Background Health experts agree that widespread use of safe and effective vaccines will
rapidly contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The big question is whether these vaccines can …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has almost affected the entire globe and is currently
in a resurgent phase within the sub-Saharan African region. Objective: This paper presents …

Background Health behaviours are influenced by individual characteristics including age,
gender, education and economic level. This study aimed to assess the associations …

(1) Background: Adolescents-and-young-adults (AYA) are prone to anxiety. This study
assessed AYA's level of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic; and determined if anxiety …

Introduction Starting in late 2019, the coronavirus “SARS-CoV-2”, which causes the disease
Covid-19, spread rapidly and extensively. Although many have speculated that prior …

Background COVID-19 testing coverage is limited in Nigeria. Access to rapid SARS-CoV-2
antigen-detection self-testing kits may help improve the detection of asymptomatic and …

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 …

Background: Documentation of social behavioural change communication (SBCC)
regarding challenges, opportunities and lessons drawn from past public health emergencies …

Aim This study aimed to assess COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)-related attitude and
risk perception among pregnant women attending antenatal care, and the associated …

Risk perception, its relationship to preventive health behaviors and other factors (eg, direct
experience of a disease) are important for determining effective targets for disease …