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Community and Hospital Infections in Dschang, West Cameroon: Risk Factors Predisposing to Infections Chrysanthus Nchang

Overtime,the burden imposed by microbes has always plagued humans,the hospital environment,which is the only institution visited by peoples of all walks of life being no exception. Sociocultural beliefs and occupational practices play an important role on the incidence and prevalence of infections both in the community and hospital,especially in a polyethnic society. This book focuses on the influence of prevailing professional practices and the sociocultural milieu on patient care,and the occurence of community and hospital infections. Risk factors involved and records management skills and the incidence of infections are also given an indeph analysis. This,firstly using a descriptive study on patient records,and evaluating the state of knowledge of personnel on preventive measures and infection control,and secondly,a retrospective study performed by reviewing patients charts. Findings presented herein should help ameliorate healthcare and restore sanity to public health institutions,edify the general public on some harmful cultural practices that have a negative impact on health and finally help healthcare planners to adopt measures that can better the health of the community.