A post-outbreak assessment of exposure proximity and Ebola virus disease-related stigma among community members in Kono District, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Michelle C. Davidson (Author), Scott Lu (Author), M. Bailor Barrie (Author), Adams Freeman (Author), Mohamed Mbayoh (Author), Mohamed Kamara (Author), Alexander C. Tsai (Author), Thomas Crea (Author), George W. Rutherford (Author), Sheri D. Weiser (Author), J. Daniel Kelly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Based on findings from other contexts, informed by intergroup contact theory, that more contact is associated with less stigma, we hypothesized that community members with greater exposure to cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were less likely to report EVD-related stigma towards EVD sur...