Studies and evidences – list

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Rwanda – DRC cross border dynamics, April 2019
SSHAP, 2019 | This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri...
Language: English
Keywords: Social science
Social Science in Epidemics: Ebola Virus Disease Lessons Learned
Ripoll, S.; Gercama, I.; Jones, T. and Wilkinson, A., 2018 | In this series past outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for emergency interventions and preparedness activities.
Language: English, French
Keywords: Social science
Lessons learned from Ebola outbreak 9 in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A. Lenhardt, 2020 | The report presents a brief background on situational factors in Equateur province of relevance to emergency health interventions, and a short summary of the 2018 Ebola outbreak and sequencing of...
Language: English
Keywords: Social science
Balancing Burial Rituals with Public Health Demands During the 2014 Guinean Ebola Epidemic
Anoko, J., Henry, D., 2020 | This SSHAP Case Study explains how an anthropologist negotiated a medically safe burial for a pregnant woman who had died of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in a Kissi community at...
Language: English, French
Keywords: Social science
Community Resilience: Key Concepts and their Applications to Epidemic Shocks
Schmidt-Sane, M., Hrynick, T., Niederberger, E., 2021 | This brief explores how the concepts of community resilience can be applied to epidemics and reviews the grey and academic literature on different approaches to community resilience.
Language: English, Arabic
Keywords: Social science
Addressing vulnerabilities in communities facing infectious disease threats: A need for social science-driven assessments
Osborne J, Pager J, Napier D, Giles-Vernick T, Kutalek R, Rodyna R, Ahmed SM, Dückers M., 2021 |
Language: English
Keywords: Social science
Perceptions and experiences of the public regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: a qualitative study using phenomenological analysis
Bhatt N, Bhatt B, Gurung S, et al, 2020 | This study intends to explore the perceptions of people towards COVID-19 and their experiences during the pandemic in Nepal.
Language: English
Keywords: Social science
Cross-Country Comparison of Public Awareness, Rumors, and Behavioral Responses to the COVID-19 Epidemic: Infodemiology Study
Hou Z, Du F, Zhou X, Jiang H, Martin S, Larson H, Lin L, 2020 | This comparative study highlights the urgent need for international coordination to promote mutual learning about epidemic characteristics and effective control measures as well as to trigger early and timely responses...
Language: English
Keywords: Social science
Norms, beliefs, and practices relevant to the prevention of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: a literature analysis
UNICEF, 2021 | This review focuses on social and cultural barriers and enablers to a number of practices relating to prevention, detection and response to COVID-19.
Language: English
Keywords: Social science