Survey of the risk behaviors and mental health of adolescents in Gabon risky behaviors and vulnerability of adolescent Africans.

Background: Adolescence shapes adulthood and is a time of vulnerability. This study explores risk behaviors among African adolescents from Gabon.

Methods: This study was done in 2021 and followed the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) guidelines.

Biochemical Alterations Associated With the Severity of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Black African Individuals.

Background: Biochemical markers are essential in the monitoring and the clinical care of patients as they inform clinicians. Here, we characterized biochemical alterations in sub-Saharan Black African individuals with COVID-19.

Methods: The study includes COVID-19 patients cared for at the Akanda Army Hospital in Libreville (Gabon).