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{"title":"Knowledge, perceptions and practices of COVID19 among the came-roonian population.","authors":"Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou, Esther Astrid Mbono Samba Eloumba, Edwige Men-do, Raissa Manuela Ewala Mboule, Anne Juliette Flore Sango, Fernando Kemta Lekpa, Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba, Eric Vounsia Balti, Christian Ngongang Ouankou, Justin Djotah, Cedric Fritzgerald Eyenga Bangbang, Martin Sanou Sob-Ze, Simeon Pierre Choukem","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2718","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2718","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>COVID19 is an emerging infectious disease that has spread all over the world and became a pandemic. Cameroon is the 7th most affected country in Africa, with most of the cases in metropoles. The main objective was to assess the knowledge, perceptions and practices of the Cameroonian populations about COVID19 infection. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 15th to July 15th, 2020; targeting all Cameroonians over 15 years old living in Cameroon. A standard Google Forms® questionnaire was submitted via social media (WhatsApp and Facebook particularly). The sampling was consecutive and not exhaustive. The data were processed on Excel 2016 and analyzed through EPI info 3.5. The questionnaire included knowledge, perceptions and practices about the disease's existence, its functional signs, prevention and control. Knowledge, perceptions and practices were considered good for a response score ≥75% and poor for a score ≤25%. Intermediate scores were considered average and insufficient. Univariate and multivariate analyzes were performed to identify the factors associated with a significance level (P#x003C;0.05). Of the 996 (507 males) participants, the median age was 26±8 years. Health workers represented 20.8% of participants. A large proportion of the population (78.6%) had good knowledge, while more than half (56.5%) had good perceptions, but only (23.1%) had good practices. Having reached higher education (P=0.007), and being a health worker (P=0.0008) were associated with a good level of knowledge. High school education (P=0.040) and being a health worker (P=0.049) were associated with positive perceptions. Being employed (P=0.003) and having secondary education level (P=0.033) were associated with good practices. Knowledge and perceptions were good among the study population, but the practice level is still insufficient to effectively fight the COVID19 pandemic. Educational level, being employed or being healthcare workers were associated with good knowledge, perceptions and practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2718"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959157/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140207842","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":"Prevalence and pattern of contraceptive uptake among adolescents in an internally displaced camp, North Central, Nigeria.","authors":"O R Ilori, Olugbenga-Bello A I, O O Goodman, A A Babakundi, R A Oladejo","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2383","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2383","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Internally displaced Persons are marginally sidelined in many areas of life, reproductive health issues inclusive. There is a need to know the prevalence and pattern of contraceptive use among this vulnerable group of people. This study determined the prevalence and pattern of contraceptive uptake among internally displaced adolescents in North-Central Camp, Abuja, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study, among 403 adolescents using semi-structured questionnaires. The mean age of the respondents was 19.53±6.4 years and 21.34±7.34 years at first birth. Awareness about FP was high, (483, 95.0%), however, only 169 (41.9%) ever used a family planning method, while 82 (20.3%) were current users, 72 (42.6%) of the 169 ever users admitted to have used pills, while 44 (53.7%) of the 82 current users were using condom only. One third, 160 (39.7%), were pregnant, while 78 (19.4%) of those pregnant were unintentional, therefore the unintended pregnancy rate was 19.4%. Bivariate analysis revealed that respondents' use of contraceptive was significantly related to religion (<0.001), ethnic group (<0.001), marital status (<0.001), family type (<0.001), and educational attainment (<0.001). While respondents' knowledge of contraceptive was significantly associated with age (P<0.00000001), educational level (P<0.002), and ethnic group (P<0.001). The prevalence of contraceptive use among respondents was 20.3%, while 41.9% ever used a method. Pill was the major Family planning method ever used, while condom was mostly used by the current users.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2383"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10959150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140207843","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":"Empowering Africa's healthcare future: The crucial role of human capital development in bio- and pharmaceutical manufacturing.","authors":"Michael Mynhardt, Chiluba Mwila, Mahlet K Habtemariam, Akhona Tshangela, Mar Martinez, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya, Nicaise Ndembi","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2866","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2866","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 10","pages":"2866"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10928980/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111814","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 New Africa Digital Health Deal.","authors":"Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Jean Kaseya","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2865","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2024.2865","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 10","pages":"2865"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10928981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111816","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, M. Habtemariam, T. Crowell, Alain Ngashi Ngongo, Y. Kebede, Nicaise Ndembi","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2868","url":null,"abstract":"Ending fossil fuel dependence is a prerequisite for a healthier world and future generations. The direct health impact of climate change driven by fossil fuel emissions is already devastating. The triple planetary pollution crisis, biodiversity loss, and climate change exacerbate the impact. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year.","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"55 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138597726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","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.2023.2867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2023.2867","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has played a crucial role in accelerating the shift in healthcare. Indeed, the pandemic has been an unprecedented global health crisis that has shaken the foundations of healthcare systems worldwide. It has exposed vulnerabilities in health systems, especially in Africa, and underscored the critical need for sovereign health systems to address the continent's unique challenges.","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"63 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138604992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pulse pressure and inferior wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: investigating mortality, hospital major cardiovascular events, and long-term prognosis.","authors":"Enayatollah Hashemi-Jokandan, Amirreza Khalaji, Ali Abdollahzadeh, Ahmad Separham","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2743","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2743","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inferior Wall ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (INF STEMI) is a severe condition with high mortality. Rapid treatment with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) is preferred. Pulse Pressure (PP) is a known risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and may be a valuable predictor of outcomes in these patients. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between PP and long-term prognosis, mortality, and major cardiovascular events after inferior STEMI in cases who underwent PPCI. This cross-sectional study included subjects with a confirmed diagnosis of inferior STEMI who underwent PPCI. Patient data were gathered from hospital records and analyzed for the relationship between PP and MACE during hospitalization and one-year follow-up. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS. This cross-sectional study of 320 cases found that DM, DBP, and Cr patients had a higher incidence of MACEs (P-value #x003C;0.05). Subjects with higher LVEF and SBP had fewer MACEs (P-value #x003C;0.05). Cases with a PP of ≤50 had a higher mortality and heart failure incidence during hospitalization than those with a PP >50 (P-value #x003C;0.05). However, the two groups had no significant difference in one-year MACE rates. The study found that increasing DBP, Cr, and DM and decreasing LVEF and SBP impacted MACE incidence. PP ≤50 had more heart failure incidence and mortality during hospitalization in patients with inferior STEMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2743"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10774853/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418336","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":"Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, awareness creation and risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic amongst non-literate population in South-West Nigeria: Lessons for future health campaign.","authors":"Rachael Oluwafemi Ojeka-John, Benice O Sanusi, Omowale T Adelabu, Felix A Talabi, Isaac A Oyekola, Olanrewaju O P Ajakaiye, Ejem Agwu Ejem","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2673","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2673","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Risk communication of Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria appeared to be urban-centered with the dominant use of social media, print communication and other controlled media. In such times of public health emergencies, non-literate population could be vulnerable as a result of their limited understanding of the nature of such health risk. Therefore, the study seeks to investigate the extent to which Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) communicated the risk of Covid-19 disease to non-literate population in its public health campaign during the pandemic in South-West Nigeria. The study adopts risk communication theory which advances the approach communication should take during public health emergencies. Using descriptive cross-sectional mixed methods research design, a sample of 420 respondents were purposively selected from 6 towns in the rural areas of Lagos, Oyo and Osun states to examine the level of awareness on Covid-19 pandemic among non-literates. In addition, NCDC risk communication on Covid-19 for non-literate population were analyzed from 3 Jingles in Yoruba language as well as 9 flyers designed for Covid-19 disease from NCDC websites. Results showed that NCDC awareness creation on Covid-19 disease for non-literates in Southwest achieved significant success as a result of the medium used in creating awareness. Specifically, radio was highly rated among majority of the respondents (60.4%) followed by health workers (19.8%) as channels that created understandable message on Covid-19 safety protocols. Further findings on Jingles content revealed that all Covid-19 safety protocols were communicated in Yoruba language for Southwest populace. However, NCDC fall short in communicating Covid-19 risk effectively for non-literates in Southwest as jingles only buttressed the Covid-19 safety protocols and symptoms as well as the need to comply, without educating the masses on the dreadful nature of the disease and its dynamics. Though flyers designed by the NCDC communicated risk to an extent, nevertheless, graphics and symbols on Covid-19 disease were complimented by words in English language only, which could be difficult for non-literates to decipher. Based on the findings, the study recommends that public health agencies need to educate non-literate population about the nature of a disease more than creating awareness about the outbreak of a disease, and such education should be strategic, context-specific, and evidence-based.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2673"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10774851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418333","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":"Non-pharmacological that most effective to reduce of primary dysmenorrhea intensity in women childbearing age: a literature review.","authors":"Widia Shofa Ilmiah, Ikhwan Abdullah, Juliati Koesrini","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2349","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the most common female reproductive health problems is primary dysmenorrhea. Data on the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea complained about 50-90% of women in the world. Primary dysmenorrhea data in the US is 30-70%, in Sweden is 30%, in Mexico is 64%, in Italy is 68%, in Jordan is 55.8%, in Turkey is 84.9%, and in Malaysia is 74.5%, in Indonesia is 60-70 and 15% of its, it interferes with daily activities including work. The cause of this is hypercontractility of the myometrium due to excessive secretion of prostaglandins. This study aims to explore the most effective non-pharmacological therapies in reducing the level of primary dysmenorrhea pain in women of childbearing age. The design of this study is a literature review with the PRISMA method. Database Google, Google Scholar, Research gate, Cochran Data Base, Embase, NCBI, Sciendirect, SAGE, Elsevier, Sinta. The population of this study was all full-text international journals indexed by Scopus and national journals indexed by Sinta 1-6 published in 2011-2021 including RCT amount of 114 articles. A sample of 23 articles meets the inclusion criteria and used thematic data analysis. The results of non-pharmacological therapy that effectively overcome primary dysmenorrhea pain, namely the first group with (P=0.000). The conclusions showed that Murrotal Qur'an, yoga, acupressure, counter pressure massage, effleurage massage, consume green coconut water and avocado juice combination with massage were proven to be equally effective in overcoming complaints of primary dysmenorrhea pain quickly without being accompanied by side effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10774854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418334","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":"Global child health in a changing world.","authors":"Rafael Inácio","doi":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2678","DOIUrl":"10.4081/jphia.2023.2678","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44723,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health in Africa","volume":"14 12","pages":"2678"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10774852/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418321","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}