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Knowledge, Perception, and Sources of Information on COVID-19 among Nigerian Youths in the First Month of the Pandemic [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2021 Background: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, and sources of COVID-19 information among Nigerian youths. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study among 817 National Youth Service Corps members.
Abiodun Ebenezer Kolapo +6 more
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The Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science, 2022 The recent upsurge in the number and magnitude of outbreaks of infectious diseases in Nigeria has been managed effectively and efficiently by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in an increasingly epidemiology guided approach led by a skilled ...
Patrick M. Nguku +3 more
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Is Schistosomiasis present in Grand Kru County, Liberia, 2018?
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination. Estimates have it that there are 200,000 deaths annually in sub-Sharan Africa. Prevalence of Schistosomiasis is estimated at 25% in Liberia.
Emmanuel Ghartey +7 more
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Maternal choices of delivery sites among recently delivered women in Liberia, 2017
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: To reduce maternal mortality, many countries encourage women to deliver in health facilities, where complications can be handled more effectively. In Liberia, attempted home deliveries accounted for about 10% of maternal deaths in 2016/2017.
Gabriel Boumen Kassay +20 more
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Knowledge Attitude and Preventive Practices of COVID-19 among Health Workers, Liberia, 2020
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023 Introduction: Frontline health workers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious disease compared to other health workers. Due to the novelty of COVID-19, instructional guidance on the disease management and prevention was made available by WHO ...
Himiede Sesay +7 more
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Global Biosecurity, 2021 'Background:' On 1 March, 2018, 15 students of a religious boarding school presented to a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad with complaints of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Khurram Shahzad Akram +7 more
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Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women, Margibi County, Liberia
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background The use of institutional delivery services is essential for improving maternal and child health. However, studies in Liberia reveal over 20% of women still deliver at home.
Leroy S. Maximore +4 more
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Descriptive characterization of the cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in Zamfara State, 2017-18
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Cerebro-spinal meningitis (CSM) is an epidemic-prone disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges. From epidemiological week 36, 2017 through epidemiological week 21, 2018, Zamfara State reported an outbreak of CSM that affected ...
Ahmad Njidda +10 more
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Training programmes for field epidemiology [PDF]
The Lancet, 2008 n ...
Nsubuga, Peter +3 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2022 Introduction: Mombasa County had, as of April 1, 2020, reported four confirmed COVID-19 cases. There were possibilities of local transmission since most of the cases were reported in densely populated urban areas.
Josphat Kimani Maina +12 more
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