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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	37%

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October 2017

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Region

Guinea

Survey time period

August 2015

Number of respondents

5,733 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Weighted percentages based on poststratification adjustments with probability proportional to population size of the participant’s administrative region.

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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.