Protective Behaviors Associated with Gender during the 2018-2020 Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Protective Behaviors Associated with Gender during the 2018-2020 Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Importance: In 2018 to 2020, the Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced the world's second largest Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, killing 2290 individuals; women were disproportionately infected (57% of all cases) despite no evidence of differential biological EVD risk. Understanding...

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Main Authors: Bindu, K.K (Author), Nethery, R.C (Author), Nilles, E. (Author), Pham, P.N (Author), Sharma, M. (Author), Vinck, P. (Author), Zikomangane, P. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Medical Association 2022
Subjects:
access to information
adult
Adult
Article
attitude to health
awareness
controlled study
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
Democratic Republic Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disease Outbreaks
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Ebola vaccine
educational status
epidemic
ethnicity
female
Female
gender identity
health behavior
Health Behavior
health belief
health care
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
human
Humans
male
Male
middle aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
patient attitude
questionnaire
self report
sex difference
sex factor
Sex Factors
social acceptance
social distancing
social interaction
sociodemographics
structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
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