title: Navigating 'riskscapes': The experiences of international health care workers responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
abstract: This paper draws on interview data to examine how international health care workers navigated risk during the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa. It identifies the importance of place in risk perception, including how different spatial localities give rise to different feelings of threat or safety, some from the construction of physical boundaries, and others mediated through aspects of social relations, such as trust, communication and team dynamics. Referring to these spatial localities as 'riskscapes', the paper calls for greater recognition of the role of place in understanding risk perception, and how people navigate risk.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: stephie.gee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skovdal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western; D003142:Communication; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Ebola; Health care workers; Place; Risk perception; Riskscapes; West Africa