Inequalities in total fertility rate in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019 by Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Mohamed S. Bah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

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The potential impact of a prophylactic vaccine for Ebola in Sierra Leone by Erin N. Bodine, Connor Cook, Mikayla Shorten

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Provincial distribution of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne, Regina Mamidy Yillah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in a rural population, Sierra Leone by Lisa Maria Kleine, Emmanuel Marx Kanu, Tobias Grebe, Desmond Mohamed Sesay, Henning Loismann, Maxwell Sesay, Tom Theiler, Viktoria Rudolf, Alexander Mellmann, Laura C. Kalkman, Martin P. Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg

“…The aim of this study was to assess colonization rates, resistance patterns and selected virulence factors of S. aureus from rural Sierra Leone. Methods: Residents of randomly selected houses in Masanga, Sierra Leone were included in a cross-sectional study (8–11/2023). …”
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Onchocerciasis is not a major cause of blindness in two endemic villages in Sierra Leone by Ibrahim Kargbo-Labour, Victoria Redwood-Sawyerr, Abdulai Conteh, Doris Harding, Mohamed S. Bah, Patricia Houck, Sugandh Juneja, Achille Kabore, Darin Evans, Angela M. Weaver, Yaobi Zhang

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Discordant Diagnosis of Malaria in a Family of Child Refugees from Sierra Leone by Stephanie K Yanow, Daniel Gregson, Rupesh Chawla

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Policy and practice implication of - and tools to address - mental health and psychosocial support needs in Sierra Leone by Alastair Ager, Rebecca Horn, Abdulai Bah, Abdulai Bah, Haja Wurie, Mohamed Samai, Mohamed Samai

“…The last two decades have seen increased awareness of the impact of mental health issues on the population of Sierra Leone. Local capacity to respond to these needs is severely limited. …”
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Provincial distribution and predictors of desire for more children among married and cohabiting women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne

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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

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Peran World Health Organization dalam Menangani Isu Female Genital Mutilation di Sierra Leone by Ardli Johan Kusuma, Isabella Putri Maharani

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The patterns of presentation, management and outcomes of breast cancer patients at a tertiary health facility in Sierra Leone by Constance Cummings-John, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Isaac Olufemi Smalle, Caesar Cho Challe, Babatunde Duduyemi, Temidayo Ogundiran

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Book Review: Building Peace in West Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau by Adekeye Adebajo by Samwel Ong'wen Okuro

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L’economia occulta dei “soldi facili” tra i minatori di diamante della Sierra Leone by Lorenzo D'Angelo

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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

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Implications of Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STHs) on Rural Farmers’ Productivity in Selected Districts of Sierra Leone by Mohamed Ngegba, Emmanuel Hinckley, Muctar Koroma, Alfred Ngegba, Oladimeji Oladele

“…The study was a cross-sectional-designed survey, conducted in three districts in Sierra Leone between December and March 2022 on 625 individual farmers to determine: 1) the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths; 2) the intensity of soil-transmitted helminths; 3) the effect of the prevalence and intensity on farm productivity, and 4) the implication of these effects on agricultural extension service delivery and the rural livelihood of the selected districts. …”
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Prevalence and access to care for cardiovascular risk factors in older people in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey by Justine Davies, Rachel Nugent, Ioannis Bakolis, Haja Wurie, Maria Lisa Odland, Miles Witham, Rashid Ansumana, Tahir Bockarie, Joseph Lamin

“…Introduction Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) is increasing, especially in low-income countries. In Sierra Leone, there is limited empirical data on the prevalence of CVDRFs, and there are no previous studies on the access to care for these conditions.Methods This study in rural and urban Sierra Leone collected demographic, anthropometric measurements and clinical data from randomly sampled individuals over 40 years old using a household survey. …”
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Unveiling the Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of <i>Coffea stenophylla</i> in Sierra Leone Using Genotyping-By-Sequencing by Paul M. Lahai, Peter O. Aikpokpodion, Alieu Mohamed Bah, Mohamed T. Lahai, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Seunghyun Lim, Ezekiel Ahn, Dapeng Zhang, Sunchung Park

“…These findings highlight the urgent need to improve conservation practices for <i>C. stenophylla</i> in Sierra Leone. The novel SNP markers developed in this study provided valuable tools to support future efforts in conservation and utilization of <i>C. stenophylla</i> genetic resources in West Africa.…”
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Community knowledge, perceptions and practices around COVID-19 in Sierra Leone: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey by Maike Winters, Helena Nordenstedt, Mohammad B Jalloh, Paul Sengeh, Nance Webber, Ibrahim Ngobeh, Thomas Samba, Harold Thomas

“…Objectives To assess the public’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about the novel coronavirus in Sierra Leone to inform an evidence-based communication strategy around COVID-19.Design Nationwide, cross-sectional Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey.Setting 56 randomly selected communities in all 14 districts in Sierra Leone.Participants 1253 adults aged 18 years and older of which 52% were men.Main outcome measures We calculated proportions of core indicators (awareness, knowledge, risk perception, practices). …”
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Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View by Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Peter Twum, Deborah Larbie, Abdul Bangura, Hassan Milton Conteh, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…The government of Sierra Leone introduced social health insurance (SHI) scheme to provide universal health coverage to people. …”
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Book review: Chris Coulter. Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Womens Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone . by Toomas Gross

“…Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Womens Lives through War and Peace in Sierra Leone. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009. …”
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