Publications by authors named "Noah T Fongwen"
Background: Kenya has recorded at least 38 678 cases and 695 deaths over the last decade, and costing on average $2.2 million annually. From 2014 to 2016, the country experienced one of the deadliest and largest outbreak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mobile health interventions like telephone hotlines face challenges that may threaten their use, adoption and sustainability in Africa.
Aim: We sought to understand the barriers and facilitators for sustainability of telephone hotlines used in infectious disease outbreaks in Africa using a scoping review and a qualitative study.
Setting: Participants form 12 African countries and Database searches.
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a progressive connective tissue disease with a broad range of clinical manifestations. We sought to establish the spectrum of structural valvular abnormalities as cardiovascular involvement has been identified as the most life-threatening aspect of the syndrome. This was a systematic review with a meta-analysis of studies indexed in Medline from the inception of the database to November 7, 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Africa, little is known about the role of telephone hotlines in outbreak response. We systematically reviewed the role and effectiveness of hotlines on outbreak response in Africa.
Method: We used the Cochrane handbook and searched five databases.
Background: There is growing interest in understanding the coronary atherosclerotic burden in asymptomatic patients with zero coronary artery calcium score (CACS). In this population, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of non-calcified coronary plaques (NCP) as detected by coronary CT angiography (CCTA), and to analyze the associated clinical predictors.
Methods: This was a systematic review with meta-analysis of studies indexed in PubMed/Medline and Web of Science from inception of the database to March 31st, 2023.
Background: The occurrence of atrial arrhythmias, in particular, atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) are of growing interest in the field of infiltrative cardiomyopathies. Via a systematic review with meta-analysis, we sought to synthesize data on the prevalence, incidence, and predictors of atrial arrhythmias as well as outcomes in patients with CS.
Methods: PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus were systematically queried from inception until April 26th, 2023.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how programs that integrate HIV and TB treatment in sub-Saharan Africa influence access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for co-infected patients, highlighting that uptake remains low despite these integrations.
- A systematic review was conducted, analyzing data from 27 studies, revealing that the overall ART uptake was only 53%, with significant variability between different studies.
- Key barriers to ART uptake identified included stigma, low income, and limited healthcare resources, while enablers involved effective management of supply chains and supportive health systems.