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Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: Staff and Patient Perspectives at Six Health Facilities in Sierra Leone

Vaccines, 2023
Sierra Leone is a West African country with a population of over 8 million. With more than half of Sierra Leone’s population living in rural areas, it is important to understand rural populations’ access to and attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine.
Stefanie A. Joseph, Jean Gregory Jerome, Foday Boima, Pierre Ricard Pognon, Donald Fejfar, Yusupha Dibba, Daniel Lavalie, Mohamed Bailor Barrie, Aramide Oteju, Mohamed Sheku, Mariama Mahmoud, Jusu Mattia, Dale A. Barnhart   +12 more
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High levels of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: Implications for hospital-based antibiotic stewardship in Sierra Leone

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Objective: Despite the impact of inappropriate prescribing on antibiotic resistance, data on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa are limited.
Sulaiman Lakoh, Joseph Sam Kanu, Sarah K. Conteh, James B.W. Russell, Stephen Sevalie, Christine Ellen Elleanor Williams, Umu Barrie, Aminata Kadie Kabia, Fatmata Conteh, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, Gibrilla F. Deen, Mustapha S. Kabba, Aiah Lebbie, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Anna Maruta, Christiana Kallon, Foday Sahr, Mohamed Samai, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Le Yi, Xuejun Guo, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Darlinda F. Jiba, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, George A. Yendewa, Emmanuel Firima   +26 more
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An Intra-COVID-19 Assessment of Hand Hygiene Facility, Policy and Staff Compliance in Two Hospitals in Sierra Leone: Is There a Difference between Regional and Capital City Hospitals?

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021
Although hand hygiene (HH) is the most effective intervention to reduce the spread of infections, there are limited data on HH facilities, policy, and compliance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sulaiman Lakoh, Emmanuel Firima, Christine Ellen Elleanor Williams, Sarah K. Conteh, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, Mohamed Gbeshay Sheku, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Stephen Sevalie, Sylvia Adama Kamara, Mohamed Akmed Salim Kamara, Umu Barrie, Gladys Nanilla Kamara, Le Yi, Xuejun Guo, Chukwuemeka Haffner, Matilda N. Kamara, Darlinda F. Jiba, Enanga Sonia Namanaga, Anna Maruta, Christiana Kallon, Joseph Sam Kanu, Gibrilla F. Deen, Mohamed Samai, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, James B. W. Russell   +24 more
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Screening and linkage to care for medical students with hepatitis B virus infection in Sierra Leone

Heliyon, 2020
Purpose: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is considered a major public health concern for Sierra Leone. Although medical students are at increased occupational risk for HBV infection, little is known about the burden of HBV infection amongst medical ...
Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Musa Bangura, Emmanuel Nyama, Michael Mhango, Vicky Reed, Marta Patiño Rodriguez, Marta Lado   +6 more
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Screening, Vaccination Uptake and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B Virus among Health Care Workers in Rural Sierra Leone

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021
This study reports on the prevalence and risk factors of chronic HBV among health care workers (HCWs) in a rural secondary hospital in Sierra Leone. Additionally, data on the uptake of HBV vaccination among negatively tested HCWs and on the linkage to ...
Musa Bangura, Anna Frühauf, Michael Mhango, Daniel Lavallie, Vicky Reed, Marta Patiño Rodriguez, Samuel Juana Smith, Sulaiman Lakoh, Emmanuel Ibrahim-Sayo, Sorie Conteh, Marta Lado, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga   +11 more
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Hand Hygiene Practices and Promotion in Public Hospitals in Western Sierra Leone: Changes Following Operational Research in 2021

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Hand hygiene is the most important intervention for preventing healthcare-associated infections and can reduce preventable morbidity and mortality. We described the changes in hand hygiene practices and promotion in 13 public hospitals (six secondary and
Matilda N. Kamara, Sulaiman Lakoh, Christiana Kallon, Joseph Sam Kanu, Rugiatu Z. Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Matilda Mattu Moiwo, Satta S. T. K. Kpagoi, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Marcel Manzi, Bobson Derrick Fofanah, Hemant Deepak Shewade   +11 more
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Estimating the reproduction number of Ebola virus (EBOV) during the 2014 outbreak in West Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The 2014 Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of the genus Ebolavirus to date. To better understand the spread of infection in the affected countries, it is crucial to know the number of secondary cases generated by an ...
Althaus, Christian L.
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Factors for success in mental health advocacy [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Mental health advocacy groups are an effective way of pushing the mental health agenda and putting pressure on national governments to observe the right to health; however, there is limited research that highlights best practices for such ...
Katrina Hann, Heather Pearson, Doris Campbell, Daniel Sesay, Julian Eaton   +4 more
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Burden of cardiometabolic risk factors and preclinical target organ damage among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a community-based health-screening survey

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective To investigate the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs), target organ damage (TOD) and its associated factors among adults in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Design This community-based cross-sectional study used a stratified multistage ...
Sorie Conteh, Santigie Sesay, Sulaiman Lakoh, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Baligeh Walter Russell, Theresa Ruba Koroma, Sallieu Kabay Samura, Ansumana Bockarie, Onome Thomas Abir, Joshua Coker, Abdul Jalloh, Victor Conteh, Mohamed Smith, Othman Z Mahdi, Durodami R Lisk   +14 more
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Sierra Leone [PDF]

IMF Staff Country Reports, 2014
This paper discusses Sierra Leone’s First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, Request for Modification of Performance Criteria (PC), and Financing Assurances Review. Program performance has been strong. All PCs were met with comfortable margins, and all indicative targets (ITs) were met, except for the one on poverty-related ...
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