Research Protocol - Understanding how communities interact with the Ebola intervention as it unfolds and the subsequent value of specific control measures for a sustained success in the response in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study

Abstract

This study aims to provide a better understanding of community interaction with the Ebola response in Sierra Leone in order to inform programme strategies: • Describe community and local-level perspectives and attitudes toward the measures taken to control the Ebola outbreak, with consideration of how such measures may have been integrated into personal narratives over time; • Document gaps, barriers and influences that impact control measures; • Consider the subsequent value of control measures used to inform an effective future outbreak response.