Wash Practices in Schools, Cameroon

breastfeeding practices in infants in the west region of cameroon

background: the study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of breast-feeding in the west re­gion of cameroon. methods: a cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in two health facilities on 195 mother-infant pairs, seen at the out patient and vaccination units of the bafoussam regional hospital over a period of one month from 1 st to 30 th septem­ber 2008. the...

Understanding and Developing Inclusive Practices in Schools

Breastfeeding Practices in Infants in the West Region of Cameroon

BACKGROUND The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of breast-feeding in the West region of Cameroon. METHODS A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in two health facilities on 195 mother-infant pairs, seen at the out patient and vaccination units of the Bafoussam Regional Hospital over a period of one month from 1(st) to 30(th) September 2008. The...

Epidemiological Survey of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Some Primary Schools in a New Focus behind Mount Cameroon, South West Region, Cameroon.

OBJECTIVE To Provide baseline epidemiological data (Prevalence, Intensity of Infection and Knowledge) on Urinary Schistosomiasis in a New Focus behind Mount Cameroon. DESIGN Longitudinal Study. SETTING Eight (8) Primary Schools in Munyenge Health District, Fako Division, South West Cameroon. SUBJECTS Six hundred and thirty six (636) randomly selected primary school children aged between f...

A Systematic Review: Costing and Financing of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools

Despite the success of recent efforts to increase access to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) globally, approximately one-third of schools around the world still lack adequate WASH services. A lack of WASH in schools can lead to the spread of preventable disease and increase school absences, especially among women. Inadequate financing and budgeting has been named as a key barrier ...