Ebola KAP Survey Sierra Leone: Summary Findings

evdpreventionThis KAP study on public knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to EVD prevention and medical care in Sierra Leone was conducted August 20th-25th.  Administered a household survey to a random
sample of 1413 people West Area Rural and Urban,  Kenema, Kailahun, Kambia, Port Loko, Koinadugu, Moyama and Bo

Ebola KAP Survey Sierra Leone: Summary Findings

 

Communication for Behavioral Impact

Communication for Behavioral Impact
This guide will be useful for designing more effective outbreak response measures. It can be scaled up or down, depending on the situation. It can be applied at sub-national and national levels and was designed for developmental communication and health promotion personnel working in multidisciplinary teams to investigate and respond to disease outbreaks.

Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI)

Government of Liberia: Spread the Word, Not the Disease Poster

unicef2 The poster has information about how the virus is transmitted from animals to humans. The audience is Liberian communities where introduction of the virus from bushmeat is a primary danger. The poster is clear, bright, and understandable.

Original Poster

UNICEF: Guidelines for Training Community Volunteers for Social Mobilization

guide1This is a guideline for training community volunteers to educate communities about the Ebola outbreak and to mobilize them to prevent and control the outbreak in their communities. The guidelines outline the key messages that community volunteers should be trained on to be able to effectively educate and mobilize communities about Ebola.

The objective of these guidelines is to train community volunteers to increase community and family knowledge on the transmission and behavior change to prevent Ebola. Included is basic information about Ebola, communication skills training for community volunteers, and explanations of the five stages of behavior change and the five stages of grief.

UNICEF: Facts about Ebola

factsaboutebolaProduced by UNICEF for  Uganda, this poster provides information on recognizing signs and symptoms, transmission as well as information on prevention.

UNICEF: Facts on Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Ebola_Brochure-Liberiahttp://www.unicef.org/cbsc/files/Ebola_Brochure-Liberia-EN.pdf

This pamphlet explains what Ebola is, how it is spread, its signs and symptoms, and how it can be prevented. It directs information to community members as well as to health workers.

UNICEF: Aide-mémoire du mobilisateur: La maladie à virus Ebola

lamaladieebola Information about the Ebola virus and how it is transmitted.

Ebola Key Messages–Sierra Leone

Key-Messages     Signs and symptoms, transmission, prevention and treatment information for Ebola.

Government of Liberia: Protect Yourself Poster (If you have symptoms…)

With-symptomsThis poster’s audience is the general community in Liberia and has information on protecting yourself and your family, and steps to take to seek care. It has clear calls to action, is well-designed, and the use of graphics makes it appropriate for low-literacy populations.

Government of Liberia: Protect Yourself (Do’s and Do Not’s)

Dos-and-DontsThis poster’s audience is the general community in Liberia and has information on what to do and what not to do to protect yourself and your family. It has clear calls to action and is bright and attractive. It has good use of graphics. The use of text makes it appropriate for an audience that can read.