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{"title":"Determinants of fatigue while driving among two-wheeled vehicle drivers: Exploratory approach from secondary analysis based on hospital data, Benin","authors":"Yolaine Glèlè Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Lamidhi Salami, Nicolas Gaffan, Bella Hounkpè Dos Santos, Alain Levêque","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2601","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Fatigue while driving is one of the risk factors of road crashes. It’s still poorly considered in interventions because of insufficient literature. In addition, the literature on this issue doesn’t focus on two-wheelers, the most frequent users in the Benin context. \u0000Objective: The study examined the prevalence of fatigue while driving among two-wheeled vehicle drivers and the related factors. \u0000Methods: It’s a secondary baseline data analysis from a cohort of road crash victims recruited from five hospitals in the country. Patients who identified themselves as drivers during the accident were included. Data on individual characteristics, including fatigue status in the moments preceding the collision, and other risk factors and environmental settings, were extracted. We used multivariate logistic regression. \u0000Results: Among the respondents, 12.20% (95% CI=10.20-14.53) reported fatigue in the moments preceding the collision. The odds of fatigue while driving were significantly higher in male drivers (aOR = 3.60; 95% CI=1.08-11.98), during professional trips (aOR = 2.09; 95% CI=1.30-3.37), in non-helmet wearers (aOR = 1.85; 95% CI=1.09-3.13), in users of stimulants (aOR = 3.13; 95% CI=1.50-6.54), in those with a history of chronic diseases (aOR = 1.95; 95% CI=1.16-3.27), at dusk (aOR = 4.22; 95% CI=2.22-8.02), at night (aOR = 6.90; 95% CI=3.95-12.05), and on Inter-State National Roads (aOR = 2.01; 95% CI=1.18-3.43). \u0000Conclusion: Fatigue is a risk factor for road crashes in Benin, associated with other risk factors that highlight particularly vulnerable profiles and groups. Integrating prevention policies based on these cumulative risk factors will result in efficiency improvements","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"45 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139390169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody status in unvaccinated and 2-dose vaccinated Indonesians","authors":"Laura Yamani, Juniastuti Juniastuti, Ni Luh Ayu Megasari, Takako Utsumi, Nur Sahila, Alifia Salma Pangestika, Serius Miliyani Dwi Putri, Chung-Yi Li, Santi Martini, M. A. Isfandiari, M. Lusida","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2697","url":null,"abstract":" Indonesia began deploying a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021, prioritising vaccination for high-risk groups such as healthcare workers, the elderly and those with comorbidities, and ending with the general public due to limited vaccine availability. Our study aimed to evaluate antibody response in Indonesians who had received two doses of the vaccine versus those who had not. The study design was a cohort study involving 46 unvaccinated people and 23 people who had received the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine over three months ago. Methods used for the qualitative and quantitative detection of IgG antibodies included rapid RI-GHA and ELISA tests. Findings showed that positive IgG antibodies qualitatively detected by the rapid RI-GHA test were significantly higher in those vaccinated (60.9%) than in unvaccinated people (26.1%). Using the ELISA assay, all vaccinated individuals qualitatively showed positive antibodies (cut-off ≥4.33 BAU/mL), and the average quantitative titer of anti-SARS-CoV-2 s-RBD IgG was significantly higher in vaccinated (157.06±238.68 BAU/mL) than in unvaccinated (51.90 ± 87.60 BAU/ml) individuals. Some unvaccinated individuals had anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, which could be due to asymptomatic or symptomatic infection without history of COVID-19 realising, although their mean antibody titers were certainly lower than those in the 2-dose vaccinated group. Approximately 56% of vaccinated individuals had antibody titers above 60 BAU/mL (as a cut-off for protective threshold), a significantly higher proportion than unvaccinated individuals. In conclusion, vaccination with two doses increased anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies which resulted in enhanced immunity against symptomatic COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"67 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139390037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Abrupt introduction of distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic: What psychological impact on teachers?","authors":"Hanane Aissaoui, Mariam Atassi, Asmae Lekfif, Mohammed Amine Bouazzaoui, Asmae Yeznasni, Sanae Sabbar, Naima Abda","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2786","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2786","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic appeared, the Moroccan education ministry decided to adopt distance learning (DL). Our target was to study the psychological impact of DL on Moroccan teachers during the pandemic. This cross-sectional study used an online questionnaire based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Among 148 responses, 64.9% were women, and the average age was 41.1±11.5 years. 79.1% participated in DL, 58.8% were required to acquire DL tools and 71.6% had never received DL training. Between the start and the end of confinement, we noticed a decrease in the motivation of teachers.36.2% had definite depressive symptomatology and 41.3% had certain anxiety symptomatology with a significant predominance in women. The frequencies of depression and anxiety were higher in those who had participated in DL, but the association was not significant. Depression was significantly frequent among teachers who were obliged to acquire tools to practice DL P=0.02, those who had never received training DL P=0.046, and those who were not satisfied with the situation P=0.03. We didn't find a direct association between DL and anxiety and depression, which the small sample size may explain, but we did find an association with the variables related to DL.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2786"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10801400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139522077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Expectations and experiences of urban and rural in-school adolescents of adolescent reproductive health services in oyo state, Nigeria.","authors":"Oluwatosin Ruth Ilori, Sunday Olakunle Olarewaju, Phillip Oluwatobi Awodutire, Oluwatosin Stephen Ilori, James Olusegun Bamidele","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2235","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reproductive health information and services are fundamental to health, well-being and opportunities for women and young people, yet throughout the world, women and youths do not have access to quality reproductive health care thereby exposing them to unplanned pregnancy, teen birth, induced abortion as well as increased exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, HIV inclusive. This study is meant to explore the expectation of adolescents of an adolescent reproductive health services as well as to assess the experiences of those who had visited an ARHS at the centers. It was a descriptive cross-sectional prospective study, analytic in design using a multistage sampling technique where 452 secondary school pupils in both rural and urban communities were interviewed using a pretested validated questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Chi square was used to test for association between both rural and urban adolescents in issues relating to their expectation and experiences, with P-value of #x003C;0.05. More of the respondents in the urban communities (73,32.4%) have the expectation that Adolescent Reproductive Health Services (ARHS) should be provided in an existing health service with special attention to adolescents while a larger percentage of those who preferred a special adolescent health institution were from the rural communities (122, 54.2%) which was statistically significant with a P-value of 0.001. More of respondents from the rural communities also expect that contraception services should be provided in an ARHS center while life skill services are expected by more of the respondents from the urban communities (122, 55.6%). More of the rural community respondents (57,25.3%) expect that fee at the ARHS centers should be provided at a subsidized rate while more of the urban dwellers have the expectation that services provided should be free of charge. For respondents who had been to an ARHS center, more of the urban respondents were attended to by a Medical doctor and a large percentage (34, 94.4%) of those who had visited ARHS center before professed to be satisfied with the services rendered there. Expectations from adolescents from ARHS are very high. However, most of them prefer a free of charge service as well as a service area nearer to residential area. Confidentiality and having a young health professional at the service centers cannot be overemphasized in the provision of quality ARHS.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2235"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10807364/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Persistence of a high prevalence of anemia in rural areas among pregnant women in Burkina Faso. A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Franck Garanet, Gerard Sampabe, A Almame Tinta","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2734","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite WHO recommendations to reduce the global prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age by 2025, anemia remains a truly global public health problem, especially among pregnant women. The objective of our study was to examine the relationship between anemia and the place of residence in pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was conducted in six health facilities between December 2018 and March 2019. Anemia was diagnosed using HemoCue HB 301 and a hemoglobin concentration <11 g/dl was classified as anemic. Adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed to examine relation between anemia and the place of residence in pregnant women. A total of 1027 pregnant women were included in the study. The average age of females was 25.79±6.02 years. The prevalence of anemia was 57.2% (585/1023). In logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, wealth, education and parity, women living in rural areas were more likely to be anemic compared to women living in urban areas (ORa=1.33; 95% CI [1.01-1,74]. Rural women are more likely to be anemic. Strategies to prevent anemia among pregnant women need to be strengthened in rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2734"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10801396/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139522126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do Blood group and Sickle cell trait protect against placental malaria?","authors":"Arnold T Luuse, Huseini Alidu, Mawusi Adepa Mawuli, Abdul-Rahman Mubarak, Ben Gyan","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2817","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Blood group O is reported to confer some degree of protection from severe malaria in endemic setting. This protection is believed to be due to reduced and smaller rosette formation in people of blood group O which can easily be cleared by the host immune system. Also, sickle cell trait (HbAS) is reported to disrupt the adhesion of infected erythrocytes to microvascular endothelial walls, which could protect pregnant women from placental malaria. We determined the association between HbAS and ABO blood group, and placental malaria amongst pregnant women of all parities. The study enrolled 221 pregnant women. Peripheral blood samples were taken for malaria smears, ABO blood grouping and haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. A structured questionnaire was used to age, bed net usage, and the number of Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) doses taken by a pregnant woman. Two hundred and twenty-one (221) pregnant women were enrolled and out of this number, 110 (49.8%) were primiparae and 111 (50.2%) multiparae, with a mean age of 23.7±5.2. Placental malaria (PM) prevalence by PCR detection was 19.4% (43/221). Of those who were malaria positive 58.1% (25/43) were primiparae. Primiparae who are of blood group O were more susceptible to PM [P=0.04, (OR); 2.85, 95% (Cl), 1.12-9.01]. But sickle cell trait did not reduce the prevalence of PM [P=0.84 (OR); 0.92, 95% (Cl), 0.43-1.99]. Non-blood group O primiparae women were protected against placental malaria. This could be why some primiparae women are protected from PM, just like multiparae women.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2817"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10801398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139522111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lassa fever cases and mortality in Nigeria: Quantile Regression vs. Machine Learning Models.","authors":"T K Samson, O Aromolaran, T Akingbade","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2712","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2712","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lassa fever (LF) is caused by the Lassa fever virus (LFV). It is endemic in West Africa, of which % of the infections are ascribed to Nigeria. This disease affects mostly the productive age and hence a proper understanding of the dynamics of this disease will help in formulating policies that would help in curbing the spread of LF. The objective of this study is to compare the performance of quantile regression models with that of Machine Learning models in. Data between between 7th January 2018 2018 and 17th December, 2022 on suspected cases, confirmed cases and deaths resulting from LF were retrieved from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The data obtained were fitted to quantile regression models (QRM) at 25, 50 and 75% as well as to Machine learning models. The response variable being confirmed cases and mortality due to Lassa fever in Nigeria while the independent variables were total confirmed cases, the week, month and year. Result showed that the highest monthly mean confirmed cases (56) and mortality (9) from LF were reported in February. The first quarter of the year reported the highest cases of both confirmed cases and deaths in Nigeria. Result also revealed that for the confirmed cases, quantile regression at 50% outperformed the best of the MLM, Gaussian-matern5/2 GPR (RMSE=10.3393 vs. 11.615), while for mortality, the medium Gaussian SVM (RMSE=1.6441 vs. 1.8352) outperformed QRM. Quantile regression model at 50% better captured the dynamics of the confirmed cases of LF in Nigeria while the medium Gaussian SVM better captured the mortality of LF in Nigeria. Among the features selected, confirmed cases was found to be the most important feature that drive its mortality with the implication that as the confirmed cases of Lassa fever increases, is a significant increase in its mortality. This therefore necessitates a need for a better intervention measures that will help curb Lassa fever mortality as a result of the increase in the confirmed cases. There is also a need for promotion of good community hygiene which could include; discouraging rodents from entering homes and putting food in rodent proof containers to avoid contamination to help hart the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2712"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10801397/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139522121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge and awareness of autism spectrum disorder among Libyans.","authors":"Ariej M Mustafa, Dhiba S Grifa, Afaf Shebani, Salah Alharabi, Khalid Alnajjar","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2762","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2762","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the presence of delayed or defective development before the age of three years, as well as behavioral difficulties in social communication and interaction. To evaluate ASD knowledge and awareness, as well as ASD information sources in a sample of the Libyan general population, and to explore factors that could be associated with the knowledge and awareness. A cross-sectional study was carried out between 22 March and 13 August, 2022 using a self-administered questionnaire. The study included 2350 individual aged 18 and up from households living in different regions in Libya (eastern, southern, central, and western). Out of 2195 participants, 48.9% were females and 51.1% were males. Three-quarters of the participants (74.8%) presented a low level of knowledge about autism causes. Of those whose source of knowledge of autism was social media, 78.9% had a low level of knowledge. However, 57.9% of the participants showed a good level of awareness of autism symptoms and signs. The participants had a limited understanding of the causes and characteristics of ASD. Raising community awareness of the causes and characteristics of ASD is a priority.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2762"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10801395/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139522117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of the administrative, coordination and financing capacity of the sub-national malaria elimination programs in Nigeria: a case study of cross river state.","authors":"Edima Ottoho, Donald Ikwun Omangand, Godwin Egbe John","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2276","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study appraised the implementers' perspective of the program's existing administrative and management; coordination and collaboration; and financing and accountability capacities to deliver its malaria prevention and control mandate. The instrument used was a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire adapted from an already existing National Malaria Programme's Capacity Assessment tool. Being a widely used open-source program tool, a pretest was done to ascertain its suitability and applicability to the study context and for field assistants to gain familiarity with it. The total population sampling method was used due to the small size of the target population. The target population/sample size was therefore 137, comprising the State Malaria Technical Working Group members, key officers of Cross River State Malaria Elimination Program (CRSMEP), and the Local Government Areas (LGA) Malaria implementing teams. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Each element per section of the questionnaire was weighted using the Likert scale and calculated using simple percentages. Research results showed that the malaria program at the State and LGA level have adequate administrative and management capacity with confirmation by 64 and 82.1% of respondents respectively. 80% of respondents confirmed average coordination and collaboration capacity at the State level while 50% of respondents at the LGA level confirmed that the program has adequate coordination and collaboration capacity. For financing and accountability capacity, 36% of respondents affirmed that there is average capacity at the State level while 37.5% confirmed that there is no capacity at LGA level. The study revealed the program's capacity gaps at State and LGA in the 3 aforementioned key areas. Therefore, interventions to address the capacity gaps are training/re-training of program staff and health workers on program management, administration, and finance, establishing performance management and accountability mechanisms, conducting evidence-based advocacy visits to policymakers for prioritizing allocating and releasing funds for malaria control activities, especially for intervention areas that are not supported by donor/partner organizations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10807366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"COVID-19 vaccination coverage among travellers at Lomé international airport (Togo), in 2022.","authors":"Atèhèzi Adom, Kossivi Agbélénko Afanvi, Arnold Junior Sadio, Latame Komla Adoli, Roméo Medessè Togan, Martin Kouame Tchankoni, Yao Rodion Konu, Fifonsi Adjidossi Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Takpaya Gnaro, Panaveyi Malou Adom, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2597","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>COVID-19 pandemic management leads to new health policies including the requirement of a vaccination pass or a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for cross-border flights. The objective of this study was to estimate COVID-19 vaccination coverage among travellers, as well as factors associated with a full vaccination. A cross sectional study was conducted in July 2022 at the Gnassingbé Eyadema International Airport (LFW) in Lomé. Travellers met at LFW, aged 12 years or above, and who agreed to participate in the study have been submitted a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with full vaccination defined as having received at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine according to a validated vaccine schedule. A total of 847 travellers were included. 67% were men The median age was 40 years, Interquartile Range [31-48]. The main health document presented by travellers was the vaccination pass (69.1%). The majority (84.4%) of travellers had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 63.9% had received at least two doses. Being 40 years of age or above (aOR=1.42; P=0.046), and travelling from a country outside Africa (aOR=2.18, P=0.003), were positively associated with full vaccination. Vaccination coverage among travellers at the LFW was relatively high. Travellers from a region outside Africa and aged 40 years or above were more likely to be full vaccinated. Better communication and strengthening of the vaccination strategies in Africa could help reduce these gaps.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2597"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10807365/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}