Somalia

COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns In Fragile And Conflict-Affected Settings, Somalia

September 1, 2024

Bulletin of the World Health Organization This study finds that successful roll-out of adult vaccination is achievable even in a fragile and conflict-affected setting, like Somalia, through implementation of a tailored contextualized approach. Key factors include good microplanning, use of digital tools, better population-targeting, bundling vaccines together and delivering vaccination services close to people’s homes….

Assessment Of Non-Adherence To Anti-TB Drugs And Associated Factors Among Patients Attending TB Treatment Centers During COVID-19 Pandemic In Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study

August 27, 2024

Infection and Drug Resistance This study assesses the rate and determinants of non-adherence to TB treatment among patients at TB centers during the first wave of the pandemic in Somalia. Journal Article

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake And Factors Associated Among Pregnant Women In Mogadishu, Somalia

August 27, 2024

Infection and Drug Resistance This study estimates COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors associated with it among pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia. Journal Article

The Impact Of COVID-19 On Health Service Utilization In Sub-Saharan Africa—A Scoping Review

August 7, 2024

BMC Global & Public Health This scoping review synthesizes the available evidence of health-service utilization (HSU) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Djibouti and Somalia, during the pandemic, focusing on types of studies, changes in HSU compared with the pre-pandemic period, and changes among specific patient groups. Journal Article

The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes In 49 High Burden Countries

July 29, 2024

BMC Medicine This study – among whose cases is Somalia – finds insufficient evidence globally to identify systematic differences between observed and expected TB treatment outcome probabilities because of COVID-19-associated disruptions. However, it observes larger numbers of treatment failures and deaths on treatment than expected globally. Journal Article

Healthcare Workers’ Compliance with COVID-19 Preventive and Control Measures at De Martino Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia

March 30, 2024

medRxiv This working paper aims to determine compliance with COVID-19 infection prevention and control practices among healthcare workers in De Martino Public Hospital, Somalia. Working Paper

Methods Employed in a 2021 Population-Based Serosurvey in Somalia

March 1, 2024

Gates Open Research This working paper describes the design and methods of a serosurvey conducted in Somalia in 2021 to estimate the seroprevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens. Working Paper

SARS-CoV-2 Incidence Monitoring and Statistical Estimation of the Basic and Time-Varying Reproduction Number at the Early Onset of the Pandemic in 45 Sub-Saharan African Countries

February 26, 2024

BMC Public Health This article estimates the transmission potential of COVID-19 across 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (including Djibouti, Mauritania, Sudan, and Somalia) based on (i) an exponential growth model (ii) maximum likelihood (ML) estimation and (iii) a time-varying basic reproduction number at the early onset of the pandemic. Journal Article

Norwegian “Dugnad” as a Rhetorical Device in Public Health Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Qualitative Study from Immigrant’s Perspectives

January 19, 2024

Archives of Public Health This article aims to explore how immigrants from Somalia, Syria, and other countries understood and related to the term “dugnad” as used in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. Journal Article

Despite Misinformation, Low Trust, and Conflict in Somalia, High Demand for Vaccines and a Negative Endorsement Effect of Non-State Authorities

December 7, 2023

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to increase knowledge about vaccine demand and its drivers in South Central Somalia, a region that ranks among both the most conflict-prone and least vaccinated in the world. Journal Article

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