Differences in attitudes | Gender | χ2-value | P-value | |
Male | Female | |||
Can relate with EVD survivor (n = 254) |
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| 0.273 | 0.602 |
Yes | 83 (51.2%) | 79 (48.8%) |
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No | 44 (47.8%) | 48 (52.2%) |
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Reasons for not relating with EVD survivors (n = 92) |
|
| 1.999 | 0.157 |
Fear of contracting disease | 22 (41.5%) | 31 (58.5%) |
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Fear of stigma from community | 22 (56.4%) | 17 (43.6%) |
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Buy from the shop of an EVD survivor (n = 251) | 0.014 | 0.907 | ||
Yes | 97 (50.0%) | 97 (50.0%) |
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No | 28 (49.1%) | 29 (50.9%) |
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Keep information secret if family member contracts Ebola (n = 225) | 0.015 | 0.902 | ||
Yes | 26 (51.0%) | 25 (49.0%) |
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No | 87 (50.0%) | 87 (50.0%) |
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