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Epidemiological profile, treatment outcomes and factors …
WEBStudy setting and study area . The Centrale health region of Togo comprises four health districts including Blitta, Sotouboua, Tchamba and Tchaoudjo with a total population of 502,000 inhabitants in 2008 and 717,040 inhabitants in 2017 [].Each district, has a Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis Center (CDT), supervised by the Health …
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JIEPH-Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public …
WEBJIEPH. Volume 7 (8). 27 Feb 2024 (PDF in process) Vol 7 (7) Set up and management of quarantine centres during early phase of COVID-19 Pandemic, Masindi District, Uganda [ Lessons from the Field] Josephine Namayanja, Geofrey Amanya, Immaculate Akusekera, Bob Omoda Amodan, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Alex …
Pattern and determinants of self-medication among …
WEBThe use of orthodox drugs to treat self-diagnosed symptoms, disorders, recurrent or minor health challenges without physician´s prescription is called self-medication [].Globally, self-medication is now seen as a public health concern due to the high prevalence of drug misuse and its associated problems such as addiction, adverse …
Capacity assessment of Liberia for health emergencies …
WEBBackground: West Africa continues to experience recurrent epidemics of infectious diseases and other public health emergencies. Most of which have resulted in deaths, disabilities and loss of property due to the weak public health system including low capacity to respond, a lack of a preparedness. Liberia, one of the three countries hit by …
Keywords : Acute Febrile Illness, Surveillance, West Africa
WEBA three-day regional workshop of stakeholders, partners, and experts from the West African countries was held from April 14 -16, 2021 in Accra, Ghana to conduct a situational analysis on the existing knowledge, expertise, previous accomplishments, and current activities in laboratory and syndrome based Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) …
Strengthening preparedness and response to epidemics …
WEBBackground: West Africa has seen several epidemics of infectious diseases including the 2014-16 Ebola virus disease epidemic that revealed inadequate national and regional response to epidemics and other health emergencies. We conducted a situational analysis to identify strengths, gaps, and challenges in preparedness and response …
Prevalence and factors associated with the use of modern …
WEBBackground: Improving contraceptive prevalence in resource-limited countries is one of the cost-effective strategies to reduce the high and unacceptable global maternal mortality rate. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the use of contraceptive methods in Burkina Faso. Methods: We …
Factors associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …
WEBBackground: Health workers play a critical role in the clinical management of COVID-19 patients. However, research on their infection risk and clinical characteristics, particularly in Africa, is emerging. We investigated risk factors for COVID-19 infection and assessed adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines among health …
Descriptive Data Analysis of Tuberculosis Surveillance Data, Sene …
WEBBackground: Globally, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem. In 2018, 10 million cases were diagnosed with 2.5 million in Africa and 44,000 in Ghana. Ghana’s TB surveillance generates data routinely to be analyzed to detect changes in time, suspect outbreaks, rapidly respond to an event and monitor the impact of interventions. …
A three year review of Tuberculosis surveillance data in …
WEBBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) is a public health problem. Liberia’s annual mortality rate remains high with estimated incidence 14,000 cases (308 per 100,000). The study’s objective was to analyze the distribution of TB cases by person place and time, estimate the prevalence, case detection rate and outcome of all form of TB cases in …
State of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response …
WEBBackground: In developing countries, health systems in general, and public health systems in particular are under-resourced in many respects. In February 2017, Ghana underwent the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and followed up with the development of a National Action Plan for Health Security to address the numerous critical gaps …
Evaluation of animal rabies surveillance system, Sunyani West …
WEBBackground: Rabies is an important global public health concern causing 70,000 human deaths annually. In Ghana rabies is endemic and costs more than 16 million dollars annually. Ghana has both human and animal rabies surveillance systems to monitor the incidence and inform prevention and control measures. We evaluated the animal …
Maternal choices of delivery sites among recently delivered …
WEBBackground: To reduce maternal mortality, many countries encourage women to deliver in health facilities, where complications can be handled more effectively. In Liberia, attempted home deliveries accounted for about 10% of maternal deaths in 2016/2017. It is therefore necessary to identify the factors influencing maternal choice of …
Capacity assessment of the Gambia’s emergency preparedness …
WEBBackground: West Africa continues to experience recurrent epidemics of infectious diseases and other public health emergencies. The consequences of their disasters have been worsening of health, increased morbidity and mortality, livelihoods and property posing a threat to global health security. Assessment of levels of preparedness …
Capacity assessment of Nigeria for health emergencies …
WEBBackground: Nigeria faces frequent natural and environmental disasters as well as violent conflicts including insurgency and communal clashes. Nigeria’s public health challenges continue to grow—rapid population growth, increasing movement of people and destruction of infrastructure in the North East of Nigeria and outbreaks from new and re …
Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding Lassa fever …
WEBStudy setting . Liberia has an estimated population of 4,837,180 and is located in West Africa, surrounded by Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast [].Liberia is divided into 15 political sub-divisions called counties, with each county sub-divided into a total of 92 health districts, with 866 health facilities [15, 16].The lowest geographic unit in Liberia is …
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