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2. Re-assessment of schistosomiasis in nine endemic districts with cluster sampling in Sierra Leone

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Kargbo-Labour, Ibrahim, primary, Redwood-Sawyerr, Victoria, additional, Conteh, Abdulai, additional, Chop, Elisabeth, additional, Bah, Mohamed S., additional, Koroma, Abdulai, additional, Kabia, Unidiatu, additional, Klein, Luke, additional, Juneja, Sugandh, additional, Houck, Patricia, additional, Reid, Steven, additional, Evans, Darin, additional, Weaver, Angela M., additional, Phillips, Anna E., additional, and Zhang, Yaobi, additional

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2024
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3. Tropical Data: Approach and Methodology as Applied to Trachoma Prevalence Surveys

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Harding-Esch, Emma M, primary, Burgert-Brucker, Clara R, additional, Jimenez, Cristina, additional, Bakhtiari, Ana, additional, Willis, Rebecca, additional, Bejiga, Michael Dejene, additional, Mpyet, Caleb, additional, Ngondi, Jeremiah, additional, Boyd, Sarah, additional, Abdala, Mariamo, additional, Abdou, Amza, additional, Adamu, Yilikal, additional, Alemayehu, Addisu, additional, Alemayehu, Wondu, additional, Al-Khatib, Tawfik, additional, Apadinuwe, Sue-Chen, additional, Awaca, Naomie, additional, Awoussi, Marcel S, additional, Baayendag, Gilbert, additional, Badiane, Mouctar Dieng, additional, Bailey, Robin L, additional, Batcho, Wilfrid, additional, Bay, Zulficar, additional, Bella, Assumpta, additional, Beido, Nassirou, additional, Bol, Yak Yak, additional, Bougouma, Clarisse, additional, Brady, Christopher J, additional, Bucumi, Victor, additional, Butcher, Robert, additional, Cakacaka, Risiate, additional, Cama, Anaseini, additional, Camara, Mamoudou, additional, Cassama, Eunice, additional, Chaora, Shorai Grace, additional, Chebbi, Amel Chenaoui, additional, Chisambi, Alvin Blessings, additional, Chu, Brian, additional, Conteh, Abdulai, additional, Coulibaly, Sidi Mohamed, additional, Courtright, Paul, additional, Dalmar, Abdi, additional, Dat, Tran Minh, additional, Davids, Thully, additional, Djaker, Mohamed El Amine, additional, de Fátima Costa Lopes, Maria, additional, Dézoumbé, Djore, additional, Dodson, Sarity, additional, Downs, Philip, additional, Eckman, Stephanie, additional, Elshafie, Bilghis Elkhair, additional, Elmezoghi, Mourad, additional, Elvis, Ange Aba, additional, Emerson, Paul, additional, Epée, Emilienne EE, additional, Faktaufon, Daniel, additional, Fall, Mawo, additional, Fassinou, Aréty, additional, Fleming, Fiona, additional, Flueckiger, Rebecca, additional, Gamael, Koizan Kadjo, additional, Garae, Mackline, additional, Garap, Jambi, additional, Gass, Katie, additional, Gebru, Genet, additional, Gichangi, Michael M, additional, Giorgi, Emanuele, additional, Goépogui, André, additional, Gómez, Daniela Vaz Ferreira, additional, Gómez Forero, Diana Paola, additional, Gower, Emily W, additional, Harte, Anna, additional, Henry, Rob, additional, Honorio-Morales, Harvy Alberto, additional, Ilako, Dunera R, additional, Issifou, Amadou Alfa Bio, additional, Jones, Ellen, additional, Kabona, George, additional, Kabore, Martin, additional, Kadri, Boubacar, additional, Kalua, Khumbo, additional, Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba, additional, Kebede, Shambel, additional, Kebede, Fikreab, additional, Keenan, Jeremy D, additional, Kello, Amir B, additional, Khan, Asad Aslam, additional, Khelifi, Houria, additional, Kilangalanga, Janvier, additional, Kim, Sung Hye, additional, Ko, Robert, additional, Lewallen, Susan, additional, Lietman, Thomas, additional, Logora, Makoy Samuel Yibi, additional, Lopez, Yuri A, additional, MacArthur, Chad, additional, Macleod, Colin, additional, Makangila, Felix, additional, Mariko, Brehima, additional, Martin, Diana L, additional, Masika, Michael, additional, Massae, Patrick, additional, Massangaie, Marilia, additional, Matendechero, Hadley S, additional, Mathewos, Tsedeke, additional, McCullagh, Siobhain, additional, Meite, Aboulaye, additional, Mendes, Elsa Palma, additional, Abdi, Hirpa M, additional, Miller, Hollman, additional, Minnih, Abdellahi, additional, Mishra, Sailesh Kumar, additional, Molefi, Tuduetso, additional, Mosher, Aryc, additional, M’Po, Nerkoua, additional, Mugume, Francis, additional, Mukwiza, Robson, additional, Mwale, Consity, additional, Mwatha, Stephen, additional, Mwingira, Upendo, additional, Nash, Scott D, additional, Nassa, Christophe, additional, Negussu, Nebiyu, additional, Nieba, Cece, additional, Noah Noah, Jean Claude, additional, Nwosu, Christian O, additional, Olobio, Nicholas, additional, Opon, Rapheal, additional, Pavluck, Alexandre, additional, Phiri, Isaac, additional, Rainima-Qaniuci, Merelesita, additional, Renneker, Kristen K, additional, Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí, additional, Sakho, Fatoumata, additional, Sanha, Salimato, additional, Sarah, Virginia, additional, Sarr, Boubacar, additional, Szwarcwald, Celia L, additional, Shah Salam, Ahmad, additional, Sharma, Shekhar, additional, Seife, Fikre, additional, Serrano Chavez, Gloria Marina, additional, Sissoko, Mactar, additional, Sitoe, Henis Mior, additional, Sokana, Oliver, additional, Tadesse, Fentahun, additional, Taleo, Fasiah, additional, Talero, Sandra Liliana, additional, Tarfani, Youcef, additional, Tefera, Amsayaw, additional, Tekeraoi, Rabebe, additional, Tesfazion, Andeberhan, additional, Traina, Abubaker, additional, Traoré, Lamine, additional, Trujillo-Trujillo, Julián, additional, Tukahebwa, Edridah M, additional, Vashist, Praveen, additional, Wanyama, Ernest B, additional, Warusavithana, Supriya D.P., additional, Watitu, Titus K, additional, West, Sheila, additional, Win, Ye, additional, Woods, Geordie, additional, Yajima, Aya, additional, Yaya, Georges, additional, Zecarias, Alem, additional, Zewengiel, Solomon, additional, Zoumanigui, Akoi, additional, Hooper, Pamela J, additional, Millar, Tom, additional, Rotondo, Lisa, additional, and Solomon, Anthony W, additional

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2023
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4. A critical evaluation of the effects of neo-liberal (market-driven) reforms in achieving the goal of human security in Sierra Leone

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Conteh, Abdulai Abubakarr and Wilkin, P.

Subjects
320.9664, Education policies, Healthcare policies, Critical theory, Socio-economic development, Political practices in Sierra Leone
Abstract

This case-study provides a critical evaluation of the effects of neo-liberal (market-driven) reforms in achieving the goal of human security in Sierra Leone after the civil conflict in 2002. In the context of Sierra Leone, there are fundamental questions about the basic security of the population. This mean the ability to live without fear of conflict and the security to do with the ordinary lives of Sierra Leoneans. This is absolutely central to the post-war reconstruction of that country. It represents a major concern for the international community, the Sierra Leone Government, foreign government donors as well as the NGO communities. Underlying these issues is the subject of which development paragon is best suitable in addressing these questions, and what impact will it have on the people. To understand this, the study has framed the issues of education and health, the two aspects which this thesis focuses upon, as a commitment to human security. Human security has become a dominant theme for many development organisations around the world because of it connection with security and development. Education and health are important because they are crucial social and basic human right that should be provided without any form of unfairness by the state. Because of their multiplier effect, they assist in eradicating poverty and further the attainment of human security. The reforms, which includes privatisation and decentralisation, has been imposed primarily by the World Bank and the IMF to transform the education and health system in order to improve the human security of the Sierra Leonean people. Proponents of these reforms argued that it would provide equal access, make the system more efficient, provide more choices for the population, and enhances accountability and citizens’ participation in governance. As a result of these, the study is important for three reasons: first, it assesses the success of these reforms; second, it offers a better understanding of socio-economic development related to education and health as they are now viewed as a commodity; and third, it suggests ways of enhancing the performance of its delivery intended to assist the population. The evaluation is informed by critical theory, the theoretical framework because: of its usefulness in understanding the concept of power/knowledge, ideology and governance, as neo-liberalism has become a discourse of global common sense that frames policy options as though they were natural or not to be questioned, and yet serve to reinforce the interests of dominant groups. Critical theory enable us to make sense of the hidden power relations in the way knowledge/policy is constituted. Second, critical theory is also a qualitative approach and hence comes as a way of critiquing quantitative methodology. The study argues that it is very problematic to imagine that this strategy (neo-liberal reforms) is actually for the great masses of people living in poor conditions, while it does not address their needs and does nothing to deal with the security of their lives. The study found that the reforms were considered undemocratic, and has led to unequal access thus augmenting fears of stratification on the basis of an individual being rich or poor. Therefore, the study recommends that if the goal of human security is to be achieved, it is important to strengthen citizens’ and other local actors’ voices in governance to develop effective local policies; and government intervention and commitment is also needed to improve the performance of public schools and health care institutions in order to make them more competitive so that they can co-exist with their private counterparts. Key Words: Neo-liberalism, critical theory, education policy, health policy, human security, privatisation, decentralisation, social justice, socio-economic development.

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2014

5. Impact assessment of onchocerciasis through lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys using Ov-16 rapid diagnostic tests in Sierra Leone

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Kargbo-Labour, Ibrahim, primary, Bah, Mohamed S., additional, Conteh, Abdulai, additional, Melchers, Natalie V.S. Vinkeles, additional, Redwood-Sawyerr, Victoria, additional, Stolk, Wilma A., additional, Paye, Jusufu, additional, Sonnie, Mustapha, additional, Veinoglou, Amy, additional, Koroma, Joseph B., additional, Hodges, Mary H., additional, Weaver, Angela M., additional, and Zhang, Yaobi, additional

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2023
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6. Tropical Data: Approach and Methodology as Applied to Trachoma Prevalence Surveys

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Harding-Esch, Emma M, Burgert-Brucker, Clara R, Jimenez, Cristina, Bakhtiari, Ana, Willis, Rebecca, Bejiga, Michael Dejene, Mpyet, Caleb, Ngondi, Jeremiah, Boyd, Sarah, Abdala, Mariamo, Abdou, Amza, Adamu, Yilikal, Alemayehu, Addisu, Alemayehu, Wondu, Al-Khatib, Tawfik, Apadinuwe, Sue-Chen, Awaca, Naomie, Awoussi, Marcel S, Baayendag, Gilbert, Badiane, Mouctar Dieng, Bailey, Robin L, Batcho, Wilfrid, Bay, Zulficar, Bella, Assumpta, Beido, Nassirou, Bol, Yak Yak, Bougouma, Clarisse, Brady, Christopher J, Bucumi, Victor, Butcher, Robert, Cakacaka, Risiate, Cama, Anaseini, Camara, Mamoudou, Cassama, Eunice, Chaora, Shorai Grace, Chebbi, Amel Chenaoui, Chisambi, Alvin Blessings, Chu, Brian, Conteh, Abdulai, Coulibaly, Sidi Mohamed, Courtright, Paul, Dalmar, Abdi, Dat, Tran Minh, Davids, Thully, Djaker, Mohamed El Amine, de Fátima Costa Lopes, Maria, Dézoumbé, Djore, Dodson, Sarity, Downs, Philip, Eckman, Stephanie, Elshafie, Bilghis Elkhair, Elmezoghi, Mourad, Elvis, Ange Aba, Emerson, Paul, Epée, Emilienne EE, Faktaufon, Daniel, Fall, Mawo, Fassinou, Aréty, Fleming, Fiona, Flueckiger, Rebecca, Gamael, Koizan Kadjo, Garae, Mackline, Garap, Jambi, Gass, Katie, Gebru, Genet, Gichangi, Michael M, Giorgi, Emanuele, Goépogui, André, Gómez, Daniela Vaz Ferreira, Gómez Forero, Diana Paola, Gower, Emily W, Harte, Anna, Henry, Rob, Honorio-Morales, Harvy Alberto, Ilako, Dunera R, Issifou, Amadou Alfa Bio, Jones, Ellen, Kabona, George, Kabore, Martin, Kadri, Boubacar, Kalua, Khumbo, Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba, Kebede, Shambel, Kebede, Fikreab, Keenan, Jeremy D, Kello, Amir B, Khan, Asad Aslam, Khelifi, Houria, Kilangalanga, Janvier, Kim, Sung Hye, Ko, Robert, Lewallen, Susan, Lietman, Thomas, Logora, Makoy Samuel Yibi, Lopez, Yuri A, MacArthur, Chad, Macleod, Colin, Makangila, Felix, Mariko, Brehima, Martin, Diana L, Masika, Michael, Massae, Patrick, Massangaie, Marilia, Matendechero, Hadley S, Mathewos, Tsedeke, McCullagh, Siobhain, Meite, Aboulaye, Mendes, Elsa Palma, Abdi, Hirpa M, Miller, Hollman, Minnih, Abdellahi, Mishra, Sailesh Kumar, Molefi, Tuduetso, Mosher, Aryc, M’Po, Nerkoua, Mugume, Francis, Mukwiza, Robson, Mwale, Consity, Mwatha, Stephen, Mwingira, Upendo, Nash, Scott D, Nassa, Christophe, Negussu, Nebiyu, Nieba, Cece, Noah Noah, Jean Claude, Nwosu, Christian O, Olobio, Nicholas, Opon, Rapheal, Pavluck, Alexandre, Phiri, Isaac, Rainima-Qaniuci, Merelesita, Renneker, Kristen K, Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí, Sakho, Fatoumata, Sanha, Salimato, Sarah, Virginia, Sarr, Boubacar, Szwarcwald, Celia L, Shah Salam, Ahmad, Sharma, Shekhar, Seife, Fikre, Serrano Chavez, Gloria Marina, Sissoko, Mactar, Sitoe, Henis Mior, Sokana, Oliver, Tadesse, Fentahun, Taleo, Fasiah, Talero, Sandra Liliana, Tarfani, Youcef, Tefera, Amsayaw, Tekeraoi, Rabebe, Tesfazion, Andeberhan, Traina, Abubaker, Traoré, Lamine, Trujillo-Trujillo, Julián, Tukahebwa, Edridah M, Vashist, Praveen, Wanyama, Ernest B, Warusavithana, Supriya D.P., Watitu, Titus K, West, Sheila, Win, Ye, Woods, Geordie, Yajima, Aya, Yaya, Georges, Zecarias, Alem, Zewengiel, Solomon, Zoumanigui, Akoi, Hooper, Pamela J, Millar, Tom, Rotondo, Lisa, Solomon, Anthony W, Harding-Esch, Emma M, Burgert-Brucker, Clara R, Jimenez, Cristina, Bakhtiari, Ana, Willis, Rebecca, Bejiga, Michael Dejene, Mpyet, Caleb, Ngondi, Jeremiah, Boyd, Sarah, Abdala, Mariamo, Abdou, Amza, Adamu, Yilikal, Alemayehu, Addisu, Alemayehu, Wondu, Al-Khatib, Tawfik, Apadinuwe, Sue-Chen, Awaca, Naomie, Awoussi, Marcel S, Baayendag, Gilbert, Badiane, Mouctar Dieng, Bailey, Robin L, Batcho, Wilfrid, Bay, Zulficar, Bella, Assumpta, Beido, Nassirou, Bol, Yak Yak, Bougouma, Clarisse, Brady, Christopher J, Bucumi, Victor, Butcher, Robert, Cakacaka, Risiate, Cama, Anaseini, Camara, Mamoudou, Cassama, Eunice, Chaora, Shorai Grace, Chebbi, Amel Chenaoui, Chisambi, Alvin Blessings, Chu, Brian, Conteh, Abdulai, Coulibaly, Sidi Mohamed, Courtright, Paul, Dalmar, Abdi, Dat, Tran Minh, Davids, Thully, Djaker, Mohamed El Amine, de Fátima Costa Lopes, Maria, Dézoumbé, Djore, Dodson, Sarity, Downs, Philip, Eckman, Stephanie, Elshafie, Bilghis Elkhair, Elmezoghi, Mourad, Elvis, Ange Aba, Emerson, Paul, Epée, Emilienne EE, Faktaufon, Daniel, Fall, Mawo, Fassinou, Aréty, Fleming, Fiona, Flueckiger, Rebecca, Gamael, Koizan Kadjo, Garae, Mackline, Garap, Jambi, Gass, Katie, Gebru, Genet, Gichangi, Michael M, Giorgi, Emanuele, Goépogui, André, Gómez, Daniela Vaz Ferreira, Gómez Forero, Diana Paola, Gower, Emily W, Harte, Anna, Henry, Rob, Honorio-Morales, Harvy Alberto, Ilako, Dunera R, Issifou, Amadou Alfa Bio, Jones, Ellen, Kabona, George, Kabore, Martin, Kadri, Boubacar, Kalua, Khumbo, Kanyi, Sarjo Kebba, Kebede, Shambel, Kebede, Fikreab, Keenan, Jeremy D, Kello, Amir B, Khan, Asad Aslam, Khelifi, Houria, Kilangalanga, Janvier, Kim, Sung Hye, Ko, Robert, Lewallen, Susan, Lietman, Thomas, Logora, Makoy Samuel Yibi, Lopez, Yuri A, MacArthur, Chad, Macleod, Colin, Makangila, Felix, Mariko, Brehima, Martin, Diana L, Masika, Michael, Massae, Patrick, Massangaie, Marilia, Matendechero, Hadley S, Mathewos, Tsedeke, McCullagh, Siobhain, Meite, Aboulaye, Mendes, Elsa Palma, Abdi, Hirpa M, Miller, Hollman, Minnih, Abdellahi, Mishra, Sailesh Kumar, Molefi, Tuduetso, Mosher, Aryc, M’Po, Nerkoua, Mugume, Francis, Mukwiza, Robson, Mwale, Consity, Mwatha, Stephen, Mwingira, Upendo, Nash, Scott D, Nassa, Christophe, Negussu, Nebiyu, Nieba, Cece, Noah Noah, Jean Claude, Nwosu, Christian O, Olobio, Nicholas, Opon, Rapheal, Pavluck, Alexandre, Phiri, Isaac, Rainima-Qaniuci, Merelesita, Renneker, Kristen K, Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí, Sakho, Fatoumata, Sanha, Salimato, Sarah, Virginia, Sarr, Boubacar, Szwarcwald, Celia L, Shah Salam, Ahmad, Sharma, Shekhar, Seife, Fikre, Serrano Chavez, Gloria Marina, Sissoko, Mactar, Sitoe, Henis Mior, Sokana, Oliver, Tadesse, Fentahun, Taleo, Fasiah, Talero, Sandra Liliana, Tarfani, Youcef, Tefera, Amsayaw, Tekeraoi, Rabebe, Tesfazion, Andeberhan, Traina, Abubaker, Traoré, Lamine, Trujillo-Trujillo, Julián, Tukahebwa, Edridah M, Vashist, Praveen, Wanyama, Ernest B, Warusavithana, Supriya D.P., Watitu, Titus K, West, Sheila, Win, Ye, Woods, Geordie, Yajima, Aya, Yaya, Georges, Zecarias, Alem, Zewengiel, Solomon, Zoumanigui, Akoi, Hooper, Pamela J, Millar, Tom, Rotondo, Lisa, and Solomon, Anthony W

Abstract

Population-based prevalence surveys are essential for decision-making on interventions to achieve trachoma elimination as a public health problem. This paper outlines the methodologies of Tropical Data, which supports work to undertake those surveys. Tropical Data is a consortium of partners that supports health ministries worldwide to conduct globally standardised prevalence surveys that conform to World Health Organization recommendations. Founding principles are health ministry ownership, partnership and collaboration, and quality assurance and quality control at every step of the survey process. Support covers survey planning, survey design, training, electronic data collection and fieldwork, and data management, analysis and dissemination. Methods are adapted to meet local context and needs. Customisations, operational research and integration of other diseases into routine trachoma surveys have also been supported. Between 29 February 2016 and 24 April 2023, 3373 trachoma surveys across 50 countries have been supported, resulting in 10,818,502 people being examined for trachoma. This health ministry-led, standardised approach, with support from the start to the end of the survey process, has helped all trachoma elimination stakeholders to know where interventions are needed, where interventions can be stopped, and when elimination as a public health problem has been achieved. Flexibility to meet specific country contexts, adaptation to changes in global guidance and adjustments in response to user feedback have facilitated innovation in evidence-based methodologies, and supported health ministries to strive for global disease control targets.

Published
2023

9. Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health Approach to Investigate the First Outbreak of African Swine Fever in the Republic of Sierra Leone

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Guetiya Wadoum, Raoul Emeric, primary, Kasiiti Lichoti, Dr. Jacqueline, additional, Noelina, Dr. Nantima, additional, Austine, Dr. Bitek, additional, Amara, Dr. Leno, additional, Sesay, Abdul K., additional, JoJo, David Heingola, additional, Conteh, Abdulai Mahmood, additional, Leigh, Mohamed Haddy, additional, Marah, Joseph, additional, Sesay, Hawa M., additional, Caulker, Gbassay, additional, Kanu, Samuella T., additional, Sesay, Benjamin H., additional, Turay, Joseph A., additional, and BoBo, Dr. Germain, additional

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2020
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11. Are census data accurate for estimating coverage of a lymphatic filariasis MDA campaign? Results of a survey in Sierra Leone

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Kamara, Wogba, primary, Zoerhoff, Kathryn L., additional, Toubali, Emily H., additional, Hodges, Mary H., additional, Bisanzio, Donal, additional, Chowdhury, Dhuly, additional, Sonnie, Mustapha, additional, Magbity, Edward, additional, Samai, Mohamed, additional, Conteh, Abdulai, additional, Macarthy, Florence, additional, Baker, Margaret, additional, and Koroma, Joseph B., additional

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2019
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14. Maintaining effective mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis through in-process monitoring in Sierra Leone

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Hodges Mary H, Sonnie Mustapha, Turay Hamid, Conteh Abdulai, MacCarthy Florence, and Sesay Santigie

Subjects
Lymphatic filariasis, Monitoring and evaluation, Mass drug administration, Community health workers, Supply chain management, Urbanization, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Since 2007 Sierra Leone has conducted mass drug administration (MDA) for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) implemented by unpaid community health volunteers (CHVs). Other health campaigns such as Mother and Child Health Weeks (MCHW) pay for services to be implemented at community level and these persons are then known as community health workers (CHWs). In 2010, the LF MDA in the 12 districts of the Southern, Northern and Eastern Provinces un-expectantly coincided with universal distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLITNs) during the MCHW. In-process monitoring of LF MDA was performed to ensure effective coverage was attained in hard to reach sites (HTR) in both urban and rural locations where vulnerable populations reside. Methods Independent monitors interviewed individuals eligible for LF MDA and tallied those who recalled having taken ivermectin and albendazole, calculated program coverage and reported results daily by phone. Monitoring of coverage in HTR sites in the 4 most rapidly urbanizing towns was performed after 4 weeks of LF MDA and again after 8 weeks throughout all 12 districts. End process monitoring was performed in randomly selected HTR sites not previously sampled throughout all 12 districts and compared to coverage calculated from the pre-MDA census and reported treatments. Results Only one town had reached effective program coverage (≥80%) after 4 weeks following which CHWs were recruited for LF MDA in all district headquarter towns. After 8 weeks only 4 of 12 districts had reached effective coverage so LF MDA was extended for a further month in all districts. By 12 weeks effective program coverage had been reached in all districts except Port Loko and there was no significant difference between those interviewed in communities versus households or by sex. Effective epidemiological coverage (≥65%) was reported in all districts and overall was significantly higher in males versus females. Conclusions The challenges to LF MDA included the late delivery in country of ivermectin, the availability and motivation of unpaid CHVs, concurrent LLITN distribution and the MCHW, remuneration for CHWs, rapid urbanization and employment seeking population migrations. 'In process' monitoring ensured modifications of LF MDA were made in a timely manner to ensure effective coverage was finally attained even in HTR locations.

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2012
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16. Stress and coping among university students in Sierra Leone: Implications for social work practice to promote development through higher education.

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Bulanda, Jeffrey J, Conteh, Abdulai B, and Jalloh, Fatmata

Subjects
*PROFESSIONAL practice, *RESEARCH, *PSYCHOLOGY of college students, *INDIVIDUAL development, *JOB stress, *PROFESSIONAL employee training, *RESEARCH methodology, *INTERVIEWING, *FAMILIES, *QUALITATIVE research, *SIERRA Leoneans, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *ACTION research, *SOCIAL services, *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, *JUDGMENT sampling, *STATISTICAL sampling, *DATA analysis software, *THEMATIC analysis, *ENDOWMENTS, *PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
Abstract

This participatory action study involved interviews with 80 Sierra Leonean university students. Participants reported stress caused by personal challenges (financial, access to transportation, peer pressure, lack of emotional support), university resources (lack of accommodation, water, toilets, learning materials, technology), and issues with instructors (sexual harassment, bribery). Also, the students described their coping strategies, including 'staying quiet', seeking external support, turning toward God, engaging in recreation, and 'encouraging myself'. Implications for social work interventions on the micro level, organizational level, and policy level are discussed in order to take a holistic, systems approach to promoting quality tertiary education in developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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21. An overview of progress towards Neglected Tropical Disease Control i Sierra Leone.

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Bah, Yakuba, Hodges, Mary, Sonnie, Mustapha, Conteh, Abdulai, Paye, Jusufu, Bah, Mohame, Veinoglou, Amy, and Zhang, Yao-bi

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Synergy exists between infectious diseases that target the poor and perpetuate poverty. Common strategies of mass drug administration (MDA) have enabled the control and possible elimination of the five previously neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to help alleviate poverty. Mapping of five NTDs from 2003-2009 in Sierra Leone found lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic in all 14 districts, soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH) endemic in all 14 districts with moderate or high prevalence, onchocerciasis endemic in 12 districts and schistosomiasis in 7 (non-coastal) districts, while trachoma was below public health interventio====n significance (<5%). Coordinating with MDA, a national integrated NTD program began in 2008 with funding from United States Agency for International Development and donated or procured medicines. The goal was to eliminate LF and control STH, schistosomiasis and onchocerciasis by year 2020. The program reached full geographic coverage in 2010 with effective programme coverage for all four NTDs each year. By 2016-2018, despite one round of MDA missing due to the Ebola outbreak, LF transmission had been interrupted in 9 districts as shown by LF transmission assessment surveys (TAS), STH and schistosomiasis prevalence had decreased to low or moderate levels in all endemic districts with prevalence of moderate/heavy infection of below 1% and 2% respectively. The burden of onchocerciasis had also decreased significantly, i.e. at baseline the microfilaridermia prevalence (in population of 1 year old and above) using the skin snip biopsy was 53%, while a recent impact assessment using OV16 rapid diagnostic tests showed an antibody prevalence of 2% in children of 5-9 years of age using the LF TAS sampling methodology. Despite the health sectors in Sierra Leone having been severely damaged during the war (1991-2002), with adequate and consistent funding, technical support and drug supplies, Sierra Leone has made remarkable progress towards the control/elimination of four targeted NTDs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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