<p>Among 141 confirmed cases, 59% were male; the mean age was 29 years (±13.8). The median delay was 4 (IQR 2-6) days. Overall, 30% of patients sought care &lt;2 days, 42% in 3-5 days, and 29% in ≥6 days. Persons previously listed as contacts sought care in fewer median days than those not previously listed as contacts (3 vs. 4 days, p&lt;0.001). Enablers of short delays included knowing that one was a contact of a confirmed case, knowing EVD symptoms, encouragement from a trusted person, and belief that early treatment-seeking was lifesaving. Patients with long delays experienced fear of Ebola treatment centres, slow response by contact tracers to alerts made by the patients, inability of healthcare workers and patients to recognise symptoms, and failure of healthcare workers to refer patients to ETUs.</p>