Buruli ulcer in Cameroon: the development and impact of the National Control Programme (Publications)
ed and BU research and education has gained more interest in Cameroon. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Although institutional BU control Cameroon only began 30 years after the first cases were reported in 1969 [...] BACKGROUND: Cameroon is endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) and organised institutional BU control began in 2002. The objective was to describe the evolution, achievements and challenges of the national BU control [...] METHODS: We analysed collated data on BU from 2001 to 2014 and reviewed...
Incidence and types of adverse events during mass vaccination campaign with the meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MENAFRIVACTM) in Cameroon (Publications)
CONCLUSION: Incidence and types of AEFI reported during MenAfriVacTM vaccination campaign organized in Cameroon in 2012 did not suggest concern regarding the vaccine safety. Differences in frequency of AEFIs
The burden of leprosy in Cameroon: fifteen years into the post-elimination era (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cameroon achieved the elimination target of leprosy in 2000, and has maintained this status ever since. However, a number of health districts in the country continue to report significant numbers [...] numbers of leprosy cases. The aim of this study was to assess the burden of leprosy in Cameroon from 2000 to 2014. METHODS: We obtained and analysed using the new leprosy burden concept of analysis, leprosy [...] collected between 2000 and 2014 from the National Leprosy Control...
Stakeholder perceptions of communication about vaccination in two regions of Cameroon: a qualitative case study (Publications)
explore stakeholders' views, experiences and preferences for childhood vaccination communication in Cameroon. METHODS: In 2014, in the Central and North West Regions of Cameron, we gathered qualitative data
The influence of gender and household headship on voluntary health insurance: the case of North-West Cameroon (Publications)
ional survey of 550 households was carried out in Bui and Donga-Mantung Divisions of North-West Cameroon in May 2016. A structured questionnaire was administered on health insurance membership, household
Community knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding leprosy in rural Cameroon: the case of Ekondotiti and Mbonge health districts in the... (Publications)
This study aimed at exploring the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding leprosy in rural Cameroon. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional community survey of 233 respondents aged 15-75 years [...] years, free from leprosy, and living in two rural health districts of the South-west Region of Cameroon. A questionnaire designed to evaluate knowledge, perceptions and attitudes about leprosy was used. Binary
Challenges of DHS and MIS to capture the entire pattern of malaria parasite risk and intervention effects in countries with different ecological... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2011, the demographic and health survey (DHS) in Cameroon was combined with the multiple indicator cluster survey. Malaria parasitological data were collected, but the survey period did
