How villagers in central Sierra Leone understand infection risks under threat of Covid-19.
<h4>Background</h4>Concern has been expressed over how well Africa is prepared to cope with the pandemic of Covid-19. Will rural populations with low levels of education know how to apply community-based infection control? We undertook fieldwork in two villages in central Sierra Leone to...
Main Authors: | Foday Mamoud Kamara, Esther Yei Mokuwa, Paul Richards |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235108 |
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