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Lyons, P.Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18B, Solna, 17165, Sweden
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Engaging religious leaders to promote safe burial practices during the 2014–2016 ebola virus disease outbreak, sierra leone
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World Health Organization,2021
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52318URI
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https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.263202DOI
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http://kipublications.ki.se/Default.aspx?queryparsed=id:146641884URI
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Language:English
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Objective To quantify the potential impact of engaging religious leaders in promoting safe burial practices during the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone. Methods We analysed population-based household survey data from 3540 respondents collected around the peak of the outbreak in Sierra Leone, December 2014. Respondents were asked if in the past month they had heard an imam or pastor say that people should not touch or wash a dead body. We used multilevel logistic regression modelling to examine if exposure to religious leaders’ messages was associated with protective burial intentions if a family member died at home and other Ebola protective behaviours. Findings Of the respondents, 3148 (89%) had been exposed to faith-based messages from religious leaders on safe Ebola burials and 369 (10%) were unexposed. Exposure to religious leaders’ messages was associated with a nearly twofold increase in the intention to accept safe alternatives to traditional burials and the intention to wait ≥ 2 days for burial teams (adjusted odds ratio, aOR: 1.69; 95% confidence interval, CI: 1.23–2.31 and aOR: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.38–2.44, respectively). Exposure to messages from religious leaders was also associated with avoidance of traditional burials and of contact with suspected Ebola patients (aOR: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.14–1.89 and aOR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.27–2.13, respectively). Conclusion Public health messages promoted by religious leaders may have influenced safe burial behaviours during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Engagement of religious leaders in risk communication should be prioritized during health emergencies in similar settings.
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Winters, M.Karolinska Institutet
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Zeebari, ZanginKarolinska Institutet,Jönköping University,IHH, Nationalekonomi, Finansiering och Statistik(Swepub:hj)zeezan
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Schmidt-Hellerau, K.Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18B, Solna, 17165, Sweden
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Sengeh, P.FOCUS1000, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Jalloh, M. B.FOCUS1000, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Jalloh, M. F.Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States
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Nordenstedt, H.Karolinska Institutet
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Karolinska InstitutetDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18B, Solna, 17165, Sweden
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In:Bulletin of the World Health Organization: World Health Organization99:4, s. 271-2790042-96861564-0604
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