Search Results - "Mohamed Samai"

Retention of health workers in rural Sierra Leone: findings from life histories by Wurie, Haja R, Samai, Mohamed, Witter, Sophie

“…Sierra Leone has faced a shortage and maldistribution of staff in its post-conflict period. This long-standing challenge is now exacerbated by the systemic…”
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Untreated surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: a cluster randomised, cross-sectional, countrywide survey by Groen, Reinou S, Dr, Samai, Mohamed, PhD, Stewart, Kerry-Ann, PhD, Cassidy, Laura D, PhD, Kamara, Thaim B, MD, Yambasu, Sahr E, MS, Kingham, T Peter, MD, Kushner, Adam L, MD

“…Summary Background Surgical care is increasingly recognised as an important part of global health yet data for the burden of surgical disease are scarce. The…”
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Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012 by Bolkan, Håkon A., MD, Von Schreeb, Johan, MD, PhD, Samai, Mohamed M., MBBS, PhD, Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha, MD, Kamara, Thaim B., MD, Salvesen, Øyvind, PhD, Ystgaard, Brynjulf, MD, Wibe, Arne, MD, PhD

“…Background Understanding a country's baseline operative actors and capacity is critical to improving the quality of services and outcomes. The aim of this…”
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Pregnancy Outcomes among Women Receiving rVSVΔ-ZEBOV-GP Ebola Vaccine during the Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola by Legardy-Williams, Jennifer K, Carter, Rosalind J, Goldstein, Susan T, Jarrett, Olamide D, Szefer, Elena, Fombah, Augustin E, Tinker, Sarah C, Samai, Mohamed, Mahon, Barbara E

“…Little information exists regarding Ebola vaccine rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP and pregnancy. The Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola (STRIVE)…”
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The bumpy trajectory of performance-based financing for healthcare in Sierra Leone: agency, structure and frames shaping the policy process by Bertone, Maria Paola, Wurie, Haja, Samai, Mohamed, Witter, Sophie

“…As performance-based financing (PBF) has been increasingly implemented in low-income countries, a growing literature has developed, assessing its effectiveness…”
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Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy from the experience of people living with HIV and their healthcare providers in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study by Lahai, Michael, Theobald, Sally, Wurie, Haja R, Lakoh, Sulaiman, Erah, Patrick O, Samai, Mohamed, Raven, Joanna

“…Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the primary mode of treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It slows disease progression and reduces the spread of…”
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Prevalence of malaria and helminth infections in rural communities in northern Sierra Leone, a baseline study to inform Ebola vaccine study protocols by Baiden, Frank, Fleck, Suzanne, Leigh, Bailah, Ayieko, Philip, Tindanbil, Daniel, Otieno, Tuda, Lawal, Bolarinde, Tehtor, Mattu, Rogers, Maariam, Odeny, Lazarus, Hodges, Mary H, Sonnie, Mustapha, Samai, Mohamed, Ishola, David, Lowe, Brett, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Greenwood, Brian

“…Introduction Recurrent parasitic infections may influence the immune response to vaccines. In the Partnership for Research on Ebola VACcinations extended…”
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Strengthening ethics committees for health-related research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review by Chaudhry, Iqra, Thurtle, Val, Foday, Edward, Leather, Andrew J M, Samai, Mohamed, Wurie, Haja, Parmar, Divya

“…ObjectiveHealth-related research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has grown over the years. However, concerns have been raised about the state of research ethics…”
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Immunisation coverage and factors associated with incomplete immunisation in children under two during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone by Wassenaar, Myrte, Fombah, Augustin E, Chen, Haily, Owusu-Kyei, Kwabena, Williams, Julian, Sunders, Joe-Henry C, Llach, Mireia, Quinto, Llorenç, Sesay, Tom, Samai, Mohamed, Menéndez, Clara, González, Raquel

“…Routine childhood immunisation is one of the most important life-saving public health interventions. However, many children still have inadequate access to…”
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Impact of oral azithromycin and intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine regimen on child mortality in Sierra Leone: trial protocol for a randomised, two-arm, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial (ICARIA) by Owusu-Kyei, Kwabena, Chen, Haily, Chileshe, Maureen, Quintó, Llorenç, Sibley, Maya, Figueroa-Romero, Antía, Llach, Mireia, Ramírez, Máximo, Bofill, Andreu, Samai, Mohamed, Menéndez, Clara

“…Azithromycin has been shown to be beneficial in preventing infectious diseases, including malaria, infectious diarrhoea and pneumonia. A cluster randomised…”
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Developing and validating the Sierra Leone perinatal psychological distress scale through an emic-etic approach by Bah, Abdulai Jawo, Wurie, Haja Ramatulai, Samai, Mohamed, Horn, Rebecca, Ager, Alastair

“…•The PHQ-9 is a valid and reliable screening tool for perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone.•The Sierra Leone perinatal psychological distress scale…”
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EBOVAC-Salone: Lessons learned from implementing an Ebola vaccine trial in an Ebola-affected country by Mooney, Thomas, Smout, Elizabeth, Leigh, Bailah, Greenwood, Brian, Enria, Luisa, Ishola, David, Manno, Daniela, Samai, Mohamed, Douoguih, Macaya, Watson-Jones, Deborah

“…Background/aims During the 2014–2016 West African Ebola epidemic, clinical trials were fast-tracked in order to identify prophylactic vaccines and experimental…”
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with malaria infection in children under two years of age in southern Togo prior to perennial malaria chemoprevention implementation by Arikawa, Shino, Tchankoni, Martin Kouame, Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Fifonsi A., Atekpe, Somiabalo P., Atcha-Oubou, Tinah, Figueroa-Romero, Antía, Fombah, Augustin E., Saute, Francisco, Samai, Mohamed, Menendez, Clara, Gonzalez, Raquel, Briand, Valérie, Ekouevi, Didier K.

“…Background Malaria remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. To prevent malaria in children living in…”
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Are census data accurate for estimating coverage of a lymphatic filariasis MDA campaign? Results of a survey in Sierra Leone by Kamara, Wogba, Zoerhoff, Kathryn L, Toubali, Emily H, Hodges, Mary H, Bisanzio, Donal, Chowdhury, Dhuly, Sonnie, Mustapha, Magbity, Edward, Samai, Mohamed, Conteh, Abdulai, Macarthy, Florence, Baker, Margaret, Koroma, Joseph B

“…Preventive chemotherapy was administered to 3.2 million Sierra Leoneans in 13 health districts for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and soil transmitted…”
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Prevalence of immunoglobulin G and M to SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Uganda: A longitudinal study by Lawal, Bolarinde J., Gallagher, Katherine E., Kitonsa, Jonathan, Tindanbil, Daniel, Kasonia, Kambale, Drammeh, Abdoulie, Lowe, Brett, Mukadi-Bamuleka, Daniel, Patterson, Catriona, Greenwood, Brian, Samai, Mohamed, Leigh, Bailah, Tetteh, Kevin K.A., Ruzagira, Eugene, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Kavunga-Membo, Hugo

“…•We found a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding-domain/nucleocapsid protein binding antibody (IgG/IgM) in the three settings in 2021.•Almost all…”
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Coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants after four years of implementation in Sierra Leone by Fombah, Augustin E, Chen, Haily, Owusu-Kyei, Kwabena, Quinto, Llorenç, Gonzalez, Raquel, Williams, Julian, Berne, Mireia LLach, Wassenaar, Myrte, Jalloh, Abubakarr, Sunders, Joe-Henry C, Ramirez, Maximo, Bertran-Cobo, Cesc, Saute, Francisco, Ekouevi, Didier K, Briand, Valérie, Kamara, Anitta R Y, Sesay, Tom, Samai, Mohamed, Menendez, Clara

“…Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) is a malaria control strategy consisting of the administration of an anti-malarial drug…”
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Strengthening ethics committees for health-related research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol by Thurtle, Val, Leather, Andy JM, Wurie, Haja, Foday, Edward, Samai, Mohamed, Parmar, Divya

“…IntroductionHealth research in low-income and middle-income countries, which face the greatest burden of disease, is a vital component of efforts to combat…”
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A cross-sectional study on caregivers' perspective of the quality of life and adherence of paediatric HIV patients to highly active antiretroviral therapy by Lahai, Michael, James, Peter Bai, Wannang, Noel Nen'man, Wurie, Haja Ramatulai, Conteh, Sorie, Bah, Abdulai Jawo, Samai, Mohamed

“…Poor compliance to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can result in the poor quality of life in children living with Human immunodeficiency…”
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SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone, March 2021: a cross-sectional, nationally representative, age-stratified serosurvey by Barrie, Mohamed Bailor, Lakoh, Sulaiman, Kelly, J Daniel, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Squire, James Sylvester, Koroma, Zikan, Bah, Silleh, Sankoh, Osman, Brima, Abdulai, Ansumana, Rashid, Goldberg, Sarah A, Chitre, Smit, Osuagwu, Chidinma, Frankfurter, Raphael, Maeda, Justin, Barekye, Bernard, Numbere, Tamuno-Wari, Abdulaziz, Mohammed, Mounts, Anthony, Blanton, Curtis, Singh, Tushar, Samai, Mohamed, Vandi, Mohamed, Richardson, Eugene T

“…IntroductionAs of 26 March 2021, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had reported 4 159 055 cases of COVID-19 and 111 357 deaths among the 55…”
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Assessment of self-medication practices and safety profile of medicines utilisation among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a multicentre cross-sectional study by Abiri, Onome Thomas, Lawal, Shakiratu, Coker, Joshua, Russell, James Baligeh Walter, Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Sesay, N'falie Ibrahim, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Turay, Foday Umaro, Lahai, Michael, Carter, Henry Edward Clarence, Bawoh, Mohamed, Samai, Mohamed

“…Despite the potential foetal and maternal risks of self-medication, studies on self-medication practice and the safety profile of medicines used during…”
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