A discrete-time Markov pipeline model of neurosurgical workforce attrition and retention rates across Africa through 2030.

Kanmounye US, Karekezi C, Farazi Z, Wilson C, Balogun J, Totimeh T

DOI: 10.3171/2026.3.jns252665
Published: 2026 Aug 28
Container: Journal of neurosurgery
Publisher: Not recorded
Open access: no

Credibility signals

limited evidence Score 43/100 under policy 1.0.0. This is a metadata assessment, not a judgment of the paper's conclusions.

Show all credibility signals

cautionDOI registered: No matching Crossref record was present in this response. Source: Crossref; license: CC0 metadata
cautionDOI resolves: No matching Crossref record was present in this response. Source: Crossref; license: CC0 metadata
not scoredDirectory of Open Access Journals: No matching DOAJ record was present in this response. No allow-list match; this is not evidence of low credibility. Source: DOAJ; license: CC0
not scoredMEDLINE indexed: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredOpenAlex core source: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredKnown publisher allow-list: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredROR affiliation: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredRetraction Watch retraction: No retraction notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete. Source: Retraction Watch; license: CC BY 4.0
not scoredRetraction Watch expression of concern: No expression of concern notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete. Source: Retraction Watch; license: CC BY 4.0
not scoredRetraction Watch correction: No correction notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete. Source: Retraction Watch; license: CC BY 4.0
not scoredRetraction Watch reinstatement: No reinstatement notice matched this DOI in the deployed snapshot. No matching event found; coverage may be incomplete. Source: Retraction Watch; license: CC BY 4.0
not scoredOpen access status: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredPublication license: Not checked or no result supplied; no credibility inference made. Source: No authority result supplied; license: Unknown
not scoredPublication version: A publication version was supplied but is not scored. Source: Normalized work metadata; license: Caller-provided; provenance license not supplied to scorer
cautionMetadata completeness: 5 of 6 scored descriptive metadata groups are present; missing fields increase uncertainty. Source: Normalized work metadata; license: Caller-provided; provenance license not supplied to scorer

Cite this work

BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.3171/2026.3.jns252665,
  title = {A discrete-time Markov pipeline model of neurosurgical workforce attrition and retention rates across Africa through 2030.},
  author = {Kanmounye US and Karekezi C and Farazi Z and Wilson C and Balogun J and Totimeh T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of neurosurgery},
  doi = {10.3171/2026.3.jns252665},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.3.jns252665}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - A discrete-time Markov pipeline model of neurosurgical workforce attrition and retention rates across Africa through 2030.
AU  - Kanmounye US
AU  - Karekezi C
AU  - Farazi Z
AU  - Wilson C
AU  - Balogun J
AU  - Totimeh T
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of neurosurgery
DO  - 10.3171/2026.3.jns252665
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.3.jns252665
ER  -

APA

US, K., C, K., Z, F., C, W., J, B., & T, T. (2026). A discrete-time Markov pipeline model of neurosurgical workforce attrition and retention rates across Africa through 2030.. Journal of neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.3171/2026.3.jns252665

Source records

pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-26T08:34:09.484Z
europe-pmc · retrieved 2026-09-26T08:34:09.494Z