African authorship on African papers during the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID21878747
AutoresAntoinette Vanessa Naidoo (University of Cape Town), Peter Hodkinson (0000-0002-0376-7982, University of Cape Town), Lauren Lai King (0000-0001-5836-5318, University of Cape Town), Lee Wallis (0000-0003-2711-3139, University of Cape Town, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume6
Fascículo3
Páginase004612
Data de publicação2021-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004612
PMID33648979
OpenAlexW3134334468
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas7

With no known cure or vaccine, sharing of information and experiences in real-time became imperative to improving the standard of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases rapidly surged worldwide, and so too did medical publications. The international media and scientific community reported grave concerns about the capacity of fragile, overburdened healthcare systems as cases began to rise in low-resource settings (LRS), such as those in Africa. 2 3 African voices and research are needed to guide the local pandemic response. But, historically, African authors have been underrepresented in medical literature related to the burden of disease on their continent We aimed to investigate the representation of African authors publishing research and commenting on COVID-19 in Africa

Development economics · Economic growth · Global health · Health care · Pandemic · Pathology · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Sociology · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Law · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research