Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara
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Recent Articles
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Oyugi B, Kamara I, Nuwagira I, Musoke R, Lakoh S, Jalloh A, et al.
Confl Health
. 2024 Oct;
18(1):63.
PMID: 39428458
Background: On 5 November 2021, a fire incident following a tanker explosion occurred in the Wellington PMB Junction east of Freetown, Sierra Leone, injuring and killing people. WHO facilitated the...
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Fofanah B, Kamara I, Kallon C, Kamara R, Nuwagira I, Musoke R, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2024 Aug;
24(1):940.
PMID: 39152407
Background: Alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) is the gold standard for hand hygiene (HH) and is a cornerstone of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies. However, several factors influence the efficient use...
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Abiri O, Lawal S, Coker J, Russell J, Kamara I, Sesay N, et al.
J Pharm Policy Pract
. 2024 Jul;
17(1):2380874.
PMID: 39055112
Background: Despite the potential foetal and maternal risks of self-medication, studies on self-medication practice and the safety profile of medicines used during pregnancy are scarce in our setting. This study...
4.
Kamara I, Fofanah B, Nuwagira I, Kamara K, Tengbe S, Abiri O, et al.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
. 2024 Jul;
13(1):80.
PMID: 39039593
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern and irrational use of antibiotics in hospitals is a key driver of AMR. Even though it is not preventable, antimicrobial...
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Kamara I, Tengbe S, Bah A, Nuwagira I, Ali D, Koroma F, et al.
BMC Public Health
. 2024 Mar;
24(1):783.
PMID: 38481202
Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), especially hypertension and diabetes mellitus are on the increase in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Informal settlement dwellers exhibit a high prevalence of behavioural risk factors and are...
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Kamara I, Kanu J, Maruta A, Fofanah B, Kamara K, Sheriff B, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2023 Dec;
13(12):e078367.
PMID: 38159961
Objective: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major driver of antibiotic resistance. A few studies conducted in Africa have documented that about half of hospitalised patients who receive antibiotics should...
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Kamara M, Lakoh S, Kallon C, Kanu J, Kamara R, Kamara I, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis
. 2023 Nov;
8(11).
PMID: 37999605
Hand hygiene is the most important intervention for preventing healthcare-associated infections and can reduce preventable morbidity and mortality. We described the changes in hand hygiene practices and promotion in 13...
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Moiwo M, Kamara G, Kamara D, Kamara I, Sevalie S, Koroma Z, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis
. 2023 Sep;
8(9).
PMID: 37755893
In 2021, an operational research study in two tertiary hospitals in Freetown showed poor hand hygiene compliance. Recommended actions were taken to improve the situation. Between February-April 2023, a cross-sectional...
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Kpagoi S, Kamara K, Carshon-Marsh R, Delamou A, Manzi M, Kamara R, et al.
Trop Med Infect Dis
. 2023 Aug;
8(8).
PMID: 37624323
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major public health threat to the success of surgery. This study assessed changes in SSIs and use of antibiotics among caesarean section (CS) and...
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Tengbe S, Kamara I, Ali D, Koroma F, Sevalie S, Dean L, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2023 Aug;
13(8):e068551.
PMID: 37607792
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has wide-reaching health and non-health consequences, especially on mental health and psychosocial well-being. Healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 patient care are particularly vulnerable to psychosocial distress...