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Prevalence of Mental Health and Substance use Problems and Awareness of Need for Services in Lesotho: Results from a Population-Based Survey

We conducted a household survey among 6061 adults in Lesotho to (1) assess the prevalence of moderate/severe mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) problems (2) describe the MH and SU service cascades, and ...

Lucia González Fernández, Grace H. Yoon… in International Journal of Mental Health and… (2024)

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Utilization of HIV Testing and Linkage Services in Sierra Leone: Experience from Three Public Health Facilities in Freetown

The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the delivery of essential health services globally. In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on HIV testing and linkage services at three public hea...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Moses M. Bangura, Olukemi Adekanmbi, Umu Barrie… in AIDS and Behavior (2024)

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Implementing focused echocardiography and AI-supported analysis in a population-based survey in Lesotho: implications for community-based cardiovascular disease care models

In settings where access to expert echocardiography is limited, focused echocardiography, combined with artificial intelligence (AI)-supported analysis, may improve diagnosis and monitoring of left ventricular...

Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez, Molulela Manthabiseng… in Hypertension Research (2024)

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High Rates of Undiagnosed Target Organ Damage Among Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure or Diabetes Mellitus in a Community-Based Survey in Lesotho

Prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on target organ damage such as retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), renal impairment ...

Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez… in Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health (2023)

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High prevalence of TB multimorbidity among adults of a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally, with approximately 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB often coexists with chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases, but data to determine the exten...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Patricia Lombeh Vamboi, Abdoul Risgou Ouédraogo… in BMC Research Notes (2023)

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High incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and related antibiotic resistance in two hospitals of different geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are common worldwide, but due to limited resources, its actual burden in low-income countries is unknown. Currently, there are gaps in knowledge about CAUTI...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Le Yi, James B.W. Russell, Juling Zhang… in BMC Research Notes (2023)

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Antibiotic use and consumption among medical patients of two hospitals in Sierra Leone: a descriptive report

Although one of the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance is inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, there are limited resources to support the surveillance of antibiotic consumption in low-income countries. ...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Christine Ellen Elleanor Williams… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2023)

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Correction: Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature sco** review and framework for designing chronic services

Lucia González Fernández, Emmanuel Firima, Elena Robinson… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature sco** review and framework for designing chronic services

Arterial hypertension (aHT) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa; it remains, however, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Community-based care services could potentially...

Lucia González Fernández, Emmanuel Firima, Elena Robinson… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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Incidence and risk factors of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a prospective cohort study

There is limited information on surgical site infections (SSI) and the related antibiotic resistance needed to guide their management and prevention in Sierra Leone. In this study, we aimed to establish the in...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Le Yi, Stephen Sevalie… in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Contr… (2022)

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Prevalence of sero-markers and non-invasive assessment of liver cirrhosis in patients with Hepatitis B virus infection in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global health problem. Although sub-Saharan Africa has a high proportion of the global burden of HBV, the epidemiology and clinical features of HBV in this region are poorly ...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Emmanuel Firima, Darlinda F. Jiba… in BMC Gastroenterology (2021)

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Low partner testing in high HIV prevalence setting in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a retrospective study

Despite a 1.5% National HIV prevalence, less than 40% of people living with HIV in Sierra Leone know their status. Limited activities on testing partners of HIV patients could be contributory to this substanti...

Sulaiman Lakoh, Emmanuel Firima, Darlinda F. Jiba, Momodu Sesay… in BMC Research Notes (2019)