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

Impact of the home-based management of malaria on morbidity and mortality in under-five children in Penka-Michel and Santchou Health Districts of Cameroon

Esther Kenfack Dongmo
  • Esther Kenfack Dongmo
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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Nicholas Tendongfor
  • Nicholas Tendongfor
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 09 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2021
  •  Published: 31 March 2021

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