What is it about?
Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone and Liberia were asked about their experiences of health messages communicated during the West African Ebola outbreak. They were asked which messages were useful and which were not and why. This is a qualitative study that generates themes based on testimonies.
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Why is it important?
Hearing from the people who were infected, treated and recovered from Ebola can improve healthcare professionals' understanding of how public health messages are received and in turn improve the cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of the response effort.
Perspectives
The research findings demonstrate that health communication can be enhanced by taking into account the cultural context of the population. Integrating a strengths-based approach to health promotion in public health messaging may improve reception and health-seeking behaviour.
Patricia Schwerdtle
Monash University
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This page is a summary of: Survivors' perceptions of public health messages during an Ebola crisis in Liberia and Sierra Leone: An exploratory study, Nursing and Health Sciences, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12372.
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