COVID-19 vaccine coverage and potential drivers of vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Somalia: a cross-sectional study

HA Dahie, JH Mohamoud, MH Adam, B Garba, NI Dirie… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are one of the most vulnerable groups for contracting COVID-19
and dying as a result of it. Over 10,000 HCWs in Africa have been infected with COVID-19 …

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Benadir region, Somalia

MH Adam, JH Mohamoud, AS Mohamood… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Only little is known about the true extent of COVID-19 in Somalia. The study aims to assess
the seroprevalence of the COVID-19 pandemics in the Benadir region using SARS-CoV-2 …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study

MAS Nur, HA Dahie, NA Hassan, B Garba, MH Adam… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Recent investigations have revealed that COVID-19 during pregnancy
substantially increases the risk of harmful outcomes for mothers and neonates, including …

People's willingness to use COVID-19 self-testing in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

M Folayan, S Shilton, V Undelikwo, O Alaba… - Bmj Open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Nigeria has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the poor testing
coverage in the country may make controlling the spread of COVID-19 challenging. The aim …

The hostile side of the state: Siracusa Principles, human rights and the precarity of COVID-19 policing in Nigeria

AO Shodunke - Third World Quarterly, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In line with global advisories, the Nigerian authorities explored what could be termed a
'stringent'lockdown measure to contain the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic and …

Self-medication practices against COVID-19 infection and awareness among residents of Mogadishu, Somalia: A cross-sectional analysis

AA Moussa, FD Omar, OA Fiidow, FH Ali… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected several countries
worldwide, resulting in a considerable strain on healthcare systems and increased trend of …

Towards effective and efficient COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria

OT Oyadiran, SA Usman… - Journal of global …, 2021 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Vaccines are prospective subverts in battling the COVID-19 virus ravaging the globe and the
Nigerian cold-chain system needs a thorough overhaul in order to optimize vaccine …

Appraisal of the knowledge, attitude, perception and practices among northern Nigerians in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

N Lawal, MB Bello, Y Yakubu, AM Ibrahim… - Future Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The aim of this study was to measure the knowledge, attitude, perception and practices
of northern Nigerians toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials & methods: This was a …

Effectiveness of the Air-Filled Technique to Reduce the Dead Space in Syringes and Needles during ChAdox1-n CoV Vaccine Administration

N Prueksaanantakal, A Manomaipiboon… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current study, we calculated the vaccine volume and amount of dead space in a
syringe and needle during ChAdox1-n CoV vaccine administration using the air-filled …

Investigation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies among the paediatric population in Mogadishu, Somalia

FAH Orey, AM Sodal, JH Mohamoud… - Transactions of The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background We undertook this cross-sectional study to determine the level of circulating anti‐
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 immunoglobulins (IgM and IgG) in …