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This research aims to investigate the prevalence of whooping cough in Sierra Leone, focusing on sex-based disparities.

February 13, 2026International HealthOpen Access

Sex-based disparities in whooping cough prevalence in Sierra Leone: Evaluating World Health Organization Health Equity Assessment Toolkit data

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This research aims to investigate the prevalence of whooping cough in Sierra Leone, focusing on sex-based disparities.
Analyzed national health records from the WHO Health Equity Assessment Toolkit database
Calculated age-standardized prevalence per 100,000 population
Employed inequality measures including Difference, Population Attributable Fraction, and Ratio
Whooping cough prevalence in Sierra Leone decreased from 81.0 per 100,000 in 2000 to 43.5 in 2019
Females had higher prevalence rates than males throughout the study period
The sex-based disparity measure D decreased from 19.0 in 2000 to 10.2 in 2019
Population Attributable Risk decreased from -9.4 in 2000 to -5.1 in 2019
Ratio remained constant at 1.3 across all years

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Evaluates whooping cough prevalence trends in Sierra Leone, revealing sex-based inequalities over time.

Osborne et al. (2026) studied this question.

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