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

The use of chart review to elucidate the epidemiology of leprosy in the Mbingo leprosarium of Cameroon

Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health (Formerly Department of Preventive and Social Medicine), Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Henri Lucien Fouanmno Kamga
  • Henri Lucien Fouanmno Kamga
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
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Anne-Cécile ZK Bissek
  • Anne-Cécile ZK Bissek
  • Department of Internal Medicine & Specialties (Dermatology and Neurology), Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Jules Clement Ngeudia Assob
  • Jules Clement Ngeudia Assob
  • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
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Anna Longdoh Njunda
  • Anna Longdoh Njunda
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
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Earnest Nji Tabah
  • Earnest Nji Tabah
  • National Programme for Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer & Yaws Control, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Elijah Afolabi Bamgboye
  • Elijah Afolabi Bamgboye
  • Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health (Formerly Department of Preventive and Social Medicine), Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Alain Bankole O. O. Oyediran
  • Alain Bankole O. O. Oyediran
  • Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health (Formerly Department of Preventive and Social Medicine), Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Marie-Thérèse Ondoa Obama
  • Marie-Thérèse Ondoa Obama
  • Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Walinjum Fombad Muna
  • Walinjum Fombad Muna
  • Department of Internal Medicine & Specialties (Dermatology and Neurology), Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
  • Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi
  • Department of Internal Medicine & Specialties (Dermatology and Neurology), Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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  •  Accepted: 04 July 2011
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Nsagha, D. S., Kamga, H. L. F., Bissek, A. C. Z., Assob, J. C. N., Njunda, A. L., Tabah, E. N., Bamgboye, E. A., Oyediran, A. B. O. O., Obama, M. O., Muna, W. F., & Njamnshi, A. K. (2014). The use of chart review to elucidate the epidemiology of leprosy in the Mbingo leprosarium of Cameroon. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 6(1), 30-40.
Chicago /
Dickson Shey Nsagha, , Henri Lucien Fouanmno Kamga, Anne-C&ecile ZK Bissek, Jules Clement Ngeudia Assob, Anna Longdoh Njunda, Earnest Nji Tabah, Elijah Afolabi Bamgboye, Alain Bankole O. O. Oyediran, Marie-Th&erèse Ondoa Obama, Walinjum Fombad Muna, and Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi. "The use of chart review to elucidate the epidemiology of leprosy in the Mbingo leprosarium of Cameroon." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 6, no. 1 (2014): 30-40.
MLA /
Dickson Shey Nsagha, et al. "The use of chart review to elucidate the epidemiology of leprosy in the Mbingo leprosarium of Cameroon." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 6.1 (2014): 30-40.