What is it about?
We described clinical outcomes and associated factors in children with COVID-19. In this cohort of African children admitted with COVID-19: morbidity and mortality were higher than in other settings, associated with age <1 year and comorbidities.
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Why is it important?
This study’s findings may have implications for clinical practice and health policy regarding pediatric COVID-19 in African countries; given their high risk of adverse outcomes, COVID-19 vaccination and therapeutic interventions are needed for African children and adolescents.
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Working in collaboration with researcher colleagues at an international level is an experience that makes this article unique for me. I have made new contacts and many more are now following my work as a result of this publication which caught the attention of a high impact factor journal, the JAMA Pediatrics.
Professor Lawal W Umar
Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Assessment of Clinical Outcomes Among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized With COVID-19 in 6 Sub-Saharan African Countries, JAMA Pediatrics, January 2022, American Medical Association (AMA),
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6436.
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