West Africa Regional Office: Recent submissions
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Levels and Determinants of Person-Centred Maternity Care among Women Living in Urban Informal Settlements: Evidence from Client Exit Surveys in Nairobi, Lusaka and Ouagadougou
(BMJ, 2025)Sub-Saharan Africa's rapid urbanisation has led to the sprawling of urban informal settlements. The urban poorest women are more likely to experience worse health outcomes and poor treatment during childbirth. This study ... -
Broken Promises: The USA Foreign Aid Freeze Threatens Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health
(The Lancet, 2025)In The Lancet, we present a concerning picture of progress in improving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) and nutrition, characterised by a marked slowdown since the 2016 launch of the ... -
The 2025 Report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health: Tracking Progress on Health and Nutrition
(The Lancet, 2025)In line with previous progress reports by Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health, this report analyses global and regional trends and inequalities in health determinants, survival, nutritional ... -
Associations Between Extreme Weather Events and Child Undernutrition: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2010 - 2019
(BMJ, 2025)Extreme weather events, or natural disasters, present a large and increasing threat to human health, infrastructure and food security, including in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the burden of undernutrition is high. ... -
Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal
(Springer LinkCountdown to 2030, 2024)As part of an initiative aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality, Senegal implemented a policy of free Cesarean section (C-section) since 2005. Despite the implementation, C-section rates have remained low and ... -
Exploring Interconnections: A Comprehensive Multi-country Analysis of Climate Change, Energy Demand, Long-Term Care, and Health of Older Adults.
(Science DirectMaturitas, 2024)Challenges faced by many countries are energy insecurity, climate change, and the health and long-term care of growing numbers of older people. These challenges are increasingly intersecting with rising energy prices, aging ... -
Hot-Spots of HIV Infection in Cameroon: A Spatial Analysis Based on Demographic and Health Surveys Data
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Background: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) infection prevalence in Cameroon has decreased from [Formula: see text] in 2004 to [Formula: see text] in 2018. However, this decrease in prevalence does not show disparities ... -
Perceptions of COVID-19 Among Frontline Health Workers in Burkina Faso
(National Library of MedicineFrontiers, 2022)Introduction: In Burkina Faso, the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in March 2020. Health personnel are on the front line of COVID-19 control, and it is important to understand their perceptions and knowledge of the ... -
Health Service Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: A Multicountry Empirical Assessment With a Focus on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Introduction: There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' ... -
Non-inferiority Test for a Continuous Variable With a Flexible Margin in an Active Controlled Trial: An Application to the “Stratall ANRS 12110 / ESTHER” Trial
(National Library of MedicineResearchGate, 2022)Background: Non-inferiority trials are becoming increasingly popular in public health and clinical research. The choice of the non-inferiority margin is the cornerstone of such trials. Most of the time, the non-inferiority ...
