Using nine Demographic and Health Surveys for the three West African countries affected by the 2013−16 Ebola epidemic, this study applies a district-level interrupted time series (ITS) design to explore the longer-term impacts of the epidemic on school attendance. It shows that, about three to four years after the crisis, attendance has returned to the long-term trend regardless of the difference in Ebola virus disease prevalence among districts. The study also shows no discernable effect on the attendance trends for children from vulnerable backgrounds. However, it suggests further areas for examination and study. This includes migration patterns, the investment of emergency relief and overseas development aid between regions, the possible role of orphan status and early marriage (for girls) as vectors for the effect of the EVD crisis on educational outcomes and learnings losses for children who were out of school for up to an entire school year.

本研究使用针对受 2013-16 年埃博拉疫情影响的三个西非国家的九项人口与健康调查，应用地区级间断时间序列 (ITS) 设计来探索该流行病对入学率的长期影响。它表明，在危机发生大约三到四年后，无论各地区埃博拉病毒病流行率有何差异，就诊率已恢复到长期趋势。该研究还表明，对弱势背景儿童的出勤趋势没有明显影响。但是，它建议了进一步的检查和研究领域。这包括移民模式、紧急救援的投资和地区之间的海外发展援助，