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A Wake-Up Call: Lessons from Ebola for the World's Health Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The report ranks the world's poorest countries on the state of their public health systems, finding that 28 have weaker defenses in place than Sierra Leone where, alongside Liberia and Guinea, the current Ebola crisis has already claimed more than 9,500 ...
Luisa Hanna   +2 more
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Rapid assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and risk perception related to the prevention and control of Ebola virus disease in three communities of Sierra Leone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Questionnaire on Ebola knowledge, attitudes, practices, and risk perception in three communities of Sierra Leone, 2015.
Can-Jun Zheng   +17 more
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Integration and utilization of traditional medicine in child healthcare to achieve universal health coverage: Caregivers perspectives

open access: yesJournal 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sierra Leone's infrastructure : a continental perspective [PDF]

open access: yes
Infrastructure development in Sierra Leone contributed about half a percentage point to the economy's per capita growth rate in 2003-07. But if Sierra Leone could upgrade its infrastructure to the level of the best performer in Africa, per capita growth ...
Foster, Vivien, Pushak, Nataliya
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Decentralization and Local Institutional Arrangements for Wetland Management in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, recent social, political and environmental transformations have precipitated the intensification of wetland use, as local people have sought to safeguard and strengthen their livelihoods. Concurrent decentralization policies
Abebe   +67 more
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Competitiveness assessment of tourism in Sierra Leone : a cluster-based approach [PDF]

open access: yes
Seven years out of brutal conflict, Sierra Leone is now a peaceful and stable country. Yet, its strides toward economic recovery and competitiveness have been modest even in sectors such as tourism, which used to be a major generator of foreign exchange ...
Shakya, Mallika
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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

open access: yesBMJ 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Critical Review of Sampling Procedures in the Context of Sierra Leone's Low Literacy (and Under-resourced) Research Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article has provided a critical review of sampling procedures in the context of Sierra Leone. The basics of the two major types of sampling procedures (probability and non-probability) have been explained, with a view of shedding light on their ...
Jackson, Emerson Abraham
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Development of a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention among pregnant women in Pujehun District, Sierra Leone

open access: yesCogent 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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