Publications by authors named "Wandji Adeline"
Background: An adverse drug event (ADE) is an injury resulting from medical intervention associated with a drug. This study assesses the incidence of ADEs among participants on second-line drugs for tuberculosis (TB) in Cameroon.
Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study including 65 participants and carried out from January 2017 to December 2017.
Multiple drug resistance TB (MDR-TB) has greatly jeopardized the effective control of tuberculosis in Africa. This study is aimed at determining the incidence and predictors of drug resistant-TB amongst bacteriologically diagnosed cases in the Littoral region of Cameroon. This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted from January 2016 to December 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is defined as any bacteriologically confirmed or clinically diagnosed case of TB involving organs other than the lungs. It is frequently a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge with paucity of data available. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed EPTB; to determine the most affected organs and to evaluate the therapeutic outcome of EPTB patients treated under program conditions in the littoral region of Cameroon.
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- - The study aimed to assess adherence rates to asthma controller therapy among patients in Cameroon and identify factors leading to low adherence.
- - Out of 201 asthma patients surveyed, 44.8% showed low adherence to treatment, with the lack of a chest specialist visit in the past year being a significant predictor.
- - The overall adherence rate is low, suggesting that regular check-ups with chest specialists could enhance patients' compliance with asthma treatment.
Introduction: The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain and maintain a good control of symptoms. Investigating factors associated with inadequately control asthma could help in strategies to improve asthma control. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with inadequately controlled asthma in asthma patients under chest specialist care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: After completion of treatment, a proportion of pulmonary TB (pTB) patients experience lung function impairment which can influence their quality of life. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of lung function impairment in patients treated for pTB and investigate its associated factors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in TB clinic of the Douala Laquintinie Hospital in Cameroon.