Rapid Assessment of Ebola Impact on Reproductive Health Services and Service Seeking Behaviour in Sierra Leone

2015
This study assesses the impact of the Ebola outbreak on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, adolescent, and child health outcomes in Sierra Leone, as well as the factors affecting the demand and supply of these services. It was produced by UNFPA, with support from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, UK Department for International Development, Irish Aid and Options.

This study assesses the impact of the Ebola outbreak on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, adolescent, and child health outcomes in Sierra Leone, as well as the factors affecting the demand and supply of these services. It was implemented by Options with technical inputs and on behalf of UNFPA with support from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, UK Department for International Development, Irish Aid.The study was conducted in December 2014 and January 2015 and used a mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) approach to explore how Ebola has affected supply and demand side factors of reproductive health services and how these have contributed to service utilisation.  Specifically, the study objectives were to understand:

  • The change in service utililsation over the period of the Ebola outbreak up to September 2014 and estimate the effect of the Ebola outbreak on the population coverage of key reproductive and child health services
  • Estimate the impact of the change in service utilisation on maternal health outcomes
  • How service readiness and provision has been affected by Ebola
  • How health seeking behaviour has affected demand for reproductive health services.

The purpose of this study was to provide an evidence base with which to inform recovery strategies.

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UNFPA, Options. (2015). Rapid Assessment of Ebola Impact on Reproductive Health Services and Service Seeking Behaviour in Sierra Leone. Freetown: UNFPA.

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UNFPA, Options. (2015). Rapid Assessment of Ebola Impact on Reproductive Health Services and Service Seeking Behaviour in Sierra Leone. Freetown: UNFPA.

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