1. Factors Associated with Reliable Contact Tracing During the 2021 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Guinea
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Mory Keita, Ibrahima Sory Cherif, Jonathan A. Polonsky, Samuel T. Boland, Youba Kandako, Mahamoud Sama Cherif, Mamadou Kourouma, Aly Antoine Kamano, Houssainatou Bah, Ibrahima Sory Fofana, Georges Alfred Ki-zerbo, Stephanie Dagron, Dick Chamla, Abdou Salam Gueye, and Olivia Keiser
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Ebola virus disease ,Contact tracing ,Surveillance ,Guinea ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background In 2021, an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak was declared in Guinea, linked to persistent virus from the 2014–2016 West Africa Epidemic. This paper analyzes factors associated with contact tracing reliability (defined as completion of a 21-day daily follow-up) during the 2021 outbreak, and transitively, provides recommendations for enhancing contact tracing reliability in future. Methods We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study using multivariate regression analysis of contact tracing data from 1071 EVD contacts of 23 EVD cases (16 confirmed and 7 probable). Results Findings revealed statistically significant factors affecting contact tracing reliability. Unmarried contacts were 12.76× more likely to miss follow-up than those married (OR = 12.76; 95% CI [3.39–48.05]; p
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- 2024
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