Comparative Assessment of the Prevalence, Practices and Factors Associated with Self-medication with Antibiotics in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Autor: Kemah B, Brecht Ingelbeen, Fomengia Jn, Yeika Ev, van der Sande M, Wirsiy Fs

BackgroundSelf-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is a common practise in many parts of Africa, but its magnitude and drivers are not well-known. This systematic review evaluated and compared the prevalence, reasons, sources, and factors associated wi

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Prevalence, risk factors and management of common mental health disorders in Cameroon: a systematic review protocol.

Autor: Ngwa CH; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon chehenry200@gmail.com., Njuma Libwea J; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Department of Epidemiology (Health Sciences Unit), Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland., Keinamma M; School of Humanities, and Social Sciences, Counceling and Psychology Department, Pan Africa Christian University, Nairobi, Kenya., Wirsiy FS; Global Action for Public Health Services, Buea, South-West, Cameroon.; Department of Epidemiology | College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Nji KE; African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mpofu L; African Science Frontiers Initiative [ASFI], Lagos, Nigeria.; Health Economics, HIV/AIDS, Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Publikováno v: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2023 Jul 09; Vol. 13 (7), pp. e068139. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 09.

Antimicrobial stewardship in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review protocol on the opportunities and challenges for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Autor: Njuma Libwea J; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.; African Science Frontiers Initiatives [ASFI], Lagos, Nigeria.; Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ngwa CH; African Science Frontiers Initiatives [ASFI], Lagos, Nigeria.; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Ngomba AV; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Wirsiy FS; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.; Emerging Threats Epidemiology Group (ETEG); Department of Epidemiology| College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), 984395 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Mpofu L; Health Economics, HIV/AIDS, Research Division (HEARD), University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa., Ndongo CB; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Koulla-Shiro S; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon., Graham S; Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia., Djieuya LPT; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon., Mandeng N; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mballa GAE; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Sobh E; African Science Frontiers Initiatives [ASFI], Lagos, Nigeria.; Chest Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.; Respiratory Therapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia., Nwaru BI; African Science Frontiers Initiatives [ASFI], Lagos, Nigeria.; Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Ndombo PK; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.; Mother and child Hospital, Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Epee E; Directorate for Disease Control, Epidemics and Pandemics Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Publikováno v: Medicine [Medicine (Baltimore)] 2023 May 12; Vol. 102 (19), pp. e33697.

An epidemiological synthesis of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats in Cameroon, 2000-2022: a systematic review.

Autor: Tahmo NB; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Wirsiy FS; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.; Amref Health Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Nnamdi DB; Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Tongo M; Center for Research on Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases (CREMER), Yaounde, Cameroon.; Institute of Medical Research and Study of Medicinal Plants (IMPM), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Lawler JV; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Broadhurst MJ; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA., Wondji CS; Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Brett-Major DM; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Publikováno v: IJID regions [IJID Reg] 2022 Dec 17; Vol. 7, pp. 84-109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 17 (Print Publication: 2023).

Malaria Elimination: What Can Africa Learn from China?

Autor: Nkfusai CN; Malaria Consortium, Buea, Cameroon.; Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa., Ngou O; Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Subi CE; Local Youth Corner (LOYOC), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mohlin S; Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Bemadoum F; Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Teboh S; Saba University School of Medicine, Dutch Caribbean., Wirsiy FS; Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), United States.; GAPS, Cameroon.; IntraHealth International, Suite 200 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States., Engelbert Bain L; International Institute of Rural Health, College of Social Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom.

Publikováno v: International journal of MCH and AIDS [Int J MCH AIDS] 2022; Vol. 11 (2), pp. e526. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 29.