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Review
. 2020 Jun 25;35(Suppl 2):91.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.24415. eCollection 2020.

What community-based public health approaches in West Africa for COVID-19 epidemic? A reflection based on the African socio-cultural context

Ndèye Marème Sougou  1   2 , Jean-Baptiste Diouf  3 , Mamadou Makhtar Mbacké Leye  1   2 , Oumar Bassoum  1   2 , Adama Faye  1   2 , Ibrahima Seck  1   2
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What community-based public health approaches in West Africa for COVID-19 epidemic? A reflection based on the African socio-cultural context

Ndèye Marème Sougou et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

The social and cultural dimensions of health influence the course of disease and condition the success of health interventions. In Africa, previous epidemics such as Ebola have shown the importance of contextualizing health interventions. This literature review contributes to the reflection on the analysis of community-based interventions in the context of the particularities of West Africa in the fight against the pandemic in COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; West-Africa; community-based interventions.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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