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Adhesion to Tuberculosis Preventive Measures by Health Workers in Diagnostic and Treatment Centers in Douala - Cameroon
Cécile Ingrid Djuikoue,
Alex Stephane Ndjip Ndjock,
Willy Djonkou Yamdeu,
Grace Wanda Yimga,
Venant Tchokonte-Nana,
Benjamin Thumamo Pokam,
Benjamin Longo-Mbenza,
Eugène Ndebia
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2021
Pages:
250-256
Received:
29 September 2021
Accepted:
26 October 2021
Published:
17 November 2021
Abstract: Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in Africa. In Cameroon, it has impacted mortality as well as morbidity. Its socio-economic effects have been particularly hard on the population of big cities such as Douala, where it has increased mortality and morbidity rates. In 2018, the Littoral region of Cameroon saw more than 5,000 cases of tuberculosis. This accounted for 25% of the total number of TB patients in the country that year. In order to control the spread of tuberculosis, health workers must use protective measures and maintain a high level of surveillance for TB infection. This study assessed the level of adherence to TB prevention measures by health workers in the diagnostic and treatment centers in Douala. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by researchers from 20 July 2020 to 15 August 2020. The researchers surveyed health workers from 12 TB screening and treatment centers in the city of Douala. The data were collected using an observation grid designed on the basis of the WHO health professionals’ technical guidelines 4th Edition. The guidelines were contextualized in Cameroon through the technical guidelines for health professionals in Cameroon 2020. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical software Epi Info 7.2.3.1. In the city of Douala, health workers in diagnostic and treatment centers implemented preventive measures against TB, but were insufficient. The adherence average for management measures was 79.16%, environmental measures 71.80% and individual protection measures 54.76%. Poor infection control measures in TB diagnostic and treatment centers in the city of Douala can spread tuberculosis. To solve this, an institutional effort is required to strengthen TB prevention activities.
Abstract: Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in Africa. In Cameroon, it has impacted mortality as well as morbidity. Its socio-economic effects have been particularly hard on the population of big cities such as Douala, where it has increased mortality and morbidity rates. In 2018, the Littoral region of Cameroon saw more than 5,000 cases of tubercu...
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About the Catastrophic Forecasts, Coming from the West, About the Behavior of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Helena Cosma da Graca Fonseca Veloso
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2021
Pages:
257-260
Received:
11 August 2021
Accepted:
7 September 2021
Published:
24 November 2021
Abstract: In this work, we took on the task of addressing the issue of the pandemic in Africa and in Angola in particular. To do this, we used bibliographic research and participant observation. In it, we begin by going through the history of the West's relations with Africa, which we characterize as perverse, in order to deal with the proposal arising from the first that the second should become a testing ground for COVID-19 and the catastrophic predictions about the pandemic in the second context. Then, we address some of the recent studies on the subject that had Africa as their object, to demonstrate that, contrary to catastrophic predictions, Africa has not been punished by COVID-19 which has manifested itself in a mild way, compared to other continents. And if, initially, African leaders treated the pandemic based on externally oriented global solutions, they gradually began to take decisions autonomously according to their own reality and based on internal resources and knowledge. We conclude by stating that one of the interim lessons that the pandemic made possible for Africa was the demonstration that there are no global solutions to local problems and that it is necessary for Africa to respond to its problems with its own resources and not with formulas that have proven effective in other contexts but which in Africa may not serve. Another temporary lesson is that the effective process of liberating Africa and Africans still depends on being able, in this context, to despise the narrative of the West when it takes them as objects, as this tends to place it and Africans in a position of less value which coincides neither with the being of Africa nor with the being of Africans.
Abstract: In this work, we took on the task of addressing the issue of the pandemic in Africa and in Angola in particular. To do this, we used bibliographic research and participant observation. In it, we begin by going through the history of the West's relations with Africa, which we characterize as perverse, in order to deal with the proposal arising from ...
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Primary Preventive Measures of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study in Dschang, West Cameroon
Bérénice Déliane Walaghue Dzalle,
Charles Kouam Kouam,
Miranda Baame Lukong Esong,
Jean Thierry Ebogo Belobo,
Geoges Romeo Bonsou Fozin,
Pierre Watcho
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2021
Pages:
261-268
Received:
22 September 2021
Accepted:
23 November 2021
Published:
2 December 2021
Abstract: Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels. They are the first cause of death in the world. 80% of these diseases occur in developing countries where the progression is noted, due to insufficient preventive measures for the most part. In Cameroon, CVD is on the increase and is the second leading cause of death in the adult population. Methods: The objective of this study was to assess the level of education of the populations of rural health areas of the Dschang Health District (DHD) on the prevention of CVD. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted within DHD, West Cameroon. The data was collected with help of a questionnaire administered face to face to the participants (672 people) and analyzed with the use of Epi info software. Results: In this study, 672 people were interviewed (62% female). The age varied between 18 and 97 years, with an average age of 38±18 years. Most of the population (88%) knew of the existence of CVD, but the majority (86.4%) had a low level of knowledge of preventive methods (less than three prevention methods). The best-known preventive method was eating less salt (16.2%) and the least known, controlling blood lipids (0.2%). Regarding prevention attitudes, 66.7% of the participants had never expressed a desire for information on CVD before the survey. Half of the population had (50%) had a low level of practice, the most common prevention method was regular physical activity (75%) and the least practiced was lipid control (0.4%). Conclusion: These results show that participants had poor knowledge, inappropriate attitudes and poor practices about CVD prevention; hence the need to establish an awareness program focused on cardiovascular risk factors, prevention methods and CVD screening in this population.
Abstract: Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels. They are the first cause of death in the world. 80% of these diseases occur in developing countries where the progression is noted, due to insufficient preventive measures for the most part. In Cameroon, CVD is on the increase and is the second l...
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Utilization of Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garment and Associated Factors among Health Care Professionals at Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021
Zerihun Ababo,
Fikirte Woldesselese
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2021
Pages:
269-278
Received:
7 September 2021
Accepted:
1 November 2021
Published:
24 December 2021
Abstract: Background: Non-pneumatic anti-shock garments (NASGs) are simple systems that use lower body counter pressure to reverse hypovolemic shock and reduce blood loss caused by obstetric hemorrhage. Each year, obstetric hemorrhage (OH) causes more than a quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. One of these promising advances is the use of non-pneumatic anti-shock garments (NASGs). Despite this, NASG treatment is only used in a few cases to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, save the mother’s life, and studies on its utilization and associated factors are not widely available. Objective: To assess the utilization of non-pneumatic anti-shock garments and associated factors among health care professionals at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021. Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study design and quantitative data collection methods were conducted from March 31 to April 15/2021. A total of 388 randomly selected healthcare professionals working in the maternity health care unit at a public hospital in Addis Ababa were included. The data were cleaned and coded then entered into EPI data version 3 and exported to SPSS version 25 for further analysis. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with NASG utilization. Variables were first analyzed with Bivariate (p<0.2) and then multivariate logic regression model and considered statistically significant at a P-value of <0.05. The adjusted odds ratio with a 95% CI interval was used to determine the degree and direction of the association between covariates and the outcome variable. Results: A total of 377 (97.1%) health professionals participated in this study. In this study, the prevalence of NASG Utilization was 39.3% which was low. The study indicated that the female participant were 3 times more likely to use NASG 2.568 (1.198-5.502), being (General Practitioner) 88% less likely than midwives AOR=.95% CI. 122 (.025-.705), being not trained on non-pneumatic anti-shock garments, Not aware of the existence of the NASG in the facility, and the lack of non-pneumatic anti-shock garments have a positive association. Conclusion and Recommendation: There was a lower rate of NASG utilization (39.3%) among healthcare professionals for the management of obstetric hemorrhage. Training and increasing the availability of NASG are important.
Abstract: Background: Non-pneumatic anti-shock garments (NASGs) are simple systems that use lower body counter pressure to reverse hypovolemic shock and reduce blood loss caused by obstetric hemorrhage. Each year, obstetric hemorrhage (OH) causes more than a quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. One of these promising advances is the use of non-pneumatic...
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