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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Elizabeth Neville, Indrani Saran, Thomas M. Crea
Summary: This study examines the correlation between parental care status and sexual risk behaviors in youth from multiple countries. The findings suggest that parental absence, rather than parental death, is associated with increased sexual risk-taking. These results have implications for public health programming in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kenneth Ekoru, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Guanjie Chen, Ayo P. Doumatey, Jie Zhou, Amy R. Bentley, Daniel Shriner, Charles N. Rotimi
Summary: The study evaluated the predictive utility of genetic risk scores (GRS) for cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africans, African Americans, and European Americans. Results showed that GRS had significantly greater predictive utility in European Americans compared to African Americans and sub-Saharan Africans across all traits, especially for lipid traits. This highlights the need to improve diversity in genomic studies to ensure equitable clinical translation of GRS.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Albert L. Kwansa, Robert Akparibo, Joanne E. Cecil, Gisele Infield Solar, Samantha J. Caton
Summary: Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing a rise in overweight and obesity among preschool children, with limited research on the specific factors in the home environment contributing to this trend. The home food environment and maternal BMI appear to be important factors associated with preschool overweight and obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa, but further research is needed to fully understand the impact of other factors.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francisco Javier Ferreira-Alfaya
Summary: This study aimed to explore the comprehensibility of South African pictograms by sub-Saharan migrant populations in Spain. The findings revealed that none of the evaluated pictograms met the validity criterion. The study highlights the need for new culturally sensitive pictograms that are easily understood by sub-Saharan African populations.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Loic Fonkoue, Lamine Sarr, Kennedy Olivier Muluem, Alioune Badara Gueye, Badara Dembele, Clovis Fon, Olivier Ngongang, Charles Bertin Dieme, Andre-Daniel Sane
Summary: A study on AFD patients in a resource-limited setting revealed that non-anatomical realignment and time elapsed since trauma were positive predictors of PTAOA. Despite the presence of PTAOA, clinical outcomes were good to excellent for most patients, with high patient satisfaction.
ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Mutiu A. Oyinlola, Abdulfatai A. Adedeji, Olumide Onitekun
Summary: The study examines the relationship between human capital, innovation, and inclusive growth, finding that human capital and innovation measures positively correlate with inclusive growth, with quality measures having significant impact. However, the indirect impact of human capital through innovation is largely negative.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Bertille Daran, Pierre Levasseur, Matthieu Clement
Summary: Globally, it is common to see a negative relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and bodyweight in countries with improving economic development. However, there is limited understanding about the distribution of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to the highly heterogeneous economic growth in this region. This paper reviews recent empirical studies in low-income and lower-middle-income countries in SSA and finds that while there is evidence of a positive association between SES and obesity in low-income countries, the associations in lower-middle-income countries are mixed, suggesting a potential reversal of the obesity burden.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Anitra C. Carr, Jens Lykkesfeldt
Summary: The study examines the relationship between vitamin C dose and concentration, specifically in relation to age and smoking status. It found that while vitamin C intake was similar across age groups, older individuals had significantly lower circulating vitamin C concentrations. This effect was more pronounced in non-smokers and suggests that older individuals may be more sensitive to low vitamin C intake, possibly due to the effects of long-term smoking and increased chronic disease prevalence.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Anel Schoonees, Joy Oliver, Dachi Arikpo, Solange Durao, Emmanuel Effa, Ameer Hohlfeld, Tamara Kredo, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Taryn Young
Summary: The study investigated the publication patterns of Cochrane authors from sub-Saharan Africa, finding that most authors were from South Africa and Nigeria, with a faster increase in non-Cochrane reviews and about a quarter of reviews covering infectious disease topics.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marie Fidele Tuyisenge, Laban Kayitete, Deogratias Tuyisingize, Maire O'Malley, Tara S. Stoinski, Yntze van der Hoek
Summary: To assess the representation of sub-Saharan African authors in conservation science literature, the affiliations of primary authors of research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa were analyzed. The study found that approximately one-third of the primary authors were based at a sub-Saharan African institution. African authors had a higher output in African journals, but with relatively low impact factors and citations.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
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Immunology
Chamberline E. Ozigbu, Bankole Olatosi, Zhenlong Li, James W. Hardin, Nicole L. Hair
Summary: Despite efforts to improve childhood vaccination coverage, many children in sub-Saharan Africa remain unvaccinated. This study finds that both individual and contextual factors are associated with the risk of being unvaccinated.
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Psychiatry
Uttara Partap, Nega Assefa, Yemane Berhane, Ali Sie, David Guwatudde, Japhet Killewo, Ayoade Oduola, Mary M. Sando, Said Vuai, Richard Adanu, Till Baernighausen, Wafaie W. Fawzi
Summary: This study examined the influence of depressive symptoms and school-going status on risky behaviors among adolescents in six sub-Saharan African countries. The findings showed that depressive symptoms and not attending school were associated with various risky behaviors, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, substance use, physical fights, unprotected sex, and suicidal behavior. Therefore, there is a need to focus on addressing risky behaviors among adolescents in this region by addressing depressive symptoms, promoting school attendance, and utilizing schools for health improvement.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Nadia Huffman, Wallace Huffman
Summary: This article examines the hypothesis of conditional convergence in income per person for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the most recent twenty-five-year period, 1990-2014. The study finds that average per capita income in 2011 PPP$ grew at 1.6% over this period, and conditional convergence is occurring. The research also shows that countries with a higher share of agricultural labor grow slower, while countries located on the ocean and with higher literacy rates tend to grow faster.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mwoya Byaro, Provident Dimoso, Anicet Rwezaula
Summary: This study examines the impacts of clean energy technologies on environmental sustainability in 29 sub-Saharan African countries. The results show that clean energy technologies have positive and significant impacts on environmental sustainability across different quantiles. The findings highlight the importance of using clean fuels for cooking, trade, and renewable energy consumption in improving environmental sustainability in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wolfgang Hladik, Paul K. Stupp, Stephen McCracken, Jessica Justman, Clement Ndongmo, Judith Shang, Emily Dokubo, Elizabeth Gummerson, Isabelle Koui, Stephane Bodika, Roger Lobognon, Hermann Brou, Caroline Ryan, Kristin Brown, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Leonard Kingwara, Peter Young, Megan Bronson, Duncan Chege, Optatus Malewo, Yohannes Mengistu, Frederix Koen, Andreas B. Jahn, Andrew Auld, Sasi Jonnalagadda, Elizabeth Radin, Ndapewa Hamunime, Daniel Williams, Eugenie Kayirangwa, Veronicah Mugisha, Rennatus Mdodo, Stephen Delgado, Wilford Kirungi, Lisa Nelson, Christine West, Samuel H. Biraro, Kumbutso Dzekedzeke, Danielle Barradas, Owen Mugurungi, Shirish Balachandra, Peter A. Kilmarx, Godfrey Musuka, Hetal Patel, Bharat Parekh, Katrina Sleeman, Robert C. Domaoal, George Rutherford, Tsietso Motsoane, Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Mansoor Farahani, Andrew Voetsch
Summary: The epidemiology and transmission potential of HIV population viral load (VL) were examined in 12 sub-Saharan African countries. It was found that the number of female PLHIV with unsuppressed viral load outnumbered males, and just 5% of PLHIV accounted for almost two-thirds of countries' total VL.
