Political instability and hiv/aids response in the south west and north west regions of Cameroon: a qualitative study.

Background: Politically motivated violence and insecurity continue to be a major threat to progress in HIV epidemic control and a significant contributor to health inequality. Despite a decreasing HIV/AIDS disease burden, the Republic of Cameroon in West Africa is experiencing ongoing political instability in her North and South West Regions. Our study used qualitative methods to better understand key frontline health care providers' (fHCP) perceptions of the effects of political instability on HIV/AIDS response gains in Cameroon since 2018, as well as lessons learned for overcoming them.

[Antithrombotiques oraux et pronostic après un an des patients atteints de fibrillation auriculaire dans un milieu à ressources limitées].

Background: Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. There's limited data on the outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients in Africa. We aimed at evaluating the clinical outcomes and their associated factors in patients with atrial fibrillation on antithrombotic therapy in Douala.

Conflict, healthcare and professional perseverance: A qualitative study in a remote hospital in an Anglophone Region of Cameroon.

Armed conflicts are a major contributor to global disease burden owing to their deleterious effects on health and healthcare delivery. The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is one of the ongoing conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa and has led to massive displacement of healthcare workers (HCWs). However, some HCWs have stayed back and continued working.

Prevalence and factors associated with post-partum depression in a rural area of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: post-partum depression is one of the many challenges associated with childbirth. In Cameroon, the focus is more on post-partum obstetric complications resulting in underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of this condition. The current socio-political crisis plaguing the English-speaking part of Cameroon has increased the stressors that may inherently increase the prevalence.