This statistic depicts the percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of August 2015. According to the data, 19 percent of respondents would not welcome an Ebola survivor back into their community. Comparatively, 91 percent of respondents said that Ebola survivors could contribute to Ebola containment efforts. Guinea is a country in West Africa that reported over 3,800 cases of Ebola during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak.
Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Survivors certified to be cured of Ebola could infect others through casual conatct (e.g., hugging or shaking hands)
17%
Would not buy fresh vegetables from survivor certified by government to be cured of Ebola
28%
Would not welcome survivor declared to be cured of Ebola back into community
19%
Expressed one or more of the above attitudes toward Ebola survivors
44%
Possible to survive and recover from Ebola
72%
Survivors could contribute to Ebola containment efforts
91%
Survivors could educate community members about Ebola prevention
62%
Survivors could help care for persons suspected of having Ebola
Weighted percentages based on poststratification adjustments with probability proportional to population size of the participant’s administrative region.
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CDC, & MMWR. (October 20, 2017). Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015." Chart. October 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/
CDC, MMWR. (2017). Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Guinea Residents That Had Select Attitudes towards Ebola Survivors as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Percentage of Guinea residents that had select attitudes towards Ebola survivors as of 2015 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, October 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/877138/attitudes-towards-ebola-survivors-guinea/
