Desmond Aroke
Biographic Data
| ID | 7766657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Desmond Aroke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Desmond |
| FAMILY NAME | Aroke |
| SIGNATURE | AROKE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7557-7777 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Noncommunicable diseases behavioural risk factors among secondary school adolescents in Urban Cameroon
Adolescence is a crucial period for noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, and interventions to reduce the NCD burden must target this age group. This study aimed to evaluate the NCD behavioural risk factors in adolescents attending state secondary schools in an urban setting in Cameroon. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using adapted structured questionnaires to assess the prevalence and correlates of NCD behavioural risk factors among…
Mortality analysis of burns in a developing country
A quarter of all patients died mostly from flame burns and to a lesser extent, electricity and scalds. Increase in burn depth and burn surface area worsened the prognosis. Shock (the commonest cause of death), sepsis, acute respiratory distress, acute renal failure and wound infection were significantly associated with mortality
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Mortality analysis of burns in a developing country
A quarter of all patients died mostly from flame burns and to a lesser extent, electricity and scalds. Increase in burn depth and burn surface area worsened the prognosis. Shock (the commonest cause of death), sepsis, acute respiratory distress, acute renal failure and wound infection were significantly associated with mortality
Noncommunicable diseases behavioural risk factors among secondary school adolescents in Urban Cameroon
Adolescence is a crucial period for noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors, and interventions to reduce the NCD burden must target this age group. This study aimed to evaluate the NCD behavioural risk factors in adolescents attending state secondary schools in an urban setting in Cameroon. We conducted a cross-sectional survey using adapted structured questionnaires to assess the prevalence and correlates of NCD behavioural risk factors among…
Biostatistics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Burn injury (1 works) · Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (1 works) · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (1 works)