Performance of Road-Traffic-Based Exposure Proxies Against Personal PM <sub>2.5</sub> Measurements in Three Sub-Saharan African Countries

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Handsome Bongani Nyoni · University of Cape Town

Terence Darlington Mushore · University of Zimbabwe

Laura Munthali · University of Liverpool

Sibusisiwe Audrey Makhanya · IBM Research - Africa

Laurine Chikoko · University of Cape Town

Stanley Luchters · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Matthew F Chersich

Abstract

Road-network proxies provide context-dependent signals of personal PM <sub>2.5</sub> exposure, and predictive performance is strengthened when proxies are combined in a hybrid model.

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Published in: medRxiv

DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.13.26348337

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Performance of Road-Traffic-Based Exposure Proxies Against Personal PM <sub>2.5</sub> Measurements in Three Sub-Saharan African Countries

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