Publications by authors named "Paul O Koki"
Introduction: Growth of children affected by Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is not well described in sub-Saharan Africa despite the high prevalence of the disease. Few data are available in this context and on the issue using the World Health Organization growth norms. We therefore conduct the present study with the aim of describing the growth of affected children aged less than 5 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBesides violence, the risk of under nutrition and infection, migrant children with noncommunicable chronic diseases face serious challenges in the management of their conditions. Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a severely malnourished patient includes careful hydration, therapeutic feeding, and monitoring.
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- Patient education is crucial for managing type 1 diabetes, and this study assessed its impact using WhatsApp on young patients in Cameroon.
- Over 2 months, adolescents receiving WhatsApp education showed a significant increase in diabetes knowledge and a decrease in acute complications, while the control group had no notable improvements.
- Despite the gains in knowledge and complication rates, there was no change in glycemic control for either group during the study period.
Background: Although sickle cell disease (SCD) children are highly susceptible to bacterial infections (BIs), there is a dreadful lack of data related to the burden and spectrum of BIs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the highest affected region with SCD. This study aimed to determine the burden and spectrum of BIs among SCD children hospitalized in a pediatric reference hospital in Cameroon, a SSA country.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of records of children hospitalized from November 2012 to August 2015 in the SCD unit of the Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Cameroon.
Background: Although sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is particularly affected by sickle cell disease (SCD), there is dearth of research on this topic in the region, specifically targeting the magnitude of SCD-related complications. We therefore conducted this study to determine the burden of acute chest syndrome (ACS) and describe its clinical and therapeutic aspects among SCD children in Cameroon, a SSA country.
Methods: This was a retrospective study carried-out from September 2013 to June 2014 at the SCD unit of the Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, a pediatric reference centre in Yaoundé, Cameroon.