Affiliation:
1. University of Manchester
Abstract
Abstract
The 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone degraded healthcare services, killed healthcare professionals, disrupted the economy, and reduced trust in modern healthcare. Using data from household surveys before and after the epidemic, we show that there has been at least one long-term consequence of these effects. Overall rates of vaccination for BCG, DPT, measles, and polio are lower in Guinean and Sierra Leonean districts that had a relatively high incidence of Ebola; statistical analysis indicates that this is a causal effect. The effects of the epidemic on access to healthcare have been local effects, at least in part.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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