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Feb 28, 2024Open Access
A viral illness called COVID-19 can be spread from one person to another. 2019 saw the first case of the virus reported in Wuhan, China, while 2020 saw Kenya record the first COVID-19 infection in Sub-Saharan Africa. To stop the virus from spreading, it is crucial to have the proper information, attitudes, and behaviors. There has been increased research on the impact COVID-19 had on the normal lives of people, however, studies of this effect on rural communities are scarce. Hence, the study was...
Jan 31, 2024Open Access
Introduction: Among adolescents, engagement in risky sexual behavior is an important public health problem. This study aims to analyze the influence between extra-familial communication and the adoption of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. Method: It is a descriptive-correlational and transversal type study. A survey was carried out in the Kindele health area of the Mont NGAFULA health zone. The population of our study is made up of all adolescents living in the Kindele health area of th...
Jan 30, 2024Open Access
Background: Despite WHO estimates of two million healthcare workers (HCWs) who are exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) yearly, uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among HCWs in Cameroon is low. Objective: Our study aimed at testing the effectiveness of a behaviour change communication (BCC) intervention in improving vaccination uptake among HCWs in Fako Division. Methods: We carried out a clustered randomized controlled trial involving HCWs in 12 study hospitals and 12 control hospitals. Baseline ...
Jan 30, 2024Open Access
This paper investigates the impact of behavioural risk factors on non-communicable diseases mortality in Milan, focusing on their neighbourhood variation, with the scope to provide context-specific information to guide the development of effective health promotion interventions. Using administrative healthcare data, population attributable fractions were calculated based on information provided by the Global Burden of Disease project to estimate the number and proportion of deaths attributed to ...
Dec 28, 2023Open Access
Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) is associated with symptoms that persist after curing from SARS-CoV-2 infection. According to WHO, it is a disorder that typically requires at least 2 months to manifest before being diagnosed, and occurs 3 months after the initiation of COVID-19. Fatigue, dyspnea, headaches, joints, chest pains, abnormalities of taste and smell, coughing, hair loss, sleeplessness cardiac and gastrointestinal problems are examples of persistent symptoms. A cross-sectional study is with ...
Dec 26, 2023Open Access
The Hospital Establishment Project (PEH) is subject to many criticisms and most of the objectives are not achieved. The objective of this study is to analyze the factors of adhesion of the personnel to the elaboration and implementation of the Beni Mellal EPH. Methodology: The study is transversal, descriptive, quantitative and qualitative. It was conducted from 21-04-2010 to 30-04-2010. The data was collected using a questionnaire and semi-directive interview guides. The targets were hospital s...
Nov 29, 2023Open Access
Introduction: Nurses are professionals who fulfill a social mission of general interest, in the sector where the market cannot intervene alone and where the requirement of ethics is essential. By offering care, they contribute significantly to the national economy and are in direct contact with patients in an asymmetrical relationship that requires trust. It is the duty of the professional to honor this trust and it is up to the ordinary institution to guarantee the community the means to safegu...
Nov 28, 2023Open Access
Introduction: The family planning policy aims to bring women in sexual activity to the use of modern methods of contraception. But, despite the many initiatives aimed at this improvement, modern contraceptive prevalence is still low. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and practices of contraception by the inhabitants of Kansele Health Zone. Methods: Our study was cross-sectional with an analytical focus on 249 randomly selected subjects and over a period from July 30 to Se...
Oct 31, 2023Open Access
Introduction: The spread of drug use in schools is growing from year to year, requiring the intervention and involvement of all stakeholders in order to stem this scourge. This study sought to understand the perception and representation of students at the Kele Kele Educational Institute on drug consumption. Methods: This is a study that is part of the field of mental health, school health component. It is of the qualitative phenomenological type. 38 students from the Kele Kele Educational Insti...
Oct 30, 2023Open Access
Waterborne diseases of infectious origin are very common in developing countries due to lack of appropriate infrastructure. The City of Luputa, although having a drinking water supply system, still records a high rate of incidence of these diseases. This study aimed to identify the factors explaining this situation for suitable solutions. A transversal analytical study was carried out in 1 month in 16 Health Areas of Luputa in the Province of Lomami. The data collected using Kobocollect from the...
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