Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Knowledge and practice of road safety regulation by commercial motorbike riders in Douala-Cameroon

Ginyu Innocentia Kwalar
  • Ginyu Innocentia Kwalar
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.
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Verla Vincent Siysi
  • Verla Vincent Siysi
  • Buea Regional Hospital, South West Region, Cameroon.
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Tanue Elvis Asangbeng
  • Tanue Elvis Asangbeng
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.
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Assob Nguedia Jules-Clement
  • Assob Nguedia Jules-Clement
  • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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Nsagha Dickson Shey
  • Nsagha Dickson Shey
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 10 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 02 February 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2023

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