Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries
The feasibility of non-pharmacological public health interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing or isolation at home to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in low-resource countries is unknown. Household survey data from 54 African countries were u...
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| author | Brewer, TF Zhang, M Gordon, D Chung, RY-N Dejene, N Fonta, CL Grieve, T Halleröd, B Harris, R Lanau, A Leibbrandt, M Mekonen, Y Muguni, B Najera, H Nandy, S Heymann, SJ |
| author_facet | Brewer, TF Zhang, M Gordon, D Chung, RY-N Dejene, N Fonta, CL Grieve, T Halleröd, B Harris, R Lanau, A Leibbrandt, M Mekonen, Y Muguni, B Najera, H Nandy, S Heymann, SJ |
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| description | The feasibility of non-pharmacological public health interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing or isolation at home to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in low-resource countries is unknown. Household survey data from 54 African countries were used to investigate the feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 NPIs in low-resource settings. Across the 54 countries, approximately 718 million people lived in households with ⩾6 individuals at home (median percentage of at-risk households 56% (95% confidence interval (CI), 51% to 60%)). Approximately 283 million people lived in households where ⩾3 people slept in a single room (median percentage of at-risk households 15% (95% CI, 13% to 19%)). An estimated 890 million Africans lack on-site water (71% (95% CI, 62% to 80%)), while 700 million people lacked in-home soap/washing facilities (56% (95% CI, 42% to 73%)). The median percentage of people without a refrigerator in the home was 79% (95% CI, 67% to 88%), while 45% (95% CI, 39% to 52%) shared toilet facilities with other households. Individuals in low-resource settings have substantial obstacles to implementing NPIs for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These populations urgently need to be prioritised for coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination to prevent disease and to contain the global pandemic. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:be3ab061-5b31-4cdb-a06a-027985ab15a12023-06-05T16:01:56ZHousing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countriesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:be3ab061-5b31-4cdb-a06a-027985ab15a1EnglishSymplectic ElementsCambridge University Press2021Brewer, TFZhang, MGordon, DChung, RY-NDejene, NFonta, CLGrieve, THalleröd, BHarris, RLanau, ALeibbrandt, MMekonen, YMuguni, BNajera, HNandy, SHeymann, SJThe feasibility of non-pharmacological public health interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing or isolation at home to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in low-resource countries is unknown. Household survey data from 54 African countries were used to investigate the feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 NPIs in low-resource settings. Across the 54 countries, approximately 718 million people lived in households with ⩾6 individuals at home (median percentage of at-risk households 56% (95% confidence interval (CI), 51% to 60%)). Approximately 283 million people lived in households where ⩾3 people slept in a single room (median percentage of at-risk households 15% (95% CI, 13% to 19%)). An estimated 890 million Africans lack on-site water (71% (95% CI, 62% to 80%)), while 700 million people lacked in-home soap/washing facilities (56% (95% CI, 42% to 73%)). The median percentage of people without a refrigerator in the home was 79% (95% CI, 67% to 88%), while 45% (95% CI, 39% to 52%) shared toilet facilities with other households. Individuals in low-resource settings have substantial obstacles to implementing NPIs for mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These populations urgently need to be prioritised for coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination to prevent disease and to contain the global pandemic. |
| spellingShingle | Brewer, TF Zhang, M Gordon, D Chung, RY-N Dejene, N Fonta, CL Grieve, T Halleröd, B Harris, R Lanau, A Leibbrandt, M Mekonen, Y Muguni, B Najera, H Nandy, S Heymann, SJ Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title | Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title_full | Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title_fullStr | Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title_short | Housing, sanitation and living conditions affecting SARS-CoV-2 prevention interventions in 54 African countries |
| title_sort | housing sanitation and living conditions affecting sars cov 2 prevention interventions in 54 african countries |
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