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Adolescent girls’ perceptions of the COVID-19 infodemic in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study in urban, peri-urban and rural Sierra Leone

BMJ Open
Objective This study aimed to identify the primary sources of COVID-19 health information for adolescent girls in Sierra Leone and evaluate their perceived trustworthiness and influence on their behaviour.Design Using a convenience sampling strategy ...
Regina Mamidy Yillah, Haja Ramatulai Wurie, Beryl Reindorf, Alhaji Sawaneh, Mary Hamer Hodges, Hamid Turay   +5 more
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Integration and utilization of traditional medicine in child healthcare to achieve universal health coverage: Caregivers perspectives

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The integration of traditional medicine into healthcare can be a significant option in contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 agenda of “leaving no one behind”, particularly concerning achieving Universal
Irene Eseohe Akhigbe, Cheryl Olabisi Jones, Abubakarr Bailor Bah, Nellie Valerie Tayo Bell, Lannes Namusa Susan Kamara, Ronita Désirée Cornelia Luke, Ayeshatu Majagbae Mustapha   +6 more
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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on The Economy of Sierra Leone [PDF]

GLOBAL CRISIS AND POVERTY PREVENTION Most recent statistics indicate that the global financial crisis will cause a fall in export earnings in Sierra Leone of approximately fifteen percent in 2009 compared to 2008.
John Weeks
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Strengthening the public health system of Sierra Leone through scientific research and community engagement

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2014 to 2015 revealed serious gaps in the public health systems of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, leading to over 11,000 deaths [1], [2].
Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru, Adel Hussein Elduma, James Sylvester Squire, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Soter Ameh, Hawawu Hussein, Kassim Kamara, Eric Ikoona, Ikechukwu Ogbuanu   +8 more
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IMPACT OF EXCHANGE RATE AND INFLATION ON COMMERCIAL BANKS’ PERFORMANCE IN SIERRA LEONE

Journal of Smart Economic Growth, 2021
This study was initiated with the intention of examining the impact of exchange rate and inflation on the performance of commercial banks in Sierra Leone.
Emerson Abraham Jackson, Mohamed Samba Barrie, Leroy Johnson   +2 more
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Freetown road map [cartographic material] /

, 1959
Various eds. Map of Freetown showing roads, railways, buildings, hospitals, rivers and water features. Relief shown by contours.; Includes index to adjoining sheets.; Each sheet is numbered individually.; "Associated with Air Survey Co.
Sierra Leone. Surveys and Lands Department
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Cultivating Young Agriculturalists; Kenema, Sierra Leone. [PDF]

, 2018
Sierra Leone suffered a devastating civil war between 1991 and 2002 and an Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2014/15. During the war many people, many of them young, fled the conflict by heading to the city for protection.
Bangura, Kabba Santigie, Gbanie, Solomon, Lynch, Kenneth   +2 more
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Association of cancer and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between 2020 and 2023 [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

F1000Research
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused substantial morbidity and mortality on a global scale. A strong correlation has been found between COVID-19 treatment outcomes and noncommunicable diseases such as cancers.
Robert F Terry, Rugiatu Z Kamara, Robert J Samuels, Donald S Grant, Sulaiman Lakoh, Mustapha Kabba, Innocent Nuwagira, Yusuf Sheku Tejan, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Shermarke Hassan, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Divya Nair, Laura Merson   +13 more
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Association of cancer and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between 2020 and 2023 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

F1000Research
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused substantial morbidity and mortality on a global scale. A strong correlation has been found between COVID-19 treatment outcomes and noncommunicable diseases such as cancers.
Robert F Terry, Rugiatu Z Kamara, Robert J Samuels, Donald S Grant, Sulaiman Lakoh, Mustapha Kabba, Innocent Nuwagira, Yusuf Sheku Tejan, Sia Morenike Tengbe, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Shermarke Hassan, Abdulai Tejan Jalloh, Divya Nair, Laura Merson   +13 more
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Development of a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention among pregnant women in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone

Cogent Mental Health
In rural, poor, largely illiterate Pujehun District of Sierra Leone there were no interventions available for perinatal depression (PND). To address this need, Project Peanut Butter established a counseling service.
Ashleen Lee, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Joshua A. Duncan, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Mohamed Tabita Kamara, Eliza Kleban, Christa Lolley, Kristin Kohlmann, Jumeika Lopez-Arteaga, Kevin Stephenson, Mark J. Manary   +10 more
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