Georges Nguefack‐Tsague

Biographic Data

ID5056660
NAMEGeorges Nguefack‐Tsague
GIVEN NAMESGeorges
FAMILY NAMENguefack‐Tsague
SIGNATURETSAGUE G N
AFFILIATIONSUniversité de Yaoundé I
ORCID0000-0002-3847-3490
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Differences in HIV infection trends in two regions of Cameroon with a longstanding HIV epidemic

    Open AccessYannick F Ngoume, Urmes C Teagho et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction To achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target by 2025, it is of great importance to test and diagnose individuals infected with HIV; especially those residing in communities with limited access to health and in areas with a longstanding HIV epidemic, where the virus has been circulating since the early phase of the pandemic. In this regard, we determined the HIV prevalence in remote communities of the East and South administrative regions of…

  • Assessing core capacities for addressing public health emergencies of international concern at designated points of entry in cameroon during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessViviane Fossouo Ndoungué, Arouna Njayou Ngapagna et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    All POEs assessed did not meet IHR standards and need significant improvement to fulfill the IHR requirements. Unstructured communication channels between stakeholders make the implementation of IHR challenging. A coordination mechanism, with clear functions and structure, is necessary for well-coordinated response efforts to health emergencies at POEs. This assessment will serve as a baseline to inform planning and IHR implementation at designat…

  • Association between WHO cut-offs for childhood overweight and obesity and cardiometabolic risk

    Open AccessMercedes De Onís, Cecilia Martínez-Costa et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To examine the association between cardiovascular risk and childhood overweight and obesity using the BMI cut-offs recommended by the WHO. Design Children were classified as normal weight, overweight and obese according to the WHO BMI-for-age reference. Blood pressure, lipids, glucose, insulin, homeostasis model assessment–insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and uric acid levels were compared across BMI groups. ANOVA and tests of linearity wer…

  • On Weighting the Components of the Human Development Index

    Georges Nguefack‐Tsague, Stephan Klasen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Development2011Cited by: 1References: 30

    The Human Development Index (HDI) published in the Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program has been calculated as a simple average of the Life Expectancy Index, the Education Index and the Gross Domestic Product Index. This paper provides statistical support for the use of this seemingly arbitrary equal weighting of the three components by treating human development as a latent concept imperfectly captured by its three …

  • Heat impact on schoolchildren in Cameroon, Africa

    Open AccessLéonie N Dapi, Joacim Rocklöv et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2010

    BACKGROUND: Health impacts related to climate change are potentially an increasing problem in Cameroon, especially during hot seasons when there are no means for protective and adaptive actions. OBJECTIVE: To describe environmental conditions in schools and to evaluate the impact of heat on schoolchildren's health during school days in the Cameroon cities of Yaoundé and Douala. METHODS: Schoolchildren (N = 285) aged 12-16 years from public second…