European Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014

  • Transfusion-Transmissible HIV Infection Risk in Kumba, Cameroon: A Qualitative Research

    Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 38-44
    Received: 3 July 2014
    Accepted: 16 July 2014
    Published: 30 July 2014
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    Abstract: Transfusion-transmissible HIV remains a challenge especially where transfusion of unsafe blood is a constant practice. The study’s purpose was to identify keys to unsafe blood transfusion that pose HIV transmission risk in Kumba, Cameroon. A qualitative research design was adopted, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, conducted with ten labor... Show More
  • Prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6 -60 Months Admitted at Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital Ogui, Enugu, Nigeria

    Okwy-Nweke Chizoba, P., Maduforo Aloysius, N., Otiora C., Uche C. A.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 45-51
    Received: 24 July 2014
    Accepted: 6 August 2014
    Published: 20 August 2014
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    Abstract: Background: Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 - 60 months in mother of Christ hospital Ogui Enugu was studied. The study was aimed: to determine the social demographic profile of severely malnourished children and/or parents of children with severe acute malnutrition, to determine the risk factors for severe acute malnutrit... Show More
  • Analysis of Prevention for Disease of Sundarbans

    Awal Mohd Abdul

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2014
    Pages: 52-62
    Received: 30 July 2014
    Accepted: 15 August 2014
    Published: 20 August 2014
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    Abstract: Sundarbans is the largest single mangrove forest in the world, occupying about 6,029 km2 in Bangladesh and the rest in India (Iftekhar & Islam, 2004). The Sundarbans supports a diverse fauna and flora (e.g. Prain, 1903; Siddiqi et al., 1993, Iftekhar, 2006), approximately one million people of Bangladesh and India depend on it directly for their li... Show More