Said Vuai

Datos Biográficos

ID7038239
NOMBRESaid Vuai
NOMBRESSaid
APELLIDOVuai
FIRMAVUAI S
AFILIACIONESThe University of Dodoma
ORCID0000-0003-0187-1206
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2022
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Perceptions and predictors of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessIsabel Madzorera, Livesy Abokyi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    The African continent has some of the world’s lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. While the limited availability of vaccines is a contributing factor, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers (HCP) is another factor that could adversely affect efforts to control infections on the continent. We sought to understand the extent of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among HCP, and its contributing factors in Africa. We evaluated COVID-19 vaccine …

  • Novel Psychoactive Substances epidemic

    Open AccessAsha Ripanda, Azan Nyundo et al.ARTICLEEthics Medicine and Public Health2025

  • Determinants of Covid-19 vaccine readiness and hesitancy among adults in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSulemana Watara Abubakari, Firehiwot Workneh et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    There is very limited data on the extent and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adults living in sub-Saharan Africa since the global roll-out of vaccines began in 2021. This multi-country survey sought to investigate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and other predictors of readiness to get vaccinated. We conducted surveys among adults residing in nine urban and rural areas in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania in late 20…

  • The influence of depressive symptoms and school-going status on risky behaviors

    Open AccessUttara Partap, Nega Assefa et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Our findings reinforce the need for a greater focus on risky behaviors among adolescents in SSA. Addressing depressive symptoms among adolescents, facilitating school attendance and using schools as platforms to improve health may help reduce risky behaviors in this population. Further research is also required to better assess the potential bidirectionality of associations

  • Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and its determinants among sub-Saharan African adolescents

    Open AccessDongqing Wang, Angela Chukwu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents poses a challenge to the global effort to control the pandemic. This multi-country survey aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa between July and December 2021. The survey was conducted using computer-assisted telephone interviewing among adolescents in five sub-Saharan African countries, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger…

  • Continued disruptions in health care services and mental health among health care providers during the Covid-19 pandemic in five sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessNega Assefa, Yasir Y Abdullahi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2022

    Background: Continuous monitoring of the pandemic's impact on health service provision and mental health, COVID-19 perceptions, and compliance with prevention measures among health care providers (HCPs) can help with mitigating the pandemic's negative effects. Methods: A computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) survey was conducted among 1499 HCPs in Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), Nigeria (Lagos and Ibadan), Tanzania (…