ABSTRACT
Non-compliant behaviour is part of a cycle of unwillingness to change traditional practices that can be made worse by experiences of poor service delivery and weak information flow. This can become heightened in an atmosphere of fear and resistance and was a key issue in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone during the Ebola virus disease outbreak. Rumours can be spread through a variety of channels including social media, mass media and person-to-person contact. Examples of rumours that occurred during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa include the following: 'Vaccinators are here to give you Ebola'; 'Government workers intentionally infect people with Ebola to continue receiving money from the donors'; 'thermometers are instruments to infect people intentionally'; and 'government workers- health and school teachers, are being paid to spread Ebola'. Community management of cross-border movement includes activities that are crucial to a successful response such as community policing and contact tracing.
