Experiences and perceptions of the United States Ebola Active Monitoring Program: results from a survey of Former Persons Under Monitoring in Washington, DC
| Autor: | J. Davies-Cole, J. Grant, Sasha McGee, F. Johnson-Clarke, K. Zamore, K. Li, K. Dassie, Andrew K. Hennenfent |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Program evaluation
Outbreak response media_common.quotation_subject 01 natural sciences Disease Outbreaks 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Phone Environmental health Perception Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0101 mathematics Citizenship media_common Retrospective Studies Travel business.industry Active monitoring 010102 general mathematics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Africa Western Population Surveillance District of Columbia business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Public health. 144 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5616 |
| Popis: | Objectives To assess Former Persons Under Monitoring (FPUM)s' experiences and perceptions of the United States (US) Ebola Active Monitoring Program. Study design Retrospective assessment survey of FPUM. Methods An electronic survey was distributed to FPUMs monitored in Washington, DC, during October 2014–September 2015 (n = 830). Results Most FPUMs (>70%) had a favourable perception of the program. Less than 5% avoided future travel or participation in outbreak response activities as a result of their monitoring experience. Approximately 29% experienced a negative consequence in the US due to their travel history. Only 19.2% reported that the Check and Report Ebola (CARE) phone was their only means of communication and 56.5% never used it for daily reporting. Experiences and perceptions varied significantly by citizenship with citizens of Ebola-affected countries more likely to have a favourable perception of the program, use CARE phones and express concern about Ebola transmission and development. Conclusions FPUMs perceived the program as beneficial and undergoing monitoring was not a barrier to future travel. Negative consequences resulting from travel were frequent. Targeted distribution of resources (e.g. CARE phones) should be considered for future programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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