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to infections in SSA countries. Therefore, to prevent the
spread of infection in South Africa, policymakers should Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Mends-Brew, E., Mensah, S.W.,
Mensah, H.K., & Quansah, F. (2021). Short-term changes in
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Campos-Mercade, P., Meier, A.N., Schneider, F.H., &
Funding Wengström, E. (2021). Prosociality predicts health
behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of
None. Public Economics, 195:104367.
Conflict of interest https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104367
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Author contributions support in the UK and South Africa. Feminist Economics,
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Conceptualization: All authors
Formal Analysis: Nebechukwu Henry Ugwu https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2020.1860246
Investigation: Nebechukwu Henry Ugwu, Clifford Obby Carlitz, R.D., & Makhura, M.N. (2021). Life under lockdown:
Odimegwu Illustrating tradeoffs in South Africa’s response to
Methodology: Nebechukwu Henry Ugwu, Yemi Adewoyin COVID-19. World Development, 137:105168.
Writing – original draft: Nebechukwu Henry Ugwu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105168
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