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Protection level of anti-hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin in a pediatric Cameroonian population

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Background: Background: Despite nearly twenty years of an effective vaccine, hepatitis B remains one of the most common viral infections worldwide. Mother-to-child transmission is a major route in children.
Merveille Kemenang, René G. Essomba, Aubin Nanfack, Paul F. Endja, Alexis Ndjolo, Céline N. Nkenfou   +5 more
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Determinants to late antenatal clinic start among pregnant women: the case of Saint Elizabeth General Hospital, Shisong, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
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.
Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Fala Bede, Yunga Patience Ijang, Emerson Wepngong, Solange Ngo Bama, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Pierre Marie Tebeu   +8 more
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Dengue virus serological markers among potential blood donors: an evidence of asymptomatic dengue virus transmission in Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: The risk of dengue virus or its antibodies which can be transmitted through blood transfusion by asymptomatic individuals infected, has been a major concern all over the world.
Salomon Bonsi Tchuandom, Abel Lissom, Ghislaine Haverie Mimfoumou Ateba, Thibau Flaurant Tchouangueu, Constantin Tchakounte, Agbor Rolland Ayuk, Etienne Philemon Atabonkeng, Ankiambom Innocent Ngong, Godwin Nchinda, Jules-Roger Kuiate   +9 more
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The development of magmatism along the Cameroon Volcanic Line: evidence from seismicity and seismic anisotropy [PDF]

, 2014
The Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL) straddles the continent-ocean boundary in West Africa but exhibits no clear age progression. This renders it difficult to explain by traditional plume/plate motion hypotheses; thus, there remains no consensus on the ...
Bastow, I.D., Chambers, E.L., De Plaen, R.S.M., Gallacher, R.J., Keane, J., Keir, D.   +5 more
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Carbon storage in cashew plantations in Central Africa: case of Cameroon

Carbon Management, 2021
This study aimed to assess the carbon storage in cashew plantations in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon. Quantification of stocks of biomass and carbon dioxide contained in agroforestry systems has become an international priority within the ...
Awé Djongmo Victor, Noiha Noumi Valery, Nyeck Boris, Vroh Bi Tra Aimé, Zapfack Louis   +4 more
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The harmonization of business law in Africa: is article 42 of the OHADA Treaty a problem? [PDF]

, 2007
The primary function of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) is to modernize and harmonize the business laws of member states.
Enonchong, Nelson
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Prevalence of onchocerciasis after seven years of continuous community-directed treatment with ivermectin in the Ntui health district, Centre region, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Onchocerciasis is one of the major infectious diseases caused by Onchocerca volvulus. This parasite is responsible for chronic cutaneous and ocular diseases affecting more than 37 million people of whom 99% are in Africa.
Estelle Makou Tsapi, Françoise Guemgne Todjom, Guy-Armand Gamago, Josué Wabo Pone, Félicité Flore Djuikwo Teukeng   +4 more
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Characterization of pharmaceutical medication without a medical prescription in children before hospitalization in a resource-limited setting, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: The use of different therapeutic approaches is common among sick children in Cameroon. The main objective of this study was to characterize the use of non-prescription drugs and describe the therapeutic itineraries of sick children before ...
Calixte Ida Penda, Else Carole Eboumbou Moukoko, Julien Franck Ngomba Youmba, Emmanuel Mpondo Mpondo   +3 more
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Prescription of pharmacotherapy and blood pressure control among hypertensive outpatients in two semi-urban hospitals in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Several international guidelines are available on drug treatment for hypertension, but the control of hypertension remains very poor in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Anastase Dzudie, Messaline Fodom Fomo, Denis Georges Teuwafeu, Clovis Nkoke, Azabji Kenfack, Divine Tim Bonghaseh, Domin Ekaney, Amy Tantchou, Cabral Tantchou, Laurent Serges Etoundi Ngoa, Andre Pascal Kengne, Simeon Pierre Choukem   +11 more
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Investigations of Kidney Dysfunction-Related Gene Variants in Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021
BackgroundRenal dysfunctions are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD). Early detection and subsequent management of SCD patients at risk for renal failure and dysfunctions are essential, however, predictors that ...
Valentina J. Ngo-Bitoungui, Valentina J. Ngo-Bitoungui, Valentina J. Ngo-Bitoungui, Suzanne Belinga, Khuthala Mnika, Tshepiso Masekoameng, Victoria Nembaware, René G. Essomba, René G. Essomba, Francoise Ngo-Sack, Gordon Awandare, Gaston K. Mazandu, Gaston K. Mazandu, Ambroise Wonkam   +13 more
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