How Should Public Health Officials Respond When Important Local Rituals Increase Risk of Contagion?
| Autor: | Esther Mokuwa, Paul Richards |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Moral Obligations Risk Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Burial Social Values Health Personnel Compromise media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Social value orientations Sierra Leone Sierra leone Political science medicine Humans Cooperative Behavior Cultural Competency Epidemics Ceremonial Behavior media_common Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Health Policy Public health Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Public relations Dispose pattern Issues ethics and legal aspects Attitude Female Public Health Safety business Cultural competence Limited resources |
| Zdroj: | AMA Journal of Ethics. 22:E5-9 |
| ISSN: | 2376-6980 |
| Popis: | During the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, people were required by law to call a trained "safe burial" team to dispose of the body of a person who had died from Ebola. It took days for a team to arrive, however, due to limited resources and rural travel obstacles, so some villagers felt obliged to bury their loved ones themselves. Even with timely arrival of a team, there can be cultural priorities that deserve attention. One man's case discussed in this article suggests the need for Ebola responders to consider villagers' perspectives and possibilities for compromise. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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