2684; 76.4%†) | P value‡ | ||||||||||
N* | N* | N* | N* | ||||||||||||
Gender | 0.534 | 0.076 | |||||||||||||
Male | 1774 (49%) | 983 | 48 | 45.9–50.5 | 791 | 49 | 47–51.7 | 425 | 46 | 42.7–49.5 | 1349 | 50 | 47.7–51.5 | ||
Female | 1790 (51%) | 999 | 52 | 49.5–54.1 | 791 | 51 | 48.4–53.1 | 455 | 54 | 50.5–57.3 | 1335 | 50 | 48.5–52.3 | ||
Age | 0.020 | 0.251 | |||||||||||||
15–24 years | 1203 (35%) | 710 | 37 | 34.5–38.9 | 493 | 33 | 30.8–35.2 | 310 | 37 | 33.2–39.8 | 893 | 34 | 32.6–36.2 | ||
≥25 years | 2360 (65%) | 1272 | 63 | 61.1–65.5 | 1089 | 67 | 64.8–69.2 | 570 | 64 | 60.2–66.8 | 1791 | 66 | 63.8–67.4 | ||
Education§ | 0.857 | 0.111 | |||||||||||||
None | 1424 (37%) | 807 | 37 | 34.8–39.2 | 617 | 36 | 34.1–38.6 | 351 | 37 | 33.9–40.5 | 1073 | 37 | 34.7–38.3 | ||
Primary | 739 (21%) | 402 | 20 | 18.5–22.1 | 337 | 21 | 19.1–22.9 | 169 | 18 | 15.5–20.7 | 570 | 21 | 19.9–22.9 | ||
≥Secondary | 1394 (43%) | 768 | 43 | 40.4–45 | 626 | 43 | 40.4–4 5 | 358 | 45 | 41.2–48 | 1036 | 42 | 40.2–44 | ||
Region | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
West | 798 (21%) | 515 | 26 | 23.7–27.7 | 283 | 15 | 13.5–16.8 | 290 | 32 | 28.5–34.7 | 508 | 17 | 15.7–18.5 | ||
North | 1740 (34%) | 1006 | 36 | 34–38.4 | 734 | 32 | 29.8–34.1 | 383 | 30 | 27.3–33.5 | 1357 | 35 | 33.4–37 | ||
East | 471 (23%) | 196 | 17 | 15.4–18.8 | 275 | 29 | 26.6–30.8 | 86 | 16 | 13.8–18.8 | 385 | 25 | 23.1–26.3 | ||
South | 555 (23%) | 265 | 21 | 19.1–22.9 | 290 | 24 | 22.3–26.3 | 121 | 22 | 18.9–24.5 | 434 | 23 | 21.3–24.5 | ||
Know someone who died from Ebola | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1068 (31%) | 478 | 25 | 22.5–26.5 | 510 | 34 | 31.6–36.0 | 171 | 19 | 16.5–21.9 | 817 | 32 | 30.2–33.8 | ||
No | 2476 (68%) | 1438 | 72 | 70.0–74.2 | 1038 | 64 | 61.9–66.5 | 673 | 77 | 73.7–79.5 | 1803 | 66 | 63.9–67.5 | ||
Know someone quarantined for Ebola | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1165 (34%) | 542 | 27 | 24.9–28.9 | 598 | 41 | 38.3–42.9 | 207 | 22 | 19.3–24.9 | 933 | 37 | 35.3–38.9 | ||
No | 2378 (65%) | 1407 | 72 | 69.4–73.6 | 971 | 59 | 56.4–61.0 | 658 | 77 | 73.6–79.4 | 1720 | 62 | 60.0–63.6 | ||
Composite Ebola experience: Know someone who died from Ebola and know someone quarantined for Ebola | |||||||||||||||
None | 2168 (59%) | 1295 | 68 | 65.5–9.7 | 873 | 54 | 51.6–56.4 | <0.001 | 611 | 73 | 70.4–76.4 | 1557 | 57 | 55.2–59.0 | <0.001 |
Only know someone died from Ebola | 199 (6%) | 84 | 6 | 4.5–6.5 | 80 | 5 | 4.3–6.5 | 32 | 5 | 3.1–5.9 | 132 | 6 | 4.8–6.6 | ||
Only know someone quarantined for Ebola | 296 (9%) | 128 | 7 | 5.7–8.1 | 159 | 12 | 10.0–13.0 | 59 | 7 | 5.0–8.4 | 228 | 10 | 8.8–11.0 | ||
Both experience | 869 (25%) | 392 | 20 | 18.3–21.9 | 428 | 29 | 27.0–31.2 | 137 | 15 | 13.0–17.8 | 683 | 27 | 25.6–29.0 | ||
Ebola is no longer a threat in Sierra Leone | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Agree | 966 (30%) | 589 | 35 | 32.3–36.7 | 377 | 25 | 23.2–27.4 | 289 | 38 | 34.6–41.2 | 677 | 28 | 25.9–29.3 | ||
Disagree | 2534 (69%) | 1355 | 63 | 60.9–65.3 | 1179 | 73 | 70.7–74.9 | 558 | 58 | 54.2–60.8 | 1976 | 71 | 69.3–72.7 | ||
Ebola is no longer a threat in your district | 0.005 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Agree | 1188 (40%) | 676 | 42 | 39.5–44.1 | 512 | 37 | 34.8–39.4 | 337 | 47 | 43.2–50 | 851 | 37 | 35.6–39.2 | ||
Disagree | 2309 (58%) | 1264 | 56 | 53.4–58 | 1045 | 61 | 58.7–63.3 | 509 | 49 | 45.4–52.2 | 1800 | 61 | 59.4–63 | ||
Ebola is no longer a threat in your community | 0.007 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Agree | 1451 (45%) | 821 | 48 | 45.2–49.8 | 630 | 43 | 40.6–45.2 | 410 | 52 | 48.7–55.5 | 1041 | 43 | 41.3–45.1 | ||
Disagree | 2062 (53%) | 1129 | 51 | 48.4–53 | 933 | 56 | 53.4–58 | 443 | 44 | 40.9–47.7 | 1619 | 56 | 54–57.8 | ||
Ebola is no longer a threat in your household | 0.007 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Agree | 1543 (48%) | 864 | 50 | 47.4–52.0 | 679 | 45 | 43.0–47.6 | 421 | 53 | 49.5–56.3 | 1122 | 46 | 44–47.8 | ||
Disagree | 1981 (51%) | 1092 | 49 | 46.5–51.1 | 889 | 54 | 51.3–56.1 | 439 | 44 | 40.8–47.6 | 1542 | 53 | 51.4–55.2 | ||
Composite threat perception: Ebola is no longer a threat at any level | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
Agree | 814 (26%) | 514 | 31 | 28.5–32.7 | 300 | 21 | 19.0–22.8 | 266 | 35 | 32.1–38.5 | 548 | 23 | 21.4–24.6 | ||
Disagree | 2691 (72%) | 1433 | 67 | 65.2–69.4 | 1258 | 77 | 75.3–79.3 | 584 | 61 | 57.3–63.9 | 2107 | 76 | 74.2–77.4 |
*Frequencies are numbers without adjusting for sampling fractions.
†Percentages adjusted to take account of sampling fractions.
‡Pearson’s χ2 test, not taking missing value as categories.
§System missing values not presented; we excluded ’don’t know' responses and missing values .
IES-r, Impact of Event Scale-revised; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.