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Retention of pregnant women living with HIV across health care levels in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: The study was conducted across three health facilities in Sierra Leone, Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (tertiary), Rokupa Government Hospital (secondary), and George Brook Community Health Centre (primary). OBJECTIVES: To assess retention
I.S. Turay, A.J. Bah, T. Sesay, D. Nair, E. Foday, R. Samuels, F. Lansana, R. Zachariah, M. Mustapha, J.S. Kanu, B.D. Fofanah, F. Kanu, J.A. Koroma, M.S. Kanu, W.K. Lahai, M.A. Sesay, G.N. Kamara, I.F. Kamara, S. Lakoh   +18 more
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Evaluating treatment outcomes stratified by regimen among drug-resistant TB patients in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Sierra Leone has a high burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), managed at three treatment centres. OBJECTIVE: To compare treatment success between BPaL (bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid)/BPaLM (bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and ...
J.A. Koroma, B.D. Fofanah, D. Nair, E.M. Kamau, I.F. Kamara, M.A. Sesay, I.S. Turay, N. Sesay, F. Kanu, W.K. Lahai, J.S. Kanu, A.T. Koroma, F. Fornah, A.L. Seisay, S.S. Bailor, R. Harding, S. Emezue, G.B. Tefera, G. Ameh, M. Mazzi, S. Lakoh, M. Mahmoud   +21 more
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Viral load testing coverage and suppression rate among children and adolescents on ART in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) centres from eight districts of Sierra Leone. OBJECTIVES: Among children and adolescents (0–19 years) registered for ART after January 2023 and currently on care, to assess i) viral load (VL) testing coverage and ...
F. Kanu, F. Lansana, M. Mustapha, E.K. Tabor, P. Thekkur, I.F. Kamara, B.D. Fofanah, J.S. Kanu, N. Sesay, I.S. Turay, J.A. Koroma, W.K. Lahai, A.M. Falama, M.A. Sesay, S. Lakoh   +14 more
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Predictors of in-hospital mortality among adults with chronic kidney disease at a national tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Renal Failure
In-hospital outcomes among adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in low-resource settings are poorly characterized. We evaluated predictors of in-hospital mortality among adults admitted with CKD to Sierra Leone’s national tertiary hospital, which ...
Foray Mohamed Foray, Henry Sankoh, Joshua Coker, John Abdul Koroma, Norman M. Farama-Bangura, Fatima Jalloh, Mark I. Kapuwa, Alhassan Sumah, Soccoh Kabia, Gibrilla Fadlu Deen, Bamba Gaye, Mohamed B. Jalloh   +11 more
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High levels of unfavourable treatment outcomes in children with drug-sensitive TB in Sierra Leone [PDF]

Public Health Action
SETTING: Ola During Children’s Hospital, a tertiary-level paediatric facility affiliated with a university and located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. No published studies from Sierra Leone have evaluated treatment outcomes in children (
N. Sesay, I.F. Kamara, A.M.V. Kumar, P. Thekkur, A.A. Alwani, B.D. Fofanah, A.R.Y. Kamara, A. Bah, L. Farma-Grant, M.A. Sesay, W.K. Lahai, J.A. Koroma, S.M. Tengbe, F. Kanu, G. Ameh, S.M. Kanneh, R. Zachariah, M. Mahmoud   +17 more
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Using photovoice methodology to uncover individual-level, health systems, and contextual barriers to uptake of second dose of measles containing vaccine in Western Area Urban, Sierra Leone, 2020

Vaccine: X, 2023
Background: Vaccination coverage for the second dose of the measles-containing vaccine (MCV2) among children has remained stagnant in Sierra Leone at nearly 67% since its introduction in 2015.
Shibani Kulkarni, Atsuyoshi Ishizumi, Oliver Eleeza, Palak Patel, Mohamed Feika, Samilia Kamara, Jerikatu Bangura, Unisa Jalloh, Musa Koroma, Zainab Sankoh, Henry Sandy, Mame Toure, Thompson Uwhomena Igbu, Tom Sesay, Ruby N. Fayorsey, Neetu Abad   +15 more
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Antibiotic use among hospitalised patients in Sierra Leone: a national point prevalence survey using the WHO survey methodology

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. A few studies conducted in Africa have documented that about half of hospitalised patients who receive antibiotics should not have received them.
Innocent Nuwagira, Sulaiman Lakoh, Zikan Koroma, James Baligeh Walter Russell, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Joseph Kanu, Anna Maruta, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Kadijatu Nabie Kamara, Bockarie Sheriff, Victoria Katawera, Selassi A D'Almeida, Robert Musoke, Rugiatu Z Kamara, Abdul Razak Mansaray, Fawzi Thomas, Onome T Abiri, Aminata Tigiedankay Koroma, James Squire, Mohamed Alex Vandi   +20 more
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Ebola and slum dwellers: Community engagement and epidemic response strategies in urban Sierra Leone

Heliyon, 2023
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa (2013–2016) was a learning process for all – the population, health experts and practitioners, as well as government structures.
Zuzana Hrdličková, Joseph Mustapha Macarthy, Abu Conteh, S. Harris Ali, Victoria Blango, Alpha Sesay   +5 more
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A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone. [PDF]

, 2020
Sierra Leone is among the countries that recorded high under-five child mortality rate in the world. To design and implement policies that can address this public health challenge, the present study developed a predictive model of factors that explained ...
Agbadi, Pascal, Aheto, Justice Moses K, Duodu, Precious Adade, Nakua, Emmanuel K, Nutor, Jerry John, Tagoe, Eunice Twumwaa   +5 more
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Integrated digital system for community engagement and community-based surveillance during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons for future health emergencies

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Community engagement and community-based surveillance are essential components of responding to infectious disease outbreaks, but real-time data reporting remains a challenge.
Katharine Owen, Mohammad B Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Mohamed F Jalloh, Jamie Bedson, Saiku Bah, Allan Oniba, Musa Sangarie, Nyuma James, Samuel Abu Pratt, Samuel Sesay   +10 more
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