Spatial Analysis of Smear – Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bafoussam-Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorSop1, Maturin Sopen_US
dc.contributor.authorYongsi, H Blaise Nguendoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:33:07Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:33:07Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by a slow-growing bacterium called mycobacterium TB. TB most often affects the lungs and is now the most deadly infectious disease killer globally. Despite the medical advances made during the 20th century in the curative treatment and implementation prevention strategies, TB remains a public health problem in Cameroon.Purpose: This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution of smear positive TB in Bafoussam town, strongly marked by promiscuity and pollution of various origins.Materials and Methods: Data used here derive from a cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Bafoussam in 2011. Both literature review and field investigations were undertaken using a questionnaire survey.Results: Analysis of the spatial distribution of smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) in Bafoussam highlights the existence of PTB cases clusters in some city health areas. Those clusters were favored by risk factors such as precariousness of housing, poverty, dwellings’ overcrowding, smoking, alcoholism, late treatment of patients, difficulties of access to health care, and ignorance of TB by infected persons.Conclusion: Routine use of cluster detection techniques as part of routine surveillance of TB in Cameroon through TB risk mapping and increased public awareness of TB among TB populations would help to better target the fight against TBen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Lecturer, Department of Geography, The Higher Teachers’ Training College-Bambili, University of Bamenda, Cameroonen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Public Health, Institute of Training and Research in Demography, University of Yaoundé II-Soa, Yaoundé, Cameroonen_US
dc.identifier.citationSop1 Maturin Sop, Yongsi H Blaise Nguendo. Spatial Analysis of Smear – Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bafoussam-Cameroon. International Journal of Preventive and Public Health Sciences (IJPPHS). 2019 Dec; 5(2): 1-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9223
dc.identifier.issn2454-9223
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/203788
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Research Organization for Life & Health Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://ijpphs.com/index.php/ijpphs/article/view/4/5en_US
dc.subjectBafoussamen_US
dc.subjectCameroonen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectSpatial analysisen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.titleSpatial Analysis of Smear – Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bafoussam-Cameroonen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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