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Tsabang N

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• Research Article
  Comparative Study of Epidemiological and Anthropological Aspects of Diabetes and Hypertension in Cameroon
  Author(s): Tsabang N, Fongnzossie E, Donfack D, Yedjou CG, Tchounwou PB, Minkande JZ, Nouedou C, Van PD, SonwaTsabang N, Fongnzossie E, Donfack D, Yedjou CG, Tchounwou PB, Minkande JZ, Nouedou C, Van PD, Sonwa
  
  The traditional medicine in Africa in general and specifically in Cameroon does not manage diabetes and arterial hypertension very well. Yet, these pathologies are becoming more prevalent among the populations that need adequate knowledge to fight against them. Therefore the present study was designed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of indigenous people regarding diabetes and hypertension control, and to assess the epidemiological aspects of these diseases in order to reinforce their health education and promote a better health care through traditional medicine. To achieve this objective, 1,131 households including 70 traditional healers, 114 diabetics, 167 hypertensive patients, 30 hypertensive patients-diabetics and other Cameroonians were questioned on their ethnomedical knowledge of diabetes and arterial hypertension. Fifty-eight randomly distributed tribes wer.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9776.1000165

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