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SARS-CoV-2 and self-medication in Cameroon : a mathematical model Kong, Jude D.; Tchuendom, Rinel F.; Adeleye, Samuel A.; David, Jummy; Admasu, Fikreab Solomon; Bakare, Emmanuel A.; Siewe, Nourridine
Abstract
Self-medication is an important initial response to illness in Africa. This mode of medication is often done with the help of African traditional medicines. Because of the misconception that African traditional medicines can cure/prevent all diseases, some Africans may opt for COVID-19 prevention and management by self-medicating. Thus to efficiently predict the dynamics of COVID-19 in Africa, the role of the self-medicated population needs to be taken into account. In this paper, we formulate and analyse a mathematical model for the dynamics of COVID-19 in Cameroon. The model is represented by a system of compartmental age-structured ODEs that takes into account the self-medicated population and subdivides the human population into two age classes relative to their current immune system strength. We use our model to propose policy measures that could be implemented in the course of an epidemic in order to better handle cases of self-medication.
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SARS-CoV-2 and self-medication in Cameroon : a mathematical model
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Taylor & Francis
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2021-02-04
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Self-medication is an important initial response to illness in Africa.
This mode of medication is often done with the help of African
traditional medicines. Because of the misconception that African traditional medicines can cure/prevent all diseases, some Africans may
opt for COVID-19 prevention and management by self-medicating.
Thus to efficiently predict the dynamics of COVID-19 in Africa, the
role of the self-medicated population needs to be taken into account.
In this paper, we formulate and analyse a mathematical model for
the dynamics of COVID-19 in Cameroon. The model is represented
by a system of compartmental age-structured ODEs that takes into
account the self-medicated population and subdivides the human
population into two age classes relative to their current immune system strength. We use our model to propose policy measures that
could be implemented in the course of an epidemic in order to better
handle cases of self-medication.
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eng
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2021-06-02
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0398232
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Jude D. Kong, Rinel F. Tchuendom, Samuel A. Adeleye, Jummy F. David, Fikreab Solomon Admasu, Emmanuel A. Bakare & Nourridine Siewe (2021) SARS-CoV-2 and selfmedication in Cameroon: a mathematical model, Journal of Biological Dynamics, 15:1, 137-150
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10.1080/17513758.2021.1883130
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Reviewed
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Faculty; Postdoctoral; Graduate
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The Authors
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Attribution 4.0 International