Journal of Public Health in Africa最新文献

{"title":"Neglected mpox resurges with virulence in Africa: Will this be another neglected warning?","authors":"Oyewale Tomori","doi":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.730","DOIUrl":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.730","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"15 1","pages":"730"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369574/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"First report of <i>blaOXA-48</i> producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> isolates from wastewater in Morocco.","authors":"Amine Aiddi, Ilham Zerdani, Aboubakr Khazaz, Ihssane Benzaarate, Hafsa Mguild, Fatna Bourjilat, Kaotar Nayme","doi":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.598","DOIUrl":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.598","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"15 1","pages":"598"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369520/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public health policy and political contestation in Indonesia.","authors":"Cashtri Meher, Fotarisman Zaluchu","doi":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.646","DOIUrl":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Public health issues should be a focal concern for public leaders. A critical moment for articulating intended policies is during elections. At this time, candidates present significant ideas and proposals derived from the evaluation and reflection on the previous administration's governance. This approach ensures that the proposed programmes are grounded in evidence. In 2024, Indonesia conducted general elections, amid significant public health challenges such as the persistently high prevalence of stunting and poor maternal and child health outcomes. The Prabowo-Gibran, who then won the election, focused their campaign on providing free food and milk. This campaign appears to be unsupported by a comprehensive improvement plan, leading to the impression that public health issues are merely used to enhance electoral appeal.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"15 1","pages":"646"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141983498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hepatitis B serology testing and vaccination for Gambian healthcare workers: A pilot study.","authors":"Buba Manjang, Ebrima Keita, Sheikh Omar Bittaye, Bubacarr Jallow, Sambou Mbye, Abdoulie B Badjie, Ibrahim Touray, Lamin Bojang, Saydiba Tamba, Lamin Kebbeh, Lamin M Bojang, Sanna Kanyi, Modou Lamin Sanneh, Njaga Ceesay, Joanna M Gaitens, Hanna M LeBuhn, Melissa A McDiarmid","doi":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.489","DOIUrl":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hepatitis B infection is a significant global health threat contributing to healthcare worker (HCW) harm, threatening already precarious health systems.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To document self-reported hepatitis B vaccination history and serology results.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>A select group of high-risk HCWs in a tertiary care hospital in Banjul, the Gambia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional pilot study conducted from 12 June 2023 to 16 June 2023. Participants were HCWs at high risk for blood exposure who completed a health history interview prior to serology testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and vaccination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The pilot study enrolled 70 HCWs who were primarily female (<i>n</i> = 44; 62.9%). The majority of the participants, 43 (61.4%) reported having received at least one dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in the past. The overall prevalence of HBsAg positivity in this study was 4.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5-11.9), all in older participants. Importantly, 60.0% (95% CI: 48.3-70.7) of participants had no anti-HBs detected.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This pilot study documents a higher prevalence of hepatitis B infection among older workers and the lack of anti-HBs across the majority of participants. This suggests a serious vulnerability for the individual health worker and indicates the need for a wider screening and vaccination campaign to assess the risk across the Gambian health workforce.</p><p><strong>Contribution: </strong>This pilot study provides the first evidence to support a wider assessment of hepatitis B serology status of Gambian health workers to gauge the need for a broader vaccine campaign.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"15 1","pages":"489"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321128/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141983497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The pandemic agreement: Achieving an African win for health security inequity.","authors":"Nicaise Ndembi, Nebiyu Dereje, Fifa A Rahman, Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Aggrey Aluso, Nina Schwalbe, Tajudeen Raji, Mosoka P Fallah, Sofonias K Tessema, Mohamed Moussif, Sultani Matendechero, Olive Shisana, Alain N Ngongo, Jean Kaseya","doi":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.618","DOIUrl":"10.4102/jphia.v15i1.618","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"15 1","pages":"618"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321139/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141983499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Online capacity building for the health workforce: the case of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response for the African region.","authors":"Boukare Bonkoungou, Heini Utunen, Ambrose Otau Talisuna, Gillian O'Connell, Etien Koua, Dick Damas Chamla, Elham Arabi, Anna Tokar, Abdou Salam Gueye","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2478","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) has developed a comprehensive capacity devel-opment programme to support the successful implementation of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response 3rd edition Technical Guidelines (IDSR). As part of the learning program, a series of asyn-chronous online courses are offered on OpenWHO in English, French and Portuguese. This paper describes the use of five IDSR online courses and reports on feedback received from learners on Course 1 in the English series. An online learner survey was developed, and a descriptive analysis was conducted. This paper also reports on use related empirical metadata from the OpenWHO platform. Overall, learners (97%-n/N) of Course 1 IDSR English series indicated a positive perception toward their online learning experience because of the quality of course content, its organization, ease of use and relevance to their workplace needs. In addition, 88% (n/N) of learners reported that they had used their acquired knowledge at least sometimes and 54.4% (n/N) had shared their learning with others. Lastly, the quiz analyses showed an average of right answers of 78.97% for quiz 1 and 69.94% for quiz 2. Online learning is an essential component of a blended capacity development programme and provides cost effective, equitable and impactful learning. Learners who have a learning goal and find their needs met in courses tend to show more satisfaction and motivation to share their learning.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2478"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10946300/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tackling the twin threats of pandemics and climate change: An agenda for action.","authors":"Jean Kaseya, Yewande Alimi, Aggrey Aluso, Mahlet K Habtemariam, Trevor A Crowell, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Yenew Kebede, Nicaise Ndembi","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2868","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2868","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 10","pages":"2868"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10928979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early detection and risk factors of congenital hip dislocation in Morocco.","authors":"Adri Ilham, Touloun Oulaid, Boussaa Samia","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2589","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital dislocation of the hip is a malformation of the lower limbs that could be complicated by a disabling physical handicap with long-term psychological and social repercussions if detected late. This study aims to describe the screening for congenital hip dislocation and to investigate the association between the occurrence of this anomaly and possible risk factors in Morocco. The study was based on the exploitation of the records of children treated at the trauma and orthopedics department of the Mohammed VI University Hospital in Marrakech, Morocco. It concerned 160 cases with a 5-year follow-up from January 2016 to March 2021. The results of the study showed that 56.7% of the affected children had a bilateral dislocation and 25.8% of the cases had a left-sided dislocation. The malformation occurred more frequently in females 69.2%. A familial disposition to the malformation was found in about 22% of the cases. The diagnosis was late (at walking age) in 61% of children following the onset of lameness with or without pain in 91% of children. In 41.87% of the hips, the reduction was surgical, with 28% failure dominated by acetabular dysplasia in 11%. The risk factors for congenital hip dislocation identified in our setting were dominated by sex, primiparity, consanguineous marriage, and the presence of a family history of dislocation. Communication of risk factors specific to our setting to healthcare personnel will allow them to guide the diagnosis and increase vigilance in the at-risk population for management that prevents the development of complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 11","pages":"2589"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10946302/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Utilization and Delivery of Healthcare Services among Outpatients during the Early Phase of the Pandemic in Nigeria.","authors":"Daniel Ehis Aigbonoga, Joshua Temidayo Obarombi, Williams Yobuh Shekinah, Tijani Shehu Adiat, Taye David Owoputi, Adebimpe Rukayat Jubril, Azeezat Morolake Salawudeen, Abiodun Opeyemi Lawal, Abiodun David Akintayo, Faith Anuoluwapo Oluwadamilare, Similoluwa Olamide Oluwalana, Dayo Sodiq Adesokan, Richard Ayobami Oguntoye","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2317","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, some infection control measures were implemented to keep people safe and control the spread of the virus. These measures however were observed to cause significant delay or interruption in the delivery and utilization of healthcare services. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization and delivery of healthcare services by outpatients in Nigeria during the early phase of the pandemic. A retrospective cross-sectional study design was utilized. We sampled 373 outpatients who had received healthcare services before and during the pandemic in the University College Hospital, Ibadan using convenience sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test) were carried out and the level of significance was set as P<0.05. Healthcare utilization was significantly impacted by the pandemic as there was a reduction in hospital visits by patients during the pandemic (P<0.0003). Restriction of movement and fear of contracting the virus was identified as reasons for the reduction in healthcare services utilization in about 59% of the participants. Patients rated the quality healthcare services delivered to them as 'average' during the pandemic as opposed to 'good' before the pandemic. The findings of this study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on patients' utilization of healthcare services as well as the delivery of adequate healthcare services in the hospital during the early phases of the pandemic. Therefore, we recommend that efforts be made to improve hospitals and nationwide preparedness for future pandemics to prevent healthcare interference and delay.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 11","pages":"2317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10946298/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"African Global Health: An initiative committed to achieving Health Sovereignty in the Global South.","authors":"Morgan Chetty, Enrique Teran, Luwaga Patrick, Rania Mamdouh, Sunitha Chandrasekhhar Srinivas, Jean Kaseya, Nicaise Ndembi, Sara Touirsi, Imane Kendili","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2867","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2867","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 10","pages":"2867"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10928982/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}