Table 4.

Attitude toward people with EVD

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR ROOM MATE IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE?	Frequency		Percent
I would encourage her to go to the hospital	128		72.3%
I would pack out of the room and never return even after she is declared cured.	43		24.3%
I would pack out of the room and return after she has been declared cured	14		7.9%
I would call the ebola hotline	90		50.8%
I would first buy medicine from the chemist for her and encourage her to go to the hospital if the problem persists.	22		12.4%
DICHOTOMOUS ATTITUDE RELATED VARIABLES	YES		NO
If your friend who had EVD has been certified cured of the disease, would you be willing to continue to be his/ her friend?	177	100%	0	0%
If a food vendor in the school cafeteria is known to have had EVD but is now certified cured, would you still eat the food she prepares?	92	52.0%	71	40.1%
If you know that your patient had EVD but has been certified cured, would you take part in his or her surgical operation as the theatre nurse?	155	87.6%	22	12.4%
If you know that your patient who has come in labour had EVD but has been certified cured, would you deliver her of her baby?	135	76.3%	21	11.9%