Risk Assessment for COVID-19 Transmission at Household Level in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from DHS

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Date 2021 Oct 4

PMID 34602648

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Authors

Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde

Joshua O Akinyemi

Lorretta F Ntoimo

Chukwuedozie K Ajaero

Dorothy Ononokpono

Pamela C Banda

Yemi Adewoyin

Rebaone Petlele

Henry Ugwu

Clifford Obby Odimegwu

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s41118-021-00130-w.

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