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Table 2 Treatment associated time periods for Ebola Virus Disease patients who were treated at the Kenema Government Hospital Ebola Treatment Center during the peak period of the West Africa Ebola outbreak 2013–2016

From: Factors associated with length of stay and treatment outcome of Ebola patients treated at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone during the peak period of the West African Ebola outbreak 2013–2016

Time periods

Minimum (days)

25% Percentile (days)

Median (days)

75% Percentile (days)

Maximum

(days)

Number of missing data

Length of Symptomatic Period

2.00

9.00

14.00

20.00

23.00

21

Health seeking delay for all EVD patients

0.00

3.00

6.00

11.00

24.00

82

Health Seeking Delay for Kenema patients

0.00

2.00

8.00

11.00

18.00

18

Health Seeking Delay for non Kenema patient

0.00

3.00

6.00

11.00

24.00

24

Return of Result Delay

0.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

8.00

12

Discharge Testing Interval

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

8.00

19

Delay in the Discharge of Patient

0.00

1.00

1.00

3.00

9.00

5

Cadaver Handling Delay

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.32

2.87

11

Overall Length of stay for EVD treatment

1.00

3.00

6.00

11.00

24.00

18

Length of Stay for EVD Patient who Survived Treatment

1.00

4.00

10.50

14.00

24.00

9