10.17037/DATA.41
The data set contains information on 937 people (living and dead) who were resident in the households of people who survived Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Kerry Town Ebola Treatment Centre in Western Area Province, Sierra Leone, during the 2014-2016 epidemic. It includes individual and household characteristics, information on exposure levels, symptoms experienced by individuals during the period when the household was affected by EVD, outcomes, possible routes of transmission, and ELISA results from antibody testing for Ebola IgG in oral fluid. Survivor households were chosen because they were more easily contactable through the Save the Children survivors outreach programme: 123 of 152 survivors and their households were interviewed.
Two data sets are contained in the collection.
The study collected participant identifiable information that was used for analysis purposes. Direct identifiers have been removed. However, a small number of measurements may be used to identify participants in combination with other information.
Researchers wishing to access data should complete an application form and submit it to the corresponding author (Judith R. Glynn), indicating the intended research and variables in which they are interested. The list will be assessed to ensure they do not contain information may be used to identify participants.
The following variables are contained in the sl_ebola_repos_NO_LAB data
Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
particid | participant ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
hhid | Household ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
relatto | Person related to (ref to relat) | Open ended | Numeric | |
relat | Person's relationship to another HH member (relatto) | Numeric | ||
Wife | 0 | |||
Husband | 1 | |||
Parent | 2 | |||
Child of | 3 | |||
Sibling | 4 | |||
Aunt/Uncle | 5 | |||
Grandparent | 6 | |||
Grandchild | 7 | |||
Neice/nephew | 8 | |||
Other fam/friend | 9 | |||
ageall | Participant age (in years & months) | Open ended | Numeric | |
sex | Participant sex | Numeric | ||
Female | 0 | |||
Male | 1 | |||
occup1 | Occupation | Numeric | ||
Unemployed/retired | 0 | |||
Healthcare worker | 1 | |||
TradHW/healer/herbalist | 2 | |||
Ebola Intervention | 3 | |||
Driver | 4 | |||
Teacher | 5 | |||
Farmer/fisherman | 6 | |||
Labourer/mechanic etc | 7 | |||
Trader/tailor/hairdresser/police | 8 | |||
Business/office | 9 | |||
Housewife/cleaner | 10 | |||
Child/Student | 11 | |||
Religious leader/chief | 12 | |||
Other | 13 | |||
unknown | 99 | |||
oral | Oral fluid sample collected | Numeric | ||
No | 1 | |||
Yes | 2 | |||
frontline | frontline worker | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
outcome | Outcomes (b4 IgG results) | Numeric | ||
HH member | 0 | |||
Survivor KT | 1 | |||
Survivor Other | 2 | |||
Death prob. EVD | 3 | |||
Death EVD | 4 | |||
Death unknown cause | 5 | |||
fatig | Fatigue body weakness | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
headache | Headache | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
lossappeti | Loss of appetite | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
nv | Nausea-vomiting | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
abpain | Abdominal pain | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
dd | Diarrhoea | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blstool | Blood in stool | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
mjpain | Muscle joint pain | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
sore | Sore throat pain swalloowing | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
hiccups | Hiccups | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
redeye | Red eyes | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blurry | Blurry vision | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blgum | Bleeding gums | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
miscarry | Miscarriage | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
hhcon | Within household contact level | Open ended | Numeric | |
extcon | External contact level | Open ended | Numeric | |
place | Rural or Urban location | Numeric | ||
r | 0 | |||
u | 1 | |||
rooms | Number of rooms in residence | Open ended | Numeric | |
adults | Number adult in household | Open ended | Numeric | |
child | Number of children in household | Open ended | Numeric | |
water | Access to water | Numeric | ||
Very limited | 0 | |||
Sometimes | 1 | |||
Most days | 2 | |||
Everyday | 3 | |||
soap | Access to soap | Numeric | ||
Very limited | 0 | |||
Sometimes | 1 | |||
Most days | 2 | |||
Everyday | 3 | |||
latrine | Latrine access | Numeric | ||
None | 0 | |||
Shared | 1 | |||
Household's own | 2 | |||
quaran | Quarantined | Numeric | ||
Don't know (dk) | 0 | |||
No | 1 | |||
Yes | 2 | |||
ivdate | Date of interview | DD/MM/YYYY | Date | |
bleed | Any bleeding symptoms | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
agenewyears | Age(y) at time of Ebola | Open ended | Numeric | |
agecat9 | Age in 9 categories | Numeric | ||
<2 | 0 | |||
2-4 | 1 | |||
5-9 | 2 | |||
10-14 | 3 | |||
15-19 | 4 | |||
20-29 | 5 | |||
30-39 | 6 | |||
40-49 | 7 | |||
>50 | 8 | |||
fup | Follow-up time in days based on survivor ETC adm date | Open ended | Numeric | |
hhheb | Household head during Ebola period | Numeric | ||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 2 | |||
from1 | 1st possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
from2 | 2nd possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
from3 | 3rd possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
coprim | Co-primary | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
diedh | Location of death | Numeric | ||
asymp | 1 | |||
Died away from home | 2 | |||
Survivor | 3 | |||
Symptomatic | 4 | |||
Died location unknown | 5 | |||
died at home | 6 | |||
primary | Primary | Numeric | ||
subsequent | 0 | |||
primary | 1 |
The following variables are contained in the sl_ebola_repos_ALL_VAR dataset.
Variable Name | Variable Label | Answer Label | Answer Code | Variable Type |
particid | participant ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
ratio1 | 1st ELISA IgG result as ratio of optical density/mean kit neg +0.1 | Open ended | Numeric | |
ratio2 | 2nd ELISA IgG result as ratio of optical density/mean kit neg +0.1 | Open ended | Numeric | |
ratio3 | 3rd ELISA IgG result as ratio of optical density/mean kit neg +0.1 | Open ended | Numeric | |
ratio4 | 4th ELISA IgG result as ratio of optical density/mean kit neg +0.1 | Open ended | Numeric | |
hhid | Household ID | Open ended | Numeric | |
relatto | Person related to (ref to relat) | Open ended | Numeric | |
relat | Person's relationship to another household member (relatto) | Numeric | ||
Wife | 0 | |||
Husband | 1 | |||
Parent | 2 | |||
Child of | 3 | |||
Sibling | 4 | |||
Aunt/Uncle | 5 | |||
Grandparent | 6 | |||
Grandchild | 7 | |||
Neice/nephew | 8 | |||
Other fam/friend | 9 | |||
ageall | Participant age in years and months | Open ended | Numeric | |
sex | Participant sex (female/male) | Numeric | ||
f | 0 | |||
m | 1 | |||
occup1 | Participant occupation | Numeric | ||
Unemployed/retired | 0 | |||
Healthcare worker | 1 | |||
TradHW/healer/herbalist | 2 | |||
Ebola Intervention | 3 | |||
Driver | 4 | |||
Teacher | 5 | |||
Farmer/fisherman | 6 | |||
Labourer/mechanic etc | 7 | |||
Trader/tailor/hairdresser/police | 8 | |||
Business/office | 9 | |||
Housewife/cleaner | 10 | |||
Child/Student | 11 | |||
Religious leader/chief | 12 | |||
Other | 13 | |||
unknown | 99 | |||
oral | Oral fluid sample collected | Numeric | ||
n | 1 | |||
y | 2 | |||
frontline | Frontline worker | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
outcome | Outcomes (b4 IgG results) | Numeric | ||
HH member | 0 | |||
Survivor KT | 1 | |||
Survivor Other | 2 | |||
Death prob. EVD | 3 | |||
Death EVD | 4 | |||
Death unknown cause | 5 | |||
fatig | Fatigue body weakness | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
headache | Headache | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
lossappeti | Loss of appetite | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
nv | Nausea-vomiting | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
abpain | Abdominal pain | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
dd | Diarrhoea | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blstool | Blood in stool | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
mjpain | Muscle joint pain | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
sore | Sore throat pain swalloowing | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
hiccups | Hiccups | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
redeye | Red eyes | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blurry | Blurry vision | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
blgum | Bleeding gums | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
miscarry | Miscarriage | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
hhcon | Within household contact level | Open ended | Numeric | |
extcon | External contact level | Open ended | Numeric | |
place | Urban or rural location | Numeric | ||
r | 0 | |||
u | 1 | |||
rooms | Number of rooms in residence | Open ended | Numeric | |
adults | Number of adult in household | Open ended | Numeric | |
child | Number of children in household | Open ended | Numeric | |
water | Access to water | Numeric | ||
Very limited | 0 | |||
Sometimes | 1 | |||
Most days | 2 | |||
Everyday | 3 | |||
soap | Access to soap | Numeric | ||
Very limited | 0 | |||
Sometimes | 1 | |||
Most days | 2 | |||
Everyday | 3 | |||
latrine | Latrine access | Numeric | ||
None | 0 | |||
Shared | 1 | |||
Household's own | 2 | |||
quaran | Quarantined | Numeric | ||
dk | 0 | |||
no | 1 | |||
yes | 2 | |||
ivdate | Date of interview | DD/MM/YYYY | Date | |
bleed | Any bleeding symptoms | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
Not recorded | .a | |||
agenewyears | Age(y) at time of Ebola | Open ended | Numeric | |
agecat9 | Age in 9 categories | Numeric | ||
<2 | 0 | |||
2-4 | 1 | |||
5-9 | 2 | |||
10-14 | 3 | |||
15-19 | 4 | |||
20-29 | 5 | |||
30-39 | 6 | |||
40-49 | 7 | |||
>50 | 8 | |||
fup | Follow-up time in days based on survivor ETC adm date | Open ended | Numeric | |
status | Ebola status using ELISA results | Numeric | ||
Indet | 0 | |||
Negx1 | 1 | |||
Neg(min2x) | 2 | |||
Posx1 | 3 | |||
Pos(min2x) | 4 | |||
confirmed | Infection confirmed by ELISA y/n | Numeric | ||
neg/unconfirmed | 0 | |||
Posx2 | 1 | |||
hhheb | Household head during Ebola period | Numeric | ||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 2 | |||
from1 | 1st possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
from2 | 2nd possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
from3 | 3rd possible source | Open ended | Numeric | |
coprim | Co-primary | Numeric | ||
No | 0 | |||
Yes | 1 | |||
wetdry | Type of symptoms in the home in cases | Numeric | ||
asymp | 1 | |||
dry | 2 | |||
unknown | 3 | |||
wet | 4 | |||
diedh | Location of death | Numeric | ||
asymp | 1 | |||
died away from home | 2 | |||
survivor | 3 | |||
symptomatic | 4 | |||
died location unknown | 5 | |||
died at home | 6 | |||
primary | Primary (y/n) | Numeric | ||
subsequent | 0 | |||
primary | 1 |