Community Preparedness for Outbreak Response and Readiness for Ebola Vaccination in Liberia
- Conditions
- Ebola Virus Disease
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Community Clusters
- Registration Number
- NCT05888649
- Lead Sponsor
- UL-PIRE Africa Center
- Brief Summary
This community-based mixed methods study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations, including acceptance for Ebola vaccines.
- Detailed Description
This community-based study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations and acceptance for the administration of Ebola vaccination. The investigators will conduct an anthropologically driven mixed methods study design that comprises both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the successful implementation of this community-based study. The investigators will conduct structured interviews with community members and local responders to broadly assess and understand the perspectives regarding appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community preparedness during outbreak response and also to broadly access and understand appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community acceptance for Ebola vaccines, respectively. Learning from the experiences of local voices produces globally emergent systems that are trusted, reliable and sustainable.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1500
- Adults
- Community Leaders
- Community Members
- Reside in 1 of 3 highly prevalent counties
- Participated actively in EVD outbreaks related activities
- Documented roles recognized by the Incident Management System
- Not Adults
- Does not reside in any of the 3 highly prevalent counties
- Did not actively participate in the EVD outbreak response related activities
- Roles not documented by the Incident Management System
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cluster 2 Community Clusters Communities not highly affected and impacted by EVD Cluster 1 Community Clusters Communities highly affected and impacted by EVD Cluster 3 Community Clusters Communities receptive to EVD vaccination Cluster 4 Community Clusters Communities resistance to EVD vaccination
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure #1 2 Years Assess Community Preparedness with the Resiliency Scale
Measure #2 2 Years Assess Community Acceptance of EVD Vaccine with the Resiliency Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure #3 2 Years Assess Roles of Community Leaders with the Resiliency Scale
Measure #4 2 Years Assess Roles of Formal and Informal Community Structures with the Resiliency Scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Montserrado, Margibi and Lofa Counties
🇱🇷Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia