Le comportement alimentaire des étudiants de l'Université de Yaoundé I, Cameroun : entre la littératie alimentaire, la littératie en santé et l'e-littératie alimentaire.

Contexte: Il est connu que les maladies non transmissibles s'originent dans les habitudes et les choix alimentaires, et la littératie en santé est le meilleur déterminant de la santé d'un individu au 21e siècle. Or, cet aspect reste peu exploré en contexte camerounais. Dès lors, cette étude examine la relation entre la littératie en santé, la littératie alimentaire, la littératie alimentaire numérique et le comportement alimentaire des étudiants de l'Université de Yaoundé I.

Regional French evolution of tobacco and e-cigarette experimentation and use among adolescents aged 15-16 years: A cross-sectional observational study conducted in the Loire department from 2018 to 2020.

Background: We assessed/compared the evolution of tobacco and e-cigarette experimentation and use among French adolescents of the Loire department aged 15-16 years.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional/observational study conducted in 2018-2020 among 7,950 Year 11 pupils attending 27 public secondary schools of the Loire department, France.

Results: From 2018 to 2020, 66.

Impact of e-cigarette experimentation and use on smoking behavior among adolescents aged 15-16 years in the Loire department, France.

Introduction: We describe the vaping and smoking habits of French adolescents aged 15-16 years in the Loire department with a view to assess the impact of e-cigarette experimentation and use on their smoking behavior.

Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional, single-center and observational study conducted from January to July 2019 targeted 6622 students aged 15-16 years attending public high school in the Loire department, France.

Results: A total of 4937 (74.

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Introduction : Longitudinal studies make it possible to study the evolution of a class of individuals over time. However, they are rarely used in France to observe the same population of young adolescents according to their grade level over the course of several years.Purpose of research : Based on the longitudinal monitoring of repeated annual cross-sectional studies on young adolescents (from 15 to 18 years old) conducted at the Honoré d’Urfé public high school (Saint-Étienne, Loire, France) involving 336 10th grade pupils in 2018, 360 11th grade pupils in 2019 and 273 12th grade pupils in 2020, we observed and studied students’ smoking and vaping behavior over a period of three years.

Ethnography of the determinants of eating behaviour in diabetic schooolchildren in Yaounde.

Objective: Failure to comply with dietary recommendations exposes young insulin-dependent diabetics to a risk of acute complications of diabetes and is a subject of major concern for health care professionals, who expected young diabetics to effectively adopt the recommended eating behaviour based on the revised diet. However, the revised diet initiated by health care professionals in Cameroon has been shown to have a limited efficacy. The objective of this study was to elucidate the motivations underlying poor compliance young diabetics with dietary recommendations and which simultaneously determine their eating behaviour.

[High school student and skin bleaching in Cameroon].

Introduction: Skin bleaching is a common practice in Africa, particularly in Cameroon. Studies show that it represents a danger for health, in terms of a demonstrated increased risk of dermatological diseases. However, increasing numbers of people are using skin bleaching in African cities, despite the fact that they are sometimes aware of the risk.