On fear, distrust, and Ebola.

Ebola Treatment and Prevention are not the only Battles: Understanding Ebola-related Fear and Stigma

Patterns of demand for non-Ebola health services during and after the Ebola outbreak: panel survey evidence from Monrovia, Liberia

INTRODUCTION The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak was unprecedented in magnitude, duration and geographic scope. Hitherto there have been no population-based estimates of its impact on non-EVD health outcomes and health-seeking behaviour. METHODS We use data from a population-based panel survey conducted in the late-crisis period and two postcrisis periods to track trends in (1) the ...

Economic Impacts of Ebola Bulletin Three Patterns of Trust and Compliance in the Fight against Ebola: Results from a Population-based Survey of Monrovia, Liberia

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) crisis in Liberia has steadily waned over the first months of 2015. After a total of 9,526 cases with 4,264 deaths, Liberia reported only one confirmed case in March 2015. In brief • A survey of over 1500 residents in Monrovia, Liberia's capital city, was conducted in December 2014 to understand the social factors that contributed to the EVD epidemic and to inform ...

Distrust, Fear and Emotional Learning: An Online Auction Perspective

This exploratory research explores the emotional perspective of online distrust, where distrust is a fear. Fear is one of the negative emotions where the situational state is motive-inconsistent and uncertainty is present. A review of literature explores distrust as a fear, emotions, emotional learning and identifies cognitive dimensions consistent with fear. These cognitive dimensions are moti...

Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Ebola Virus Disease — Five Counties, Liberia, September–October, 2014

As of July 1, 2015, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have reported a total of 27,443 confirmed, probable, and suspected Ebola virus disease (Ebola) cases and 11,220 deaths. Guinea and Sierra Leone have yet to interrupt transmission of Ebola virus. In January, 2016, Liberia successfully achieved Ebola transmission-free status, with no new Ebola cases occurring during a 42-day period; however, n...