Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of hotline callers and reasons for calling the hotline. (n = 2114 received calls)

Female

33.2

701

 Jubek^a

34.1

721

 Central Upper Nile

10.2

215

 Wau^a

8.8

186

 Aweil

6.1

130

 Torit

6.0

126

 Gbudwe^a

4.4

93

 Bor

3.4

72

 Renk

2.9

61

 Bentiu

2.8

60

 Yei River^a

2.7

58

 Yambio^a

2.6

56

 Rumbek

2.2

46

 Tonj

1.4

29

 Kuajok

1.3

28

 Yirol

1.3

27

 Eastern Lakes

1.2

26

 Western Lakes

1.1

23

 Gogrial

1.0

22

 Kapoeta

1.0

22

 Ruweng

1.0

22

 Lol

0.9

18

 Twic

0.7

15

 Amadi

0.4

8

 Melut

0.4

8

 North Upper Nile

0.4

8

 Warrab

0.3

6

 Imatong

0.2

4

 Maridi^a

0.2

5

 Mundri

0.2

4

 Gok

0.1

2

 Malakl

0.1

3

 Terekeka

0.1

3

 Upper Nile

0.1

3

 Missing

0.2

4

 To ask a question about Ebola

67.7

1431

 To report a clinical sign or symptom

16.4

346

 To ask a question about the hotline

3.8

81

 To send a greeting to the MoH

1.8

37

 To ask for money or airtime

1.7

36

 To ask to join the illuminati

1.6

33

 To ask for the radio to play a song

0.8

16

 To ask about safety of eating bushmeat

0.4

8

 Other Reason

5.7

120

 Missing Reason

0.3

6