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. 2016 Nov 9;1(3):e000111. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000111

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Social media, television, and radio were top sources of information during the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria (n=110). We asked respondents about how did they source their information on Ebola during the outbreak. The respondents ticked all that applied among the given choices. About 71% respondents mention social media as a source of information, 67% mentioned television as a source of information, while 52% and 47% mentioned friends and radio hosts as source of information. NGOs, non-governmental organisations.