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Challenges in conducting population-based seroepidemiology survey of COVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2023 Dec 21; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 2559. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 21. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Population-based study is known to be a very essential type of study during and after a pandemic or epidemic, as it provides crucial information on the incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of the disease in question. There has been limited information about the challenges faced in conducting such surveys in Nigeria. In this paper, we will share our experience, and describe the challenges faced in conducting a population-based seroepidemiological study of COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria. Some challenges were peculiar to specific Local Government Areas (LGAs) while others were general. The challenges include general misconceptions of community members about health research, difficulties in mapping houses, planning for data collection, standardizing data collection, working in hard-to-reach communities when resources were limited as well as difficulty in collection of blood and naso-oropharyngeal swabs. Ways of overcoming these problems, lessons learnt, and recommendations are hereby discussed.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-2458
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMC public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38129816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17125-1