Open AccessOpinion and uptake of chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 during the mandatory lockdown in the sub-Saharan African region
Author(s) -
Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu,
Obinwaeze,
Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo,
Richard Oloruntoba,
Bernadine N. Ekpenyong,
Khathutshelo Percy Mashige,
Chikasirimobi G Timothy,
Tanko Ishaya,
Raymond Langsi,
Deborah Donald Charwe,
Emmanuel Kwasi Abu,
M Chundung,
Kingsley Agho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2795
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , odds , pandemic , covid-19 , public health , confidence interval , family medicine , demography , chloroquine , disease , traditional medicine , logistic regression , malaria , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , sociology
As the search for effective treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection continues, the public opinion around the potential use of chloroquine (CQ) in treating COVID-19 remains mixed.