COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours in Cameroon: A Six-Month Online National Survey.

Since March 2020, the Cameroonian government implemented nationwide measures to stall COVID-19 transmission. However, little is known about how well these unprecedented measures are being observed as the pandemic evolves. We conducted a six-month online survey to assess the preventive behaviour of Cameroonian adults during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns.

Background: Updating the knowledge base on the causes and patterns of under-five mortality (U5M) is crucial for the design of suitable interventions to improve survival of children under five.

Objectives: To assess the rate, causes, and age-specific patterns of U5M in Buea Health District, Cameroon.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study involving 2000 randomly selected households was conducted.

Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in primary school children, in the centre region of Cameroon.

Background: There has been a progressive increase in hypertension among children and adolescents over the years. Hypertension in childhood is influenced by various risk factors including; childhood obesity, lifestyle and hereditary factors. This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure (BP); as well as the associated factors to hypertension among primary school children in a rural setting in the, Centre Region of Cameroon.

Time to First-Line ART Failure and Time to Second-Line ART Switch in the IeDEA Pediatric Cohort.

Background: Globally, 49% of the estimated 1.8 million children living with HIV are accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART). There are limited data concerning long-term durability of first-line ART regimens and time to transition to second-line.

Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon.

Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children worldwide. About 6.6 million children less than 5 years of age die every year in the world; 95% of them in low-income countries and one third of the total deaths is due to ARI.

HIV infection among children and adolescents in Burundi, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Evidence demonstrates a substantial HIV epidemic among children and adolescents in countries with long-standing generalized HIV epidemics, where availability of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services has historically been limited. The objective of this research was to explore factors associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and morbidity among HIV-infected surviving children 2-17 years of age attending HIV programs in Central Africa. Programmatic data from 404 children attending HIV programs in Burundi, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were included in our evaluation.

The Burden of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Due to HIV/AIDS in Cameroon.

HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem in Cameroon and Africa, and the challenges of orphans and vulnerable children are a threat to child survival, growth and development. The HIV prevalence in Cameroon was estimated at 5.1% in 2010.

The frequency and magnitude of growth failure in a group of HIV-infected children in Cameroon.

Background: Growth impairment is a major manifestation of HIV infection in children and has been implicated as a major contributor to both morbidity and mortality. This study the first to be done in this setting, was aimed at comparing the growth of HIV infected children to that of non-infected children in two referral health facilities in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Methods: A prospective case control study was carried out on 39 HIV infected children in two referral hospitals and followed up for a period of 12 months.

Knowledge, attitudes and practice with respect to epilepsy among secondary school students in the Kumbo West Health District - North West Region- Cameroon.

Background: The main goal of this study was to obtain baseline data on awareness and attitudes and practices with respect to epilepsy among secondary school students.

Methods: We interviewed a total of 659 students from three randomly selected secondary schools in the Kumbo West Health District, using a 12-item questionnaire in English.

Results: About 94.

Management of neural tube defects in a Sub-Saharan African country: the situation in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Background: Neural tube defect is a serious disabling but preventable congenital malformation with an incidence of 1.99 per 1000 births in Yaounde [A.K.