Vaccination, disease surveillance, prevention and population health across African settings.
From the abstract: “We prospectively screened adults with advanced HIV disease (CD4 ≤ 200 cells/μl) for CrAg from 2017 through 2022 using the lateral flow assay and assessed median plasma CrAg titer.”
From the abstract: “This study aims to analyse the causes and trends of under-five deaths in Southwest Ethiopia using Gilgel-Gibe Health and Demographic Surveillance System (GGHDSS) database.”
From the abstract: “The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the prevalence of dental caries in the primary, mixed and permanent dentition among residents in urban, rural and semi-urban Nigeria.”
From the abstract: “This study demonstrates widespread serological evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 exposure and vaccine-induced immunity in both urban and rural Ghana.”
From the abstract: “This study addresses these gaps by utilizing the Socio-Ecological Model (SEM)—a framework that examines the interplay between individual, relationship, community, and societal factors—to investigate peer violence in Asella, Ethiopia.”
From the abstract: “A cross-sectional study was conducted in Emana village (Cameroon) involving 249 participants for parasitological screening (microscopy) and a subgroup of 104 with complete sociodemographic data.”
From the abstract: “Data from 9,799 under-five children in the 2022–2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey were analyzed to estimate diarrhea prevalence and identify associated determinants.”
From the abstract: “This qualitative study was conducted in the rural Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.”
From the abstract: “The model was parameterized using district-level field-data on mosquito mortality collected before (2016–2017) and after (2019–2021) larviciding implementation.”
From the abstract: “Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the mineral composition and physicochemical properties of hora, and the mineral-enriched surrounding soils in the study area.”