Prevalence of onchocerciasis, attitudes and practices and the treatment coverage after 15 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin in the Tombel Health District, Cameroon

Autor: Sharon Mumah Nyagang, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Jerome Fru Cho, Elsie Indah Keka, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Emerson Wepngong, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Eric Bertrand Fokam

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 35, Iss 107 (2020)

INTRODUCTION: onchocerciasis is an infection caused by onchocerca volvulus. It affects 37 million people of which 99% are in Africa. This study assessed the prevalence of onchocerciasis after 15 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin. METH

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Epidemiology of Opportunistic Infections in HIV Infected Patients on Treatment in Accredited HIV Treatment Centers in Cameroon

Autor: Ornella Sybile D. Kouanfack, MD, Charles Kouanfack, MD, PhD, Serges Clotaire Billong, MD, PhD, Samuel N. Cumber, MPH, PhD, Claude N. Nkfusai, MSc, Fala Bede, MD, MPH, Emerson Wepngong, MD, Chombong Hubert, MSc, Georges N. K. Tsague Georges, MD, PhD, Madeleine N. Singwe, MD

Publikováno v: International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2019)

Background: The African continent accounts for over 70% of people infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The HIV sero-prevalence rate in Africa is estimated at 4.3%. In developed countries, such as France, pneumocystis is indicative of AID

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Retention in HIV/AIDS Management Services: is it Really Poor? The Case of Yaounde Central Hospital in Cameroon

Autor: Emerson Wepngong, Chombong Hubert, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Fala Bede, Denise Movuh Sam, Charles Kouanfack, Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy

Publikováno v: International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2020)
International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS

Background: After consecutively defaulting on their appointments for three months, many HIV positive patients are often reported to have defaulted on their treatment, become lost to follow-up (LTFU), or no longer in care. We sought to determine if re

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https://doi.org/10.21106/ijma.305

Determinants to late antenatal clinic start among pregnant women: the case of Saint Elizabeth General Hospital, Shisong, Cameroon

Autor: Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Yunga Patience Ijang, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Solange Ngo Bama, Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy, Pierre Marie Tebeu, Fala Bede, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Emerson Wepngong

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal

INTRODUCTION: To improve maternal health, barriers that limit access to quality maternal health services must be identified and addressed at all levels of the health system. The World Health Organisation (WHO) cites distance to health facility and in

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https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.112.18712

Dietary habits and nutritional status of medical school students: the case of three state universities in Cameroon

Autor: Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Agatha Tanya Nguti Kien, Fala Bede, Emerson Wepngong, Yunga Patience Ijang

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal

Introduction Malnutrition is a major risk factor of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and therefore the importance of good dietary practices and balanced diet cannot be overemphasized. University students tend to have poor eating practices which

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https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.35.15.18818