Socioeconomic and environmental predictors of lassa fever transmission in Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District, Eastern Sierra Leone
In conclusion, demographic factors and poor environmental and socioeconomic practices like inadequate waste disposal, close proximity to logging sites and unsafe farming practices were significantly associated with LF transmission. These findings highlight areas that community education and environmental sanitation should be prioritised by public health policymakers and community-based prevention programs.
Authors
- Joseph M. Lamin
- Patrick Fatoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7289-2831)
- Osman Sankoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-9808)
- Andrew Moseray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5044-1897)
- Abu-Bakarr S. Kamara
- Mohamed Kemoh Rogers
Institutions
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Njala University (SL)
- University of Management and Technology (US)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24973-6
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00