Lessons learned from engaging communities for Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone: reciprocity, relatability, relationships and respect (the four R’s)

Lessons learned from engaging communities for Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone: reciprocity, relatability, relationships and respect (the four R’s)

Abstract Background Building trust and engaging the community are important for biomedical trials. This was core to the set up and delivery of the EBOVAC-Salone and PREVAC Ebola vaccine trials in Sierra Leone during and following the 2014–2016 West African Ebola epidemic. Local community liaison tea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sara Dada, Gillian McKay, Ana Mateus, Shelley Lees
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Community engagement
Vaccine trials
Ebola
Sierra Leone
Disease preparedness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7978-4

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