Back to search

Article

Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreak

2019-11-19

Abstract excerpt

<h4>Background: </h4> Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. During infectious disease outbreaks, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa from 2014-2015, the health system is often strained, and diagnosis, management and care of NCDs may be compromised. This study assessed numbers and distribution of NCDs in all health facilities in the West...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work
c7dacb43-500f-55a6-a613-acbfcdd98e86
DOI
10.12688/f1000research.18563.2
Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest
Interactive article relationship graphSelect a related publication card to move it into the centre and load its closest explainable connections. Solid lines are source-backed structured connections. Dashed lines are semantic discovery signals and are not scientific evidence.
Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreakDOI 10.12688/f1000research.18563.2
The 2013-2016 West African Ebola virus outbreak: Local contexts and future issuesSemantic proximity
Health‑System Preparedness for Non‑Communicable Diseases in East Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South SudanSemantic proximity
Management of malaria in children under 5-years-old during COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone: a lesson learned?Semantic proximity
The interface between SARS-CoV-2 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a high HIV/TB burden district level hospital setting, Cape Town, South AfricaSemantic proximity
The impact of COVID-19 on non-communicable disease patients in sub-Saharan African countries: systematic reviewSemantic proximity
Exploratory investigation of region level risk factors of Ebola virus disease in West AfricaSemantic proximity
Low COVID-19 impact in Africa: The multifactorial NexusSemantic proximity
Assessing Sub-Regional-Specific Strengths of Healthcare Systems Associated with COVID-19 Prevalence, Deaths and Recoveries in AfricaSemantic proximity
Protocol for Scoping Review of Mediators of Women’s Care-seeking Behaviour During Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Sub-sahara Africa (SSA)Semantic proximity
Recent cross-sectional prevalence studies in sub-Saharan Africa for communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases and conditions: a scoping reviewSemantic proximity
Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: understanding the drivers of the epidemic to inform intervention strategies.Semantic proximity
Development and validation of a framework to improve neglected tropical diseases surveillance and response at the sub-national level in KenyaSemantic proximity
Select a neighboring publication to make it the new centre.