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periCOVID-Africa: Understanding COVID-19 infections in pregnant women and their babies in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, The Gambia and Mozambique

  • Funded by European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
  • Total publications:6 publications

Grant number: RIA2020EF-2926

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $579,923.44

  • Funder

    European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. LeDoare

  • Research Location

    Gambia, Kenya…

  • Lead Research Institution

    St George?s Hospital Medical School

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease susceptibility

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older), Newborns (birth to 1 month)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Pregnant women

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The periCOVID-Africa project (RIA2020EF-2926) aims to develop COVID-19 surveillance in pregnancy in The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Uganda embedded in existing cohort studies.

6 Publications linked via Europe PMC

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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among pregnant women during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Mozambique.

"Now that the baby is out, I can be vaccinated": a qualitative study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya.

Placental transfer of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in mother-neonate pairs: a prospective nested cohort study.

PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere (PRECISE): a prospective cohort study of African pregnant and non-pregnant women to investigate placental disorders - cohort profile.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022.

COVID-19 disease and vaccination in pregnancy: understanding knowledge, perceptions and experiences among pregnant women and community leaders in Uganda.