Maxime Kouao Diané, Claude Aimée Diaha-Kouamé, Rita José Julie Bouagnon, Hervé A. Kadjo, Karidja Yakoura Ouattara, Mathias Kouamé N’dri, Nathalie Aya Guessennd-Kouadio, Mireille Dosso
{"title":"Status Report of National Reference Laboratories for Epidemiological Surveillance of Communicable Diseases and Diseases with Epidemic Potential in Côte d'Ivoire after More Than a Decade of Existence","authors":"Maxime Kouao Diané, Claude Aimée Diaha-Kouamé, Rita José Julie Bouagnon, Hervé A. Kadjo, Karidja Yakoura Ouattara, Mathias Kouamé N’dri, Nathalie Aya Guessennd-Kouadio, Mireille Dosso","doi":"10.12691/ajphr-11-4-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-11-4-3","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Many hospital, public health and university medical laboratories, whether public or private, contribute through their diagnostic activities to health care and the improvement of public health Objective: To evaluate the state of knowledge of the National Reference Centres (NRC) in order to identify measures for their improvement after more than a decade of practice. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with managers of national reference laboratories. Result: The NRCs are active in the surveillance of priority communicable diseases. Their activities are national and international in scope. The NRCs are headed by medical doctors or scientific biologists, all of whom are researchers with an experience of 18.4±9.2 years, with 8 (72.7%) men and 3 (27.3%) women. These managers were appointed by a decision of the management. The NRCs estimated the funds allocated to their activities to be (91.7%) insufficient. The NRCs did not have a laboratory information management system (66.7%). Concerning the problem of infrastructure and operational equipment, the result shows that the NRCs are confronted with an interruption of electricity in 16.6% of cases. Half of the NRCs (58.4%) do not have sufficient laboratory space to carry out their work without compromising the quality of work and the safety of staff. 9 (75%) of the NRCs have successfully participated in proficiency testing programmes and 4 (33.3%) have organised proficiency tests. Conclusion: No national reference laboratory is accredited ISO 15189. The results of the assessment can be used to develop a work plan to improve laboratory surveillance and detection of communicable and potentially epidemic diseases in Côte d'Ivoire.","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135109953","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}
Gabriele Eckhardt, K. Brock, Gerlinde Haase, Toshie Ishida
{"title":"Steps to Follow: Developing a Model for Individualized Self-Training Programs Based on the Bobath Concept","authors":"Gabriele Eckhardt, K. Brock, Gerlinde Haase, Toshie Ishida","doi":"10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89769856","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":"A Critical Review on Impact of Food & Daily Regimen (<i>Garbhini Pricharya</i>) During Pregnancy","authors":"Garima Yadav, Kanchan Chowdhury","doi":"10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78147629","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}
Rediet Abebe Mekonnen, Tewodros Kassahun Tarekegn, Yonas Tigabu Fetle, Helen Assefa Berhe, Rediet Habtu Lebelo, Erdachew Gallo Beyene, Yeabsera Abebe Gebrehiwot, Tereza Mulatu Tafesse, Teame Kiflom Gaim, Salem Sium Mesfin, Yeabsira Yitbarek Haile, Michael Million Minase, Solomon Endale Dagnachew, Eyerusalem Teshome Darka, Haileyesus Teshome Yitafer
{"title":"Knowledge towards breast self-examination and related factors among women aged between 15-45 at Summit health center Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2020","authors":"Rediet Abebe Mekonnen, Tewodros Kassahun Tarekegn, Yonas Tigabu Fetle, Helen Assefa Berhe, Rediet Habtu Lebelo, Erdachew Gallo Beyene, Yeabsera Abebe Gebrehiwot, Tereza Mulatu Tafesse, Teame Kiflom Gaim, Salem Sium Mesfin, Yeabsira Yitbarek Haile, Michael Million Minase, Solomon Endale Dagnachew, Eyerusalem Teshome Darka, Haileyesus Teshome Yitafer","doi":"10.12691/ajphr-11-4-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-11-4-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80119966","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":"Research on Fairness and Prediction of Health Technical Personnel Allocation in Hainan Province Under the Background of Free Trade Port","authors":"Yanhua Gong, Wen Feng, Dong Ma","doi":"10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20231104.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90109779","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":"Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System in Human Resource Allocation for ICU Nurses Systematic Evaluation","authors":"He Mengli, Fu Yingping, Duan Baofeng","doi":"10.12691/ajphr-11-3-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-11-3-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73531669","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}
B. Zeleke, Zebene Mekonnen, Meskele Bireda, Melaku Yitbarek
{"title":"Prevalence and Determinants of Prescribed Drug Use Among Pregnant Women at Public Health Center in Wolkite Town, Southern Ethiopia","authors":"B. Zeleke, Zebene Mekonnen, Meskele Bireda, Melaku Yitbarek","doi":"10.11648/j.ajhr.20231103.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20231103.12","url":null,"abstract":": Background : Incautious utilization of drugs by pregnant women for therapeutic reasons may result in severe functional and structural damages in the developing fetus. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of prescribed drug use among pregnant women at public health center in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods : Institution based cross sectional study was conducted on pregnant women. Data was collected from patient charts and interviewing pregnant women by using standard data collection tools. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 23.0 and multinomial logistic regression model was utilized estimate association across different study variables. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results : Of a total of 418 pregnant women, about 91.1% were prescribed with at least one medication and there were an average 2.4 numbers of drugs per a prescription. Pregnant women with comorbidity were AOR = 19.66, 95% CI (8.747-44.218), who visited the health facility once were AOR = 2.787 95% CI (1.265-6.142) and twice were AOR =2.704 (1.042-7.018), and with primigravida were AOR = 3.553 95% CI (1.644-7.680) times more likely to use prescribed drugs (except ferrous sulphate). Conclusion : Although majority of the drugs used was appropriate and safe medications according to FDA risk classification system, the prevalence of prescribed medication use during pregnancy is very high in public health center of Wolkite town. Presence of comorbidity, gravidity and time of first visits to health facilities were significantly associated with prescribed drug use during pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75439344","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}
Janeffer Muthoni Wangari, E. Mwangi, Washington Auma Arodi
{"title":"Role of Attitude in Influencing Compliance with Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines among Healthcare Workers","authors":"Janeffer Muthoni Wangari, E. Mwangi, Washington Auma Arodi","doi":"10.12691/ajphr-11-3-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-11-3-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80471392","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}
André Ngombe Kaseba, Désiré Mashinda Kulimba, Muse Kikuswe Eleuthere, Odile Nyota Nsenga, Augustin Mutombo Mulangu, Nowa Mutangala, Nathalie Nseya, Jean-claude Tshimanga Mukadi, Eric Mukomena Sompwe
{"title":"Common Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases in 30 Subjects Aged over 35 in the City of Lubumbashi in the DRC","authors":"André Ngombe Kaseba, Désiré Mashinda Kulimba, Muse Kikuswe Eleuthere, Odile Nyota Nsenga, Augustin Mutombo Mulangu, Nowa Mutangala, Nathalie Nseya, Jean-claude Tshimanga Mukadi, Eric Mukomena Sompwe","doi":"10.11648/j.ajhr.20231103.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajhr.20231103.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73820411","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":"Rat Bite Fever: An Infectious Under Reported Bacterial Zoonotic Disease","authors":"M. Pal, Kirubel Paulos Gutama","doi":"10.12691/ajphr-11-3-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12691/ajphr-11-3-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90785,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health research","volume":"73 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85205095","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}