Background: Urban slums are at high risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the lack of basic
housing, water, and sanitation facilities. Overcrowded conditions make quarantine measures …

Background To reduce the spread of COVID-19, several countries in Africa instituted
countrywide lockdowns and other public health measures. Whereas lockdowns contributed …

Nairobi's urban slums are ill equipped to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) due to high population density, multigenerational families in poorly ventilated …

Background Many low-and middle-income countries have implemented control measures
against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is not clear to what extent these …

Background The presence of COVID-19 in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is
raising important concerns about effective pandemic response and preparedness in the …

Without a vaccine, practicing social distancing and protective hygiene are the most effective
measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. In order to understand how the urban poor …

Informal settlements remain a public health problem as they lack basic infrastructure.
Furthermore, it is challenging to enforce public health regulations and protocols to prevent …

Background The emergent COVID-19 has impacted unprecedentedly to all classes of
people. Slum-dwellers' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are …

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak is in an accelerating phase and South Africa has had
the highest number of documented cases during the early phase of the pandemic in sub …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has upended the world as we knew it and is a concern for
governments globally. With cases still surging in different regions around the globe, the level …