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Mashige, K. P., Osuagwu, U. L., Ulagnathan, S., Ekpenyong, B., Abu, E. K., Goson, P. C., … Agho, K. E. (2021). Economic, health and physical impacts of COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan African regions : a cross sectional survey. Risk Management And Healthcare Policy, 14, 4799-4807. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S324554
Economic, Health and Physical impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan African regions: A Cross sectional survey
Khathutshelo Percy Mashige1, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu2,1*, Sekar Ulagnathan3, Bernadine N Ekpenyong4,1, Emmanuel Kwasi Abu5, Piwuna Christopher Goson6, Raymond Langsi7, Obinna Nwaeze8, Timothy Chikasirimobi G9, Deborah Donald Charwe10, Richard Oloruntoba11, Chundung Asabe Miner12, Tanko Ishaya13, Godwin O Ovenseri-Ogbomo1,14, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho15,1
- African Vision Research Institute (AVRI), School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 3629, South Africa
- Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia*
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Groove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
- School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Nigeria
- University of Bamenda, Bambili, Cameroon
- County Durham and Darlington National Health Service (NHS) Foundation, United Kingdom
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya
- Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center, Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania
- Supply Chain Management, Curtin Business School, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Department of Computer Science, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Department of Optometry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Corresponding author: Dr Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu
Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia
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Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Abstract:
Purpose: The key preventive measures adopted to minimise the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had significant health, economic and physical impacts mostly in developing countries. This study evaluated the health, economic and physical impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures among