Barriers and Enablers to Treatment-Seeking Behavior and Causes of High-Risk Practices in Ebola: A Case Study From Sierra Leone.
J Health Commun
; 22(sup1): 31-38, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Nine months after the start of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in May 2014, communities in Port Loko continued to engage in high-risk practices; many remained unwilling to seek treatment. In the face of such behaviors, Oxfam Community Outreach teams conducted qualitative research using in-depth interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires to better understand the barriers and enablers affecting treatment-seeking behavior. Analysis of their results highlights 3 primary barriers to treatment seeking fear and limited information, concern about unknown outsiders, and the often prohibitive distance and limited accessibility of treatment. Communities were asked to provide suggestions on how to address these barriers. Their recommendations fell into 4 main categories providing information and better communication, including community members in decisions, providing closer treatment facilities with opportunities to learn how they operate, and using survivors to inspire hope for other sufferers. This research highlights the need for social mobilization programs to invest early in understanding the underlying causes of risky behaviors in order to develop programs that address them.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asunción de Riesgos
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Fiebre Hemorrágica Ebola
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Commun
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido