Calypse Ngwasiri
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Prevalence of Large‐for‐Gestational Age and Macrosomia Among Livebirths in 23 Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Between 2000 and 2021: An Individual Participant Data Analysis
Prevalence of Large‐for‐Gestational Age and Macrosomia Among Livebirths in 23 Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Between 2000 and 2021: An Individual Participant Data Analysis Open
Objective To examine the prevalence of large‐for‐gestational age (LGA) and macrosomia in 23 countries between 2000 and 2021. Design Descriptive multi‐country secondary data analysis. Setting Subnational, population‐based cohort studies ( k…
View article: High Burden and Trend in Nonadherence to Blood Pressure‐Lowering Medications: Meta‐Analysis of Data From Over 34 000 Adults With Hypertension in Sub‐Saharan Africa
High Burden and Trend in Nonadherence to Blood Pressure‐Lowering Medications: Meta‐Analysis of Data From Over 34 000 Adults With Hypertension in Sub‐Saharan Africa Open
Background Nonadherence to blood pressure (BP)‐lowering medication is a strong predictor of poor BP control. Sub‐Saharan Africa has extremely low BP control rates (~10%), but it is unclear what the burden of medication nonadherence among A…
View article: Real‐World Assessment of Psychotropic and Antiepileptic Drug Use During Pregnancy in Belgium: Trends, Predictors, and Comparative Risk of Congenital Anomalies (2010–2016)
Real‐World Assessment of Psychotropic and Antiepileptic Drug Use During Pregnancy in Belgium: Trends, Predictors, and Comparative Risk of Congenital Anomalies (2010–2016) Open
Purpose To analyze the prescription patterns and sociodemographic factors associated with the use of antipsychotic, antidepressant, and antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy in Belgium, and to investigate their potential association with co…
View article: High burden of non-adherence to blood pressure-lowering medications: meta-analysis of data from over 34,000 adults with hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa
High burden of non-adherence to blood pressure-lowering medications: meta-analysis of data from over 34,000 adults with hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa Open
Introduction Non-adherence to blood pressure (BP)-lowering medication is a strong predictor of poor BP control. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has extremely low BP control rates (∼10%), but it is unclear what the burden of medication non-adheren…
View article: Perinatal outcomes in women with lower-range elevated blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension: insights from the Kaya health and demographic surveillance system, Burkina Faso
Perinatal outcomes in women with lower-range elevated blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension: insights from the Kaya health and demographic surveillance system, Burkina Faso Open
Background The impact of lower thresholds for elevated blood pressure (BP) on adverse perinatal outcomes has been poorly explored in sub-Saharan African populations. We aimed to explore the association between lower BP cutoffs (according t…
View article: Sex-specific-evaluation of metabolic syndrome prevalence in Algeria: insights from the 2016–2017 non-communicable diseases risk factors survey
Sex-specific-evaluation of metabolic syndrome prevalence in Algeria: insights from the 2016–2017 non-communicable diseases risk factors survey Open
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a core driver of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); however, to date, gender differences in MetS prevalence and its components have not been assessed in the Algerian adult general population. This study aimed to de…
View article: Sex-specific-evaluation of metabolic syndrome prevalence in Algeria: insights from the 2016–2017 non-communicable diseases risk factors survey
Sex-specific-evaluation of metabolic syndrome prevalence in Algeria: insights from the 2016–2017 non-communicable diseases risk factors survey Open
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a core driver of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); however, to date, gender differences in MetS prevalence and its components have not been assessed in the Algerian adult general population. This study aimed to de…
View article: High Urban-Rural Inequities of Abdominal Obesity in Malawi: Insights from the 2009 and 2017 Malawi Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Surveys
High Urban-Rural Inequities of Abdominal Obesity in Malawi: Insights from the 2009 and 2017 Malawi Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Surveys Open
Geographical disparities in abdominal obesity (AO) exist in low-income countries due to major demographic and structural changes in urban and rural areas. We aimed to investigate differences in the urban–rural prevalence of AO in the Malaw…
View article: Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians
Association between measures of adiposity and blood pressure levels in adult Cameroonians Open
Introduction Several anthropometric measurements are variably recommended to assess adiposity in routine practice, with less agreement on their comparative performance. We assessed and compared the relationship of seven anthropometric meas…
View article: Adherence to antidiabetic medication and factors associated with non-adherence among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in two regional hospitals in Cameroon
Adherence to antidiabetic medication and factors associated with non-adherence among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in two regional hospitals in Cameroon Open
Adherence to anti-diabetic medication is poor in this study with more than half of participants being non-adherent. Urgent interventions are required to tackle this problem in combined efforts to stem this looming diabetes epidemic.
View article: Helicobacter pylori infection among patients presenting with dyspepsia at a primary care setting in Cameroon: seroprevalence, five-year trend and predictors
Helicobacter pylori infection among patients presenting with dyspepsia at a primary care setting in Cameroon: seroprevalence, five-year trend and predictors Open
View article: Occurrence and challenges in the management of severe chronic plaque type psoriasis in a limited resourced setting: a case report
Occurrence and challenges in the management of severe chronic plaque type psoriasis in a limited resourced setting: a case report Open
Plaque-type psoriasis is a major dermatosis with significant effects on quality of life. Case complexity is often high in low-resourced settings such as in Africa where the incidence has been on the rise. Despite major advancements and new…
View article: Ivermectin-induced fixed drug eruption in an elderly Cameroonian: a case report
Ivermectin-induced fixed drug eruption in an elderly Cameroonian: a case report Open
View article: Non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional community-based study
Non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional community-based study Open
View article: Acute blindness as a presenting sign of childhood endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma in Cameroon: a case report
Acute blindness as a presenting sign of childhood endemic Burkitt’s lymphoma in Cameroon: a case report Open
View article: Occurrence of anembryonic pregnancy with use of levonorgestrel subdermal implant (JADELLE®): a case report
Occurrence of anembryonic pregnancy with use of levonorgestrel subdermal implant (JADELLE®): a case report Open
View article: Severe eye complications from toxic epidermal necrolysis following initiation of Nevirapine based HAART regimen in a child with HIV infection: a case from Cameroon
Severe eye complications from toxic epidermal necrolysis following initiation of Nevirapine based HAART regimen in a child with HIV infection: a case from Cameroon Open
View article: Bladder exstrophy – epispadias complex in a newborn: a c ase report and r eview of lit erature
Bladder exstrophy – epispadias complex in a newborn: a c ase report and r eview of lit erature Open
Background: Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC) is a rare congenital malformation of the genitourinary system usually associated with other malformations. Case summary: We report the case of a new born delivered vaginally at 39…
View article: Why do pregnant women present late for their first antenatal care consultation in Cameroon?
Why do pregnant women present late for their first antenatal care consultation in Cameroon? Open
About half of pregnant women do not start ANC early in the first trimester largely due to large family size, low monthly income and long distance to the hospital.
View article: The Pitfalls of Imaging in the Antenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex in a Resource-low Setting
The Pitfalls of Imaging in the Antenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex in a Resource-low Setting Open
Background: Bladder extrophy is a rare congenital malformation of the genitourinary system usually associated with other malformations.
Case summary: We report the case of a new born delivered vaginally at term with bladder extrophy-episp…
View article: Population awareness of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Buea, Cameroon
Population awareness of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Buea, Cameroon Open
There exists a significant gap in population awareness about CVDs in Cameroon and this is similar to previous reports. Cost-effective community health education interventions taking into account socioeconomic status may be beneficial in th…
View article: Awareness and low uptake of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among clinical medical students in a high endemicity setting
Awareness and low uptake of post exposure prophylaxis for HIV among clinical medical students in a high endemicity setting Open