Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6436
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the clinical outcomes and associated factors among children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa? Findings In this cohort study of 469 children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in… read more here.
Keywords: adolescents hospitalized; african countries; hospitalized covid; covid sub ... See more keywords
Assisted HIV partner services training in three sub‐Saharan African countries: facilitators and barriers to sustainable approaches
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25307
Abstract: Healthcare worker training is essential to successful implementation of assisted partner services (aPS), which aims to improve HIV testing and linkage‐to‐care outcomes for previously unidentified HIV‐positive individuals. Cameroon, Kenya and Mozambique are three African countries… read more here.
Keywords: partner services; hiv; sub saharan; facilitators barriers ... See more keywords
Investigation on key contributors of energy consumption in dynamic heterogeneous panel data (DHPD) model for African countries: fresh evidence from dynamic common correlated effect (DCCE) approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09880-0
Abstract: The main aim of this current study is to empirically scrutinize the determinants of energy consumption for 24 African countries sub-grouped into three panels based on income levels: low-, lower-middle-, and upper-middle-income countries, from 1990… read more here.
Keywords: energy consumption; energy; dynamic common; african countries ... See more keywords
Empowering newborn screening programs in African countries through establishment of an international collaborative effort
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DOI: 10.1007/s12687-020-00463-7
Abstract: In an effort to explore new knowledge and to develop meaningful collaborations for improving child health, the First Pan African Workshop on Newborn Screening was convened in June 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Participants included an… read more here.
Keywords: african countries; screening programs; programs african; empowering newborn ... See more keywords
Sustainability Challenge in the Agenda of African Countries: Evidence from Simultaneous Equations Models
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DOI: 10.1007/s13132-019-00605-4
Abstract: This paper has the aim to treat the interaction between the pillars of the sustainable development issue. We also attempt to build an index which is used as a measure of sustainable development by including… read more here.
Keywords: development; sustainability challenge; simultaneous equations; african countries ... See more keywords
COVID-19 prevalence estimation: Four most affected African countries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idm.2020.10.002
Abstract: The world at large has been confronted with several disease outbreak which has posed and still posing a serious menace to public health globally. Recently, COVID-19 a new kind of coronavirus emerge from Wuhan city… read more here.
Keywords: affected african; covid prevalence; prevalence; arima models ... See more keywords
Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268821001734
Abstract: Abstract The feasibility of non-pharmacological public health interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing or isolation at home to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in low-resource countries is unknown. Household survey data… read more here.
Keywords: home; median percentage; african countries; sars cov ... See more keywords
Is the consumption-income ratio stationary in African countries? Evidence from new time series tests that allow for structural breaks
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1441515
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines whether the consumption-income ratio is stationary in 50 African countries. We use the residual augmented least squares (RALS-LM) unit root test that allows for structural breaks. The empirical evidence shows that… read more here.
Keywords: ratio stationary; consumption income; african countries; income ratio ... See more keywords
Why African countries are interested in building agricultural partnerships with China: lessons from Rwanda and Uganda
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2017.1333889
Abstract: Abstract Ten years ago, China and several African countries began to develop agricultural training centres, and opened the door for a cascade of optimism and pessimism on why China is interested in developing agricultural partnerships… read more here.
Keywords: sino african; african agricultural; rwanda uganda; agricultural partnerships ... See more keywords
Outward foreign direct investment from South Africa’s energy sector and the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to Uganda’s energy sector
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1322769
Abstract: Following the end of apartheid in 1994, outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from South Africa has been on the increase. However, the content of South African OFDI has remained an understudied topic. This article explores… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; energy; africa energy; energy sector ... See more keywords
Budget line items for immunization in 33 African countries
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czaa040
Abstract: Abstract When seeking to ensure financial sustainability of a health programme, existence of a line item in the Ministry of Health (MOH) budget is often seen as an essential, first step. We used immunization as… read more here.
Keywords: budget line; immunization; line; budget ... See more keywords