Prevalence and awareness of mode of transmission of typhoid fever in patients diagnosed with <i>Salmonella typhi</i> and <i>paratyphi</i> infections at the Saint Elisabeth General Hospital Shisong, Bui Division, Cameroon.

Abstract

high prevalence of typhoid fever was observed in our study. The unawareness of the patients on typhoid fever and its contraction through contaminated water and food was positively correlated to the level of educations of the patients. These findings, therefore, suggest a public health challenge faced by inhabitants in this region where typhoid fever remains endemic. Scarcity of potable water, improper drainage systems, and problems of unsanitary toilets in Cameroon require urgent intervention.