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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2023

Short communication-Lessons learnt during the implementation of Unity-aligned SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies in Africa.

Elise Farley, Joseph Okeibunor, Thierno Balde, Irene Owusu Donkor, Jackie Kleynhans, Joseph Francis Wamala, Nongodo Firmin Kaboré, Saidou Balam, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka and 5 more

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Elise FarleyWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.ORCID 0000-0003-4457-4068
Joseph OkeibunorWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.
Thierno BaldeWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.
Irene Owusu DonkorEpidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research University of Ghana Accra Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-8523-955X
Jackie KleynhansCentre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service Johannesburg South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7081-6273
Joseph Francis WamalaWorld Health Organization Juba South Sudan.
Nongodo Firmin KaboréCentre MURAZ, Institut National de Santé Publique Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso.
Saidou BalamUniversity Clinical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Odonto-Stomatology University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako Bamako Mali.ORCID 0000-0002-7178-7758
Dick ChamlaWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.
Fiona BrakaWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.
Lorenzo SubissiWorld Health Organization, Head Quarters Geneva Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5147-575X
Belinda HerringWorld Health Organization, Africa Regional Office Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.ORCID 0000-0001-8284-1505
Mairead G WhelanSeroTracker, Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4895-9304
Isabel BergeriWorld Health Organization, Head Quarters Geneva Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1204-1753
Hannah C LewisWorld Health Organization, Head Quarters Geneva Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1925-3943

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The WHO Unity Studies initiative engaged low- and middle-income countries in the implementation of standardised SARS-CoV-2 sero-epidemiological investigation protocols and timely sharing of comparable results for evidence-based action. To gain a deeper understanding of the methodological challenges faced when conducting seroprevalence studies in the African region, we conducted unstructured interviews with key study teams in five countries. We discuss the challenges identified: participant recruitment and retention, sampling, sample and data management, data analysis and presentation. Potential solutions to aid future implementation include preparedness actions such as the development of new tools, robust planning and practice.

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COVID-19AfricaHumansSARS-CoV-2Seroepidemiologic Studiesmethodological challengesSARS‐CoV‐2sero‐epidemiological investigationsUnity Studies

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PMID37621920
PMCPMC10445334

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