selected scholarly activity
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academic article
- Development of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Summary of Findings (SoF) Table for Network Meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2019
- Direct comparative effectiveness and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. European Journal of Epidemiology. 34:173-190. 2019
- Quality of reporting of outcomes in trials of therapeutic interventions for pressure ulcers in adults: a protocol for a systematic survey. BMJ Open. 9:e024633-e024633. 2019
- Barriers to HIV care among Francophone African, Caribbean and Black immigrant people living with HIV in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open. 9:e027440-e027440. 2019
- A systematic review of comparisons between protocols or registrations and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 18:9. 2018
- Exploring factors associated with views on sharing of certain interim trial result measures by the data safety monitoring board (DSMB) with non-DSMB members. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 19:621. 2018
- Networking in eHealth research: results of the IDRC SEARCH program evaluation. Journal of Public Health Journal of Public Health Medicine. 40:ii12-ii15. 2018
- Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 18:7. 2018
- Subgroup analyses are seldom possible and subgroup effects are rare in Cochrane HIV systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 104:143-144. 2018
- Survey of professional views on sharing interim results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): what to share, with whom and why. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 19:281. 2018
- A cross-sectional study of the reporting quality of pilot or feasibility trials in high-impact anesthesia journals. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 65:1180-1195. 2018
- Regional variation in healthcare spending and mortality among senior high-cost healthcare users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 18:262-262. 2018
- Strategies to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV in high-income countries: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 8:e022982-e022982. 2018
- Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet. 392:821-834. 2018
- A Systematic Survey of Control Groups in Behavioral and Social Science Trials. Research on Social Work Practice. 28:538-545. 2018
- Evaluating Completeness of Reporting in Behavioral Interventions Pilot Trials. Research on Social Work Practice. 28:577-584. 2018
- Microbial Preparations (Probiotics) for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: An Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of 6,851 Participants. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 39:771-781. 2018
- Iron Status in Pediatric Celiac Disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 66:651-653. 2018
- Misclassification of Case-Control Studies in Neurosurgery and Proposed Solutions. World Neurosurgery. 112:233-242. 2018
- Association of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 319:1221-1221. 2018
- Enhancing primary reports of randomized controlled trials: Three most common challenges and suggested solutions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115:2595-2599. 2018
- Assessment of self-management in patients with diabetes using the novel LMC Skills, Confidence and Preparedness Index (SCPI). Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 137:128-136. 2018
- Agreement in reporting between trial publications and current clinical trial registry in high impact journals: A methodological review. Controlled Clinical Trials Contemporary Clinical Trials. 65:144-150. 2018
- Cochrane Africa: a network of evidence-informed health-care decision making across sub-saharan Africa. Pan African Medical Journal. 29:196. 2018
- Correction: Communication Tools for End-of-Life Decision-Making in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 13:e0203911-e0203911. 2018
- Enhancing research publications and advancing scientific writing in health research collaborations: sharing lessons learnt from the trenches. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 11:245-254. 2018
- Evaluation of non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy, the associated factors and infant outcomes among HIV-positive pregnant women: a prospective cohort study in Lesotho. Pan African Medical Journal. 30:239. 2018
- Exploring the characteristics, global distribution and reasons for retraction of published articles involving human research participants: a literature survey. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 11:39-47. 2018
- Output from the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network international postdoctoral fellowship for capacity building in HIV clinical trials. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. Volume 10:151-155. 2018
- Two alternatives versus the standard Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) summary of findings (SoF) tables to improve understanding in the presentation of systematic review results: a three-arm, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. BMJ Open. 8:e015623-e015623. 2018
- A cohort analysis of neonatal hospital mortality rate and predictors of neonatal mortality in a sub-urban hospital of Cameroon. Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 43:52. 2017
- A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 17:181. 2017
- Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analyses. Systematic Reviews. 6:79. 2017
- Challenges and opportunities in country-specific research synthesis: a case study from Cameroon. Systematic Reviews. 6:159. 2017
- Challenges to complete and useful data sharing. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 18:71. 2017
- Considerations and guidance in designing equity-relevant clinical trials. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16:93. 2017
- Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 18:331. 2017
- Senior high-cost healthcare users’ resource utilization and outcomes: a protocol of a retrospective matched cohort study in Canada. BMJ Open. 7:e018488-e018488. 2017
- Setting priorities for knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews for health equity: Evidence for Equity. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16:208. 2017
- Sharing interim trial results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board with those responsible for the trial’s conduct and progress: a narrative review. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 18:120. 2017
- Successful medical treatment of a hepatic pregnancy: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 11:70. 2017
- Quality of abstracts of randomized control trials in five top pain journals: A systematic survey. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 7:64-68. 2017
- Sharing some interim data in trial monitoring can mislead or unmask trial investigators: A scenario-based survey of trial experts. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 7:81-85. 2017
- The framing of research questions using the PICOT format in randomized controlled trials of venous ulcer disease is suboptimal: A systematic survey. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 25:892-900. 2017
- The role of pragmatism in explaining heterogeneity in meta-analyses of randomised trials: a protocol for a cross-sectional methodological review. BMJ Open. 7:e017887-e017887. 2017
- When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework. BMJ Open. 7:e015815-e015815. 2017
- Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open. 7:e014981-e014981. 2017
- State of reporting of primary biomedical research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 7:e014749-e014749. 2017
- Equity issues were not fully addressed in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 81:96-100. 2017
- Functioning and disability in recent research from Cameroon: a narrative synthesis. Pan African Medical Journal. 27:73. 2017
- Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resource-limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 20:21371-21371. 2017
- Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resource-limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations.. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 20:21371. 2017
- The LMC Skills, Confidence & Preparedness Index (SCPI): development and evaluation of a novel tool for assessing self-management in patients with diabetes. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 15:27. 2017
- Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside or nucleotide-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naïve individuals. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. 12:CD004246. 2016
- Association between mesothelin expression and survival outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 5:133. 2016
- Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care Critical Care. 20:97. 2016
- Educational interventions to train healthcare professionals in end-of-life communication: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. 16:131. 2016
- Framing of research question using the PICOT format in randomised controlled trials of venous ulcer disease: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open. 6:e013175-e013175. 2016
- Reporting quality of abstracts of trials published in top five pain journals: a protocol for a systematic survey. BMJ Open. 6:e012319-e012319. 2016
- Effectiveness and safety of treatments used for the management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 6:e011271-e011271. 2016
- Comparison of treatment effect estimates of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin between observational studies using propensity score methods and randomized controlled trials. European Journal of Epidemiology. 31:541-561. 2016
- Critical EPICOT items were absent in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews: a bibliometric analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:66-72. 2016
- Effect of serotonin modulating pharmacotherapies on body mass index and dysglycaemia among children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 6:e009998-e009998. 2016
- Comments on One-way Versus Two-way Text Messaging on Improving Medication Adherence. American Journal of Medicine. 129:e31-e32. 2016
- Communication Tools for End-of-Life Decision-Making in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 11:e0150671-e0150671. 2016
- Improving GRADE evidence tables part 1: a randomized trial shows improved understanding of content in summary of findings tables with a new format. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 74:7-18. 2016
- Use of heparins in patients with cancer: individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials study protocol. BMJ Open. 6:e010569-e010569. 2016
- Erratum to: Characterizing plasma albumin concentration changes in TB/HIV patients on anti retroviral and anti –tuberculosis therapy. In Silico Pharmacology. 3:2. 2015
- Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 4:188. 2015
- Health system and community level interventions for improving antenatal care coverage and health outcomes. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. CD010994. 2015
- Mobile phone text messaging interventions for HIV and other chronic diseases: an overview of systematic reviews and framework for evidence transfer. BMC Health Services Research. 15:33. 2015
- Outcomes in the offspring of mothers with pre-diabetes during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 4:67. 2015
- Protocol for the development of a CONSORT-equity guideline to improve reporting of health equity in randomized trials. Implementation Science. 10:146. 2015
- Reducing the confusion and controversies around pragmatic trials: using the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) trial as an illustrative example. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 16:387. 2015
- Fluid type and the use of renal replacement therapy in sepsis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Intensive Care Medicine. 41:1561-1571. 2015
- Interventions for Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART): A Systematic Review of High Quality Studies. AIDS Patient Care and STDs AIDS Patient Care. 29:248-266. 2015
- 24(th) Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research/24(e) Congrès Annuel Canadien de Recherche sur le VIH/sida CAHR Committees / Comités de l'ACRV.. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 26 Suppl B:4B-5B. 2015
- Effect of green tea supplementation on blood pressure among overweight and obese adults. Journal of Hypertension. 33:243-254. 2015
- Comparison between the standard and a new alternative format of the Summary-of-Findings tables in Cochrane review users: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 16:164-164. 2015
- Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in a Health District in Cameroon: Assessment of the Knowledge and Practices of Nurses. PLoS ONE. 10:e0124416-e0124416. 2015
- A framework for community ownership of a text messaging programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and client-provider communication: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 14:441. 2014
- Characterizing plasma albumin concentration changes in TB/HIV patients on anti retroviral and anti –tuberculosis therapy. In Silico Pharmacology. 2:3. 2014
- Evaluating the test re-test reliability and inter-subject variability of health care provider manual fluid resuscitation performance. BMC Research Notes. 7:724. 2014
- Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 3:115. 2014
- Interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa: a network meta-analysis. The Lancet HIV. 1:e104-e111. 2014
- The health competence measurement tool (HCMT): Developing a new scale to measure self-rated “health competence”. Patient Education and Counseling. 97:396-402. 2014
- Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. CD009886. 2014
- Performance of the high-sensitivity troponin assay in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ Open. 2:E199-E207. 2014
- Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161:347-347. 2014
- Improvement in the quality of abstracts in major clinical journals since CONSORT extension for abstracts: A systematic review. Controlled Clinical Trials Contemporary Clinical Trials. 38:245-250. 2014
- Mobile phone reminders for paediatric HIV follow-up care. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 14:540-541. 2014
- Outcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the great arteries using the arterial switch technique: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open. 4:e005123-e005123. 2014
- Effect of green tea supplementation on blood pressure among overweight and obese adults: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 4:e004971-e004971. 2014
- Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Depression in Adults: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 99:757-767. 2014
- CIHR canadian HIV trials network HIV workshop: ethical research through community participation and strengthening scientific validity. Pan African Medical Journal. 19:44. 2014
- Training cameroonian researchers on pragmatic knowledge translation trials: a workshop report. Pan African Medical Journal. 19:190. 2014
- A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 13:92. 2013
- Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in depression in adults: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2:64. 2013
- Male involvement in prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators. Systematic Reviews. 2:5. 2013
- Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open. 3:e003950-e003950. 2013
- Opening communication channels with people living with HIV using mobile phone text messaging: insights from the CAMPS trial. BMC Research Notes. 6:131. 2013
- Risk factors for premature births: a cross-sectional analysis of hospital records in a Cameroonian health facility.. African journal of reproductive health. 17:77-83. 2013
- Prostaglandins before caesarean section for preventing neonatal respiratory distress. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. CD010087. 2013
- Fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock: systematic description of fluids used in randomized trials. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej. 123:603-608. 2013
- Cochrane and Capacity Building in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Where are we at?. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ED000072. 2013
- Investigating community ownership of a text message programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and provider-client communication: a mixed methods research protocol. BMJ Open. 3:e002816-e002816. 2013
- Optimal timing for antiretroviral therapy initiation in patients with HIV infection and concurrent cryptococcal meningitis. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. CD009012. 2013
- A systematic scoping review of adherence to reporting guidelines in health care literature. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 6:169-169. 2013
- Complete acute uterine inversion. Pan African Medical Journal. 16:33. 2013
- How to set-up a long-distance mentoring program: a framework and case description of mentorship in HIV clinical trials. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 6:17-17. 2013
- Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open. 3:e002954-e002954. 2013
- Per operative discovery of Placenta Praevia Percreta: a case report. Pan African Medical Journal. 16:53. 2013
- Risk factors for birth asphyxia in an urban health facility in cameroon.. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology. 7:46-54. 2013
- The contribution of community health workers to the control of Buruli ulcer in the Ngoantet area, Cameroon. Pan African Medical Journal. 16:63. 2013
- The impact of community health workers (CHWs) on Buruli ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Pan African Medical Journal. 15:19. 2013
- Tips for charting the course of a successful health research career. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 6:163-163. 2013
- Translating Cochrane Reviews to Ensure that Healthcare Decision-Making is Informed by High-Quality Research Evidence. PLoS Medicine Nature Methods. 10:e1001516-e1001516. 2013
- Male participation in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of HIV: a protocol for a systematic review to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Systematic Reviews. 1:13. 2012
- The palm wine trade: occupational and health hazards.. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 3:157-164. 2012
- Motivational interviewing for improving outcomes in youth living with HIV. Cohrane Library Clinical Respiratory Journal. CD009748. 2012
- Patients’ understanding of prescription instructions in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon. Patient Education and Counseling. 88:147-151. 2012
- Why should we translate Cochrane Reviews into French? A view from Cameroon. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ED000043. 2012
- Considerations in using text messages to improve adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: a qualitative study among clients in Yaoundé, Cameroon. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 4:45-45. 2012
- Diabetic retinopathy at the Yaoundé Central Hospital in Cameroon: epidemiology and angiographic findings.. Pan African Medical Journal. 13:54. 2012
- Gravid Uterus in an Umbilical Hernia. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012:1-3. 2012
- The Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) Trial: A Randomized Trial of Text Messaging versus Usual Care for Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy. PLoS ONE. 7:e46909-e46909. 2012
- The frequency and magnitude of growth failure in a group of HIV-infected children in Cameroon.. Pan African Medical Journal. 11:15. 2012
- Trends and determining factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cameroon: a systematic review and analysis of the CAMPS trial. AIDS Research and Therapy. 9:37-37. 2012
- The cameroon mobile phone sms (CAMPS) trial: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 12:5. 2011
- The challenges and opportunities of conducting a clinical trial in a low resource setting: The case of the Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial, an investigator initiated trial. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 12:145. 2011
- The clinical and bacteriogical spectrum of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary hospital in yaounde, cameroon.. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics. 21:441-448. 2011
- A New Measurement for Optimal Antenatal Care: Determinants and Outcomes in Cameroon. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 15:1427-1434. 2011
- The importance of early treatment with tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 377:1096-1101.e2. 2011
- A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions.. Pan African Medical Journal. 10:37. 2011
- An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis: A workshop report on promoting evidence based medical practice through capacity building in research synthesis. Pan African Medical Journal. 8:15. 2011
- Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naïve individuals. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004246. 2010
- Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2) A randomised, placebo-controlled trial.. West Indian Medical Journal. 59:612-624. 2010
- Can recall of birth size be used as a measure of birthweight in Cameroon?. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 24:383-389. 2010
- Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 376:23-32. 2010
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conference paper
- Starting with the patient: designing an electronic application with patient and caregiver feedback to promote heart failure self-care in the home setting. European Journal of Heart Failure. 463-463. 2018
- Considerations in designing equity-relevant clinical trials. Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine Trials. 2017
- A Systematic Review of Reporting Standards of Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials in High Impact Anesthesiology Journals and their Adherence to CONSORT-pilot extension Guidelines. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 265-267. 2017
- Sa2070 A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to an Effective Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy in Children. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. AB306-AB306. 2016
- Tu1068 Diarrhea in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology (The DICE Study). Gastroenterology. S832-S832. 2016
- PROSTAGLANDINS BEFORE CAESAREAN SECTION FOR PREVENTING NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS: A COCHRANE SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Pharmacology and Toxicology. 3-3. 2014
- Adherence Interventions to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low Income Settings: An Individual Patient Data Network Meta-Analysis. Value in Health. A361-A361. 2013