West Africa Regional Office: Recent submissions

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    • Childhood Anemia in Mozambique: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Analysis of 2011 - 2022/23 Population-Based Surveys 

      Cane, R. M.; Kananura, R. M.; Wasswa, R.; Goncalves, M. P.; Varandas, L.; Craveiro, I. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025)
      Anemia adversely affects children's cognitive and motor development and remains a global public health problem. This study aimed to identify the individual, feeding, household, and community determinants of anemia among ...

    • Readiness of Health Facilities to Deliver Family Planning Services and Associated Factors in Urban East-Central Uganda 

      Ssanyu, J. N.; Kananura, R. M.; Eriksson, L.; Waiswa, P.; Malqvist, M.; Kalyango, J. N. (BMC, 2025)
      Health facility readiness is essential for realizing voluntary, rights-based family planning. However, many countries, including rapidly urbanizing Uganda, face challenges in ensuring their health facilities are sufficiently ...

    • Broken Promises: The USA Foreign Aid Freeze Threatens Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health 

      Martinez-Alvarez, M.; Amouzou, A.; Barros, A. J. D.; Faye, C.; Behanzin, P.; Borghi, J.; Binyaruka, P.; Greco, G.; Pitt, C.; Boerma, T. (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 ...

    • Investigating the Enablers and Barriers for Hypertension Control in Dakar: A Qualitative System Effectiveness Study. 

      Socha, A.; Thiam, S.; Barboza, J.; Seck, K.; Steinmann, P.; Secula, F.; Boch, J.; Bijou, S.; Reiker, T.; Joiner, M.; Des Rosiers, S.; Mbow, S.; Cobos Munoz, D. (BMJ, 2025)
      Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death worldwide. The leading risk factor, hypertension, is a major public health issue in Senegal, putting the health system under pressure. This qualitative study aimed to ...

    • Exploring Interconnections: A Comprehensive Multi-country Analysis of Climate Change, Energy Demand, Long-Term Care, and Health of Older Adults. 

      Katsaros, K.; Marggraf, C.; Ebi, K. L.; Buyana, K.; Hashizume, M.; Lung, S.C.; Murray, V.; Thiam, S.; Huang-Lachmann, J. (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 ...

    • Spatial and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Cesarean Section Deliveries in Urban Settings in Dakar, Senegal 

      Sy, I.; Sandie, A.B.; Sylla, E. M.; Cisse, B.; Fall, N. A.; Sow, M. O.; Silla, N.B.; Faye, C. M.; Diene, A. N. (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 ...

    • Hot-Spots of HIV Infection in Cameroon: A Spatial Analysis Based on Demographic and Health Surveys Data 

      Sandie, A. B.; Tchatchueng Mbougua, J. B.; Nlend, A. E. N.; Thiam, S.; Nono, B. F.; Fall, N. A.; Senghor, D. B.; Sylla, E. H. M.; Faye, C. M. (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 ...

    • 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 

      Agbessi Amouzou; Abdoulaye Ma'l'ga; Cheikh Mback Faye; Samuel Chakwera; Dessalegn Y Melesse; Martin Kavao Mutua; Sokhna Thiam; Idrissa BoukaryAbdoulaye; Seth Kwaku Afagbedzi; Akory Ag lknane; Odile Sassor Ake-Tano; Joshua O Akinyemi; Victor Alegana; Yakubu Alhassan; Arinaitwe Emma Sam; Dominic Kwabena Atweam; Shraddha Bajaria; Luke Bawo; Mamadou Berth; Andrea Katryn Blanchard; Hamissou Alaji Bouhari; Ousmane Maimouna Ali Boulhassane; Maio Bulawayo; Ovost Chooye; Amed Coulibaly; Mamatou Diabate; Fatou Diawara; Ousman Esleman; Mulugeta Gajaa; Kamil Halimatou Amadou Garba; Theodros Getachew; Choolwe Jacobs; George P Jacobs; Femi James; Ayodele S Jegede; Catherine Joachim; Rornald Muhumuza Kananura; Janette Karimi; Helen Kiarie; Denise ebo; Bruno Lankoand; Akanni Olayinka Lawanson; Yahaha Mahamadou; Masoud Mahundi; Tewabe Manaye; Honorati Masanja; Modeste Roch Millogo; Abdoul Karim Mohamed; Mwiche Musukuma; Rose Muthee; Douba Nabi; Mukome Nyamhagata; Jimmy nal; Adebola Orimadegun; Ajiwohwodoma Ovuoraye; Adama Sanogo Pongathie; St phane Parfait Sable; Geetor S Saydee; Josephine Shabini; Brivine Mukombwe Sikapande; Daudi Simba; Ashenif Tadele; Tefera Tadlle; Alfred KTarway-Twalla; Mahamadi Tassembedo; Bentoe Zoogley Tehoungue; Ibrahim Terera; Souma'l'la Traor; Musu P Twalla; Peter Waiswa; Naod Wondirad; Ties Boerma (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' ...

    • Perceptions of COVID-19 Among Frontline Health Workers in Burkina Faso 

      Bocoum, F. Y.; Kadio, K.; Some, T.; Ouedraogo, A.; Drabo, M.; Kouanda, S. (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 ...

    • 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 

      Sandie, A. B.; Molinari, N.; Wanjoya, A.; Kouanfack, C.; Laurent, C.; Tchatchueng-Mbougua, J. B. (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 ...