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: 667

Full Length Research Paper

Awareness and knowledge of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among secondary school students in Bamenda I sub-Division, Cameroon

Ngongbi Jennet Nabong
  • Ngongbi Jennet Nabong
  • Department of Microbiology, Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 96, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Yamssi Cédric
  • Yamssi Cédric
  • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon.
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Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia
  • Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia
  • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon.
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Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin
  • Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin
  • Department of Animal Organisms, Faculty of Science, University of Douala, P. O. Box 24157, Douala, Cameroon.
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Vincent Khan Payne
  • Vincent Khan Payne
  • Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P. O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 20 December 2024
  •  Accepted: 18 February 2025
  •  Published: 30 April 2025

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