Publications by authors named "P O Zogo"
Article Synopsis
- HIV infection is a significant risk factor for stroke, particularly among young adults, and this study focuses on the outcomes of stroke in people living with HIV in Cameroon.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on 43 PLWH who experienced a stroke, revealing that most had a low cardiovascular risk score, yet 46.5% died within a year, indicating high mortality rates.
- The findings suggest that the Framingham score may not accurately reflect cardiovascular risks in this population, highlighting the need for better assessment methods for PLWH.
Cochrane Africa is a network of researchers and health stakeholders who aim to support the use of high quality Cochrane evidence to improve health outcomes in Africa. It comprises a coordinating centre in South Africa, a Francophone hub directed from Cameroon, a Southern and Eastern Africa Hub directed from South Africa and a West Africa Hub directed from Nigeria. The network supports the engagement with healthcare decision makers to guide priorities, production of high quality context-relevant Cochrane systematic reviews, capacity building to conduct and use reviews, dissemination of evidence, knowledge translation, partnerships for evidence-informed healthcare and the creation of opportunities to expand the network.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA seroepidemiological study of human cysticercosis in West Cameroon.
Trop Med Int Health
February 2003
We studied the occurrence of human cysticercosis in 4993 individuals from three rural communities of Menoua Division, West Province of Cameroon. Circulating antigens of Taenia solium metacestodes were detected in 0.4%, 1.
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