Patrick Awondo
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View article: An integrated active case detection and management of skin NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
An integrated active case detection and management of skin NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Open
Background Integrated approaches to mapping skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) may be cost-effective way to guide decisions on resource mobilization. Pilot studies have been carried out, but large-scale data covering multiple countrie…
View article: Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws in endemic areas of Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws in endemic areas of Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire Open
Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue , remains a significant public health concern in tropical regions of West Africa and the South Pacific, primarily affecting children in remote areas with limited access to hygiene and sanita…
View article: An integrated active case search for skin-NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
An integrated active case search for skin-NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Open
Background Integrated approaches to mapping skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) may be cost-effective way to guide decisions on resource mobilization. Pilot studies have been carried out, but large-scale data covering multiple countrie…
View article: Grandparenting and Retirement: Re-thinking Roles, Reciprocity, and Responsibility in Milan and Yaoundé
Grandparenting and Retirement: Re-thinking Roles, Reciprocity, and Responsibility in Milan and Yaoundé Open
In this article we comparatively explore experiences and notions of retirement in two ethnographic sites of Milan, Italy, and Yaoundé, Cameroon, by paying attention to how grandparenting is perceived and practiced in relation to kinship ro…
View article: LAMP4yaws: <i>Treponema pallidum</i> , <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> loop mediated isothermal amplification − protocol for a cross-sectional, observational, diagnostic accuracy study
LAMP4yaws: <i>Treponema pallidum</i> , <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> loop mediated isothermal amplification − protocol for a cross-sectional, observational, diagnostic accuracy study Open
Introduction Yaws, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue, is a neglected tropical disease targeted for eradication by 2030. Improved diagnostics will be essential to meet this goal. Diagnosis of yaws has relied heavily…
View article: The Global Smartphone
The Global Smartphone Open
Introduction 1 2. What people say about smartphones 27 3.The smartphone in context 55 4. From apps to everyday life 79 5. Perpetual Opportunism 6. Crafting 7. Age and smartphones 8.The heart of the smartphone: LINE, WeChat and WhatsApp 9.