Quantifying excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in The Gambia: a time-series analysis of three health and demographic surveillance systems

Quantifying excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in The Gambia: a time-series analysis of three health and demographic surveillance systems

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Estimates for COVID-19-related excess mortality for African populations using local data are needed to design and implement effective control policies. Methods: We applied time-series analysis using data from three health and demographic surveillance systems in The Gambia (Bas...

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Main Authors: Nuredin I. Mohammed, Grant Mackenzie, Esu Ezeani, Mamadi Sidibeh, Lamin Jammeh, Golam Sarwar, Aji Kumba Folawiyo Saine, Bakary Sonko, Pierre Gomez, Bai Lamin Dondeh, M. Jahangir Hossain, Momodou Jasseh, Effua Usuf, Andrew M. Prentice, David Jeffries, Umberto Dalessandro, Anna Roca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Excess mortality
Health and demographic surveillance systems
COVID-19
Africa
The Gambia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222006543

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