Zikan Koroma

Datos Biográficos

ID7880353
NOMBREZikan Koroma
NOMBRESZikan
APELLIDOKoroma
FIRMAKOROMA Z
AFILIACIONESMinistry of Health and Sanitation
ORCID0000-0002-4512-8038
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Scaling up of electronic case-based disease surveillance reporting for Covid-19 and other notifiable diseases through capacity building and antigen RDT provision

    Open AccessJames Sylvester Squire, Ian Njeru et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Electronic case-based disease surveillance (eCBDS) provides timely and detailed data collection on diseases and their risk factors for control actions. Use of eCBDS is still low in many African countries including Sierra Leone due to technological, financial, and human resource challenges. Sierra Leone started using eCBDS in 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic provided the right opportunity for scale up. To support the scale up, a capaci…

  • Hand Hygiene Compliance at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2021

    Open AccessGladys Nanilla Kamara, Stephen Sevalie et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Hand hygiene actions are essential to reduce healthcare-associated infections and the development of antimicrobial resistance. In this cross-sectional study at two tertiary hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, we observed hand hygiene compliance (defined as using handwash with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) amongst healthcare workers between June and August 2021. Using the WHO Hand Hygiene tool, observations were made in relation t…

  • Culture Requests and Multi-Drug Resistance among Suspected Urinary Tract Infections in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2017–21)

    Open AccessJulian S O Campbell, Saskia van Henten et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    In sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited information about the use of microbiology laboratory services in patients with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs). This cross-sectional study assessed the requests for urine culture in patients with suspected UTI in two tertiary (maternal and paediatric) hospitals-Freetown and Sierra Leone, during May 2017-May 2021-and determined antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns among bacterial isolates. One l…

  • Assessment of Infection Prevention and Control Measures at Points of Entry in Sierra Leone in 2021

    Open AccessKadijatu Nabie Kamara, James Sylvester Squire et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Implementing and monitoring infection prevention and control (IPC) measures at immigration points of entry (PoEs) is key to preventing infections, reducing excessive use of antimicrobials, and tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Sierra Leone has been implementing IPC measures at four PoEs (Queen Elizabeth II Quay port, Lungi International Airport, and the Jendema and Gbalamuya ground crossings) since the last Ebola outbreak in 2014-2015. We …

  • Sars-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone, March 2021

    Open AccessM Bailor Barrie, Sulaiman Lakoh et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: As of 26 March 2021, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had reported 4 159 055 cases of COVID-19 and 111 357 deaths among the 55 African Union member states; however, no country has published a nationally representative serosurvey as of October 2021. Such data are vital for understanding the pandemic's progression on the continent, evaluating containment measures, and policy planning. METHODS: We conducted a cross…