Background: The use of modern methods of contraception (MMC) still remains a challenge in much of Sub-Saharan Africa including Cameroon. Performance-based Financing (PBF) home visitation was introduced in the Kumbo East Health District (KEHD), Cameroon, to increase the use of mod...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25077
Background: Since 2008, an average of 358,000 women die annually worldwide of pregnancy-related causes. About 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries, 43% of which occur in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. In Cameroon, the rate has increased from 669 maternal deaths/100,000 li...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24927
Objective: To assess the feasibility and outcome of laparoscopic myomectomy with single or double-layer closure of myoma bed for management of myomas at a tertiary care centre in Douala, Cameroon. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with large or moderate-size myomas were mana...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23499
Background: Lactation mastitis is a painful, debilitating condition that if not well managed, can mislead women into prematurely stopping breastfeeding and by so doing deprive the child of optimal feeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 10% of breastfeed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23223