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Ebola Disease Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • S. Merritt
  • J. Kindrachuk
  • D. Nkamba
  • N. A. Hoff
  • H. Kalengi
  • M. Halbrook
  • L. Kamba
  • M. Beya
  • S. Petrichko
  • H. L. Wallace
  • C. Luhata
  • D. Kaba
1 more authors
  • A. W. Rimoin1
  1. 1Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

We report general acceptance (79.0%) of Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 2023-2024 (n=5,062). Acceptance varied significantly by province with acceptance ranging from 47.6% in Kongo Central to 92.1% in Tshuapa province and was highest among healthcare workers. While Ebola vaccine acceptance and disease knowledge are relatively strong nationally in the DRC, regional differences do exist and may impact future vaccine rollout.

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@misc{merritt2026ebola,
  title = {{Ebola Disease Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}},
  author = {S. Merritt and J. Kindrachuk and D. Nkamba and N. A. Hoff and H. Kalengi and M. Halbrook and L. Kamba and M. Beya and S. Petrichko and H. L. Wallace and C. Luhata and D. Kaba and A. W. Rimoin},
  howpublished = {medRxiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.64898/2026.10.15.26365673},
  url = {https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.15.26365673v1},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - Ebola Disease Knowledge and Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
AU  - S. Merritt
AU  - J. Kindrachuk
AU  - D. Nkamba
AU  - N. A. Hoff
AU  - H. Kalengi
AU  - M. Halbrook
AU  - L. Kamba
AU  - M. Beya
AU  - S. Petrichko
AU  - H. L. Wallace
AU  - C. Luhata
AU  - D. Kaba
AU  - A. W. Rimoin
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/15
PB  - medRxiv
DO  - 10.64898/2026.10.15.26365673
UR  - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.15.26365673v1
AB  - We report general acceptance (79.0%) of Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 2023-2024 (n=5,062). Acceptance varied significantly by province with acceptance ranging from 47.6% in Kongo Central to 92.1% in Tshuapa province and was highest among healthcare workers. While Ebola vaccine acceptance and disease knowledge are relatively strong nationally in the DRC, regional differences do exist and may impact future vaccine rollout.
ER  -