Community Preparedness for Outbreak Response and Readiness for Ebola Vaccination in Liberia

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This community-based mixed methods study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations, including acceptance for Ebola vaccines.

Detailed Description
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This community-based study intends to identify, explore, and assess the determinants of community preparedness for outbreak situations and acceptance for the administration of Ebola vaccination. The investigators will conduct an anthropologically driven mixed methods study design that comprises both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the successful implementation of this community-based study. The investigators will conduct structured interviews with community members and local responders to broadly assess and understand the perspectives regarding appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community preparedness during outbreak response and also to broadly access and understand appropriate strategies previously employed to effectively support community acceptance for Ebola vaccines, respectively. Learning from the experiences of local voices produces globally emergent systems that are trusted, reliable and sustainable.

Official Title
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Community Preparedness for Outbreak Response and Readiness for ZEBOV Vaccination in Liberia

Conditions
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Ebola Virus Disease

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Community Clusters


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adults Community Leaders Community Members Reside in 1 of 3 highly prevalent counties Participated actively in EVD outbreaks related activities Documented roles recognized by the Incident Management System Exclusion Criteria: Not Adults Does not reside in any of the 3 highly prevalent counties Did not actively participate in the EVD outbreak response related activities Roles not documented by the Incident Management System

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Cluster 1<br>Communities highly affected and impacted by EVD | Behavioral: Community Clusters<br>* Assessment of the determinants for community preparedness to EVD outbreaks and acceptance of EVD vaccines.<br>* Other names: Community Cohorts;|
| Cluster 2<br>Communities not highly affected and impacted by EVD | Behavioral: Community Clusters<br>* Assessment of the determinants for community preparedness to EVD outbreaks and acceptance of EVD vaccines.<br>* Other names: Community Cohorts;|
| Cluster 3<br>Communities receptive to EVD vaccination | Behavioral: Community Clusters<br>* Assessment of the determinants for community preparedness to EVD outbreaks and acceptance of EVD vaccines.<br>* Other names: Community Cohorts;|
| Cluster 4<br>Communities resistance to EVD vaccination | Behavioral: Community Clusters<br>* Assessment of the determinants for community preparedness to EVD outbreaks and acceptance of EVD vaccines.<br>* Other names: Community Cohorts;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure #1 | Assess Community Preparedness with the Resiliency Scale | 2 Years | 
| Measure #2 | Assess Community Acceptance of EVD Vaccine with the Resiliency Scale | 2 Years | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure #3 | Assess Roles of Community Leaders with the Resiliency Scale | 2 Years | 
| Measure #4 | Assess Roles of Formal and Informal Community Structures with the Resiliency Scale | 2 Years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Community Preparedness, Outbreak Response, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Ebola Vaccine, Ebola Vaccine Acceptance, Community Leaders, Liberia