Ebola virus disease in the eyes of a rural, agrarian community in Western Nigeria: a mixed method study.
Abiodun Benjamin IdowuIfeoma Peace OkaforEzekiel Sofela OridotaTochi Joy OkworPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
There was poor knowledge of EVD with a lot of misconceptions. Community members were not pro-active about prevention with dire consequences in the event of an outbreak. Continuous public education should be done via mass media, traditional institutions and other community-based channels as part of emergency preparedness.