Table 1

Sample characteristics

December 2014March 2015June 2015
VariablesMeanSDNMeanSDNMeanSDN
Demographics
 Female56%50%157257%50%60456%50%612
 Secondary school or above education20%40%157221%41%60421%41%612
 Income in normal week pre-Ebola (US$)5173157250696045272612
 Age3713157236126043712612
 Household size7.64.415727.64.26047.44.1612
Experiences during Ebola crisis
 # of delayed body retrievals reported in neighbourhood0.61.615720.61.66040.61.6612
 # of Ebola victims known1.43.615721.43.46041.53.6612
 Experienced government outreach during crisis40%49%118842%49%45041%49%445
 Experienced INGO outreach during crisis66%47%118868%47%45068%47%445
Attitudes toward authority
 Trusts government24%43%157225%44%60424%43%612
 Trusts MOHSW26%44%157234%47%60426%44%612
 Believes government is corrupt72%45%157265%48%60469%47%612
 Believes MOHSW is corrupt67%47%157254%50%60461%49%612
 Distance to health centre (km)45%33%157246%33%60445%34%612
 Working less than normal64%48%157270%46%60463%48%612
  • Variation in sample size within samples is due to non-response or missingness.

  • INGO, international non-governmental organisation; MOHSW, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.