Table 2 EVD-related events and feelings among caregivers in Guèndembou and Bolodou sub-districts, September–October 2017, Guinea
(N = 398) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Guèndembou (N = 196) | Bolodou (N = 202) | p valuea | |
Reported EVD cases during the period of 2013–2015 | 60 | 1 | n.a. |
Family/friends’ death due to EVD | |||
Yes (%) | 39 (19·9%) | 14 (6·9%) | < 0·001 |
EVD outbreak impoverished family/household | |||
Yes (%) | 126 (64·3%) | 154 (76·2%) | 0·009 |
Fear of shaking hands with friends | |||
Yes (%) | 50 (25·5%) | 22 (10·9%) | < 0·001 |
Fear of hugging friends | |||
Yes (%) | 44 (22·5%) | 19 (9·4%) | < 0·.001 |
Fear of sharing plates with friends | |||
Yes (%) | 44 (22·5%) | 15 (7·4%) | < 0·001 |
Fear of hugging family members | |||
Yes (%) | 32 (16·8%) | 2 (1·0%) | < 0·001 |
Fear of sharing plates with family/household members | |||
Yes (%) | 33 (16·8%) | 2 (1·0%) | < 0·001 |
Fear of kissing family/household members | |||
Yes (%) | 35 (17·9%) | 1 (0·5%) | < 0·001 |
Fear of sharing bed or bed linen with family/household members | |||
Yes (%) | 34 (17·3%) | 2 (1·0%) | < 0·001 |
Prefer to wash hands with chlorine solution | |||
Yes (%) | 126 (64·3%) | 178 (88·1%) | < 0·001 |
Keeping chlorine at home | |||
Yes (%) | 109 (55·6%) | 18 (8·9%) | < 0·001 |
Fear scoreb | |||
Mean points (95% CI) | 3·0 (2·6–3·4) | 2·.0 (1·8–2·1) | < 0·001 |
Above median (≥2.0)c (%) | 81 (41·3%) | 31 (15·3%) | < 0·001 |