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    <title>Open Journal of Epidemiology</title>
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	Open Journal of Epidemiology (OJEpi) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in Epidemiology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Epidemiology.
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	All manuscripts must be prepared in English, and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Accepted papers will appear online within 3 weeks followed by printed hard copy. The areas of Open Journal of Epidemiology (OJEpi) include but are not limited to the following fields:
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      <title>Open Journal of Epidemiology Vol.15,No.2 (May 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>2025-03-07</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;div style=line-height:22px; width=100%&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use among Secondary School Students Aged 10 - 24 Years in the Southwest Region of Cameroon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mental Health Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use, Students&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142590 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890832.pdf&amp;paperID=142590&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:655KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152022&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Analysis of the Results of Simulation Exercises to Strengthen Preparedness and Response to Public Health Emergencies in Mali&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;SIMEX, Preparedness, Response, Public Health Emergencies, PHEOC/Mali&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142591 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890839.pdf&amp;paperID=142591&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:270KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152023&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supply and Human Resource-Related Factors in COVID-19 Preparedness within Dental Facilities in Nairobi County, Kenya&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;COVID-19, Preparedness, Supplies, Human Resources, Kenya&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142611 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890840.pdf&amp;paperID=142611&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:312KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152024&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Evaluation of the Level of Physical Activity among People Aged 50 and over Followed at the Abidjan Civil Servants’ Hospital in 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Evaluation, Physical Activity Level, Elderly, Associated Factors, Abidjan&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142612 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890816.pdf&amp;paperID=142612&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:422KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152025&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Evaluation of the Relationship Between Short and Medium Term Outcomes Using Two Different Frailty Indices in Complex Head and Neck Surgery&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Frailty Index, Head and Neck Surgery&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=141608 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_21890819.pdf&amp;paperID=141608&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:319KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152016&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Access to and Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Conakry, Guinea, in 2024&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, HIV/AIDS, Willingness to Use, Access, Conakry&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=141766 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_31890810.pdf&amp;paperID=141766&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:610KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152017&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Understanding the Basic Reproduction Number (&lt;i&gt;R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt;): Calculation, Applications, and Limitations in Epidemiology&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;0&lt;/sub&gt;, Effective Reproduction Number, Epidemic Modeling, Herd Immunity, Vaccination Strategies, SIR Model&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=141891 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_41890831.pdf&amp;paperID=141891&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:526KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152018&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Good Practices to Malaria Elimination in Countries from 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Literature Review&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Malaria, Intervention, Elimination, Control, Treatment, Malaria Control&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142863 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890817.pdf&amp;paperID=142863&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:835KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152026&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Predictors, Sub-Saharan Africa&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142864 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890841.pdf&amp;paperID=142864&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:4309KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152027&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Impact of Childhood Abuse on Young Danish Adults from Families with Alcohol Problems&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Childhood Abuse, Adult Children of Alcoholics, PTSD, Depression, Work and Social Adjustment&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142961 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890846.pdf&amp;paperID=142961&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:351KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152028&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;An Educational Strategy for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Epidemiological Surveillance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Educational Intervention, Infection Prevention and Control&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=143011 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi_1890848.pdf&amp;paperID=143011&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:1180KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152029&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;HIV Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention in Chad: A Systematic Review&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;HIV, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, Chad, Review&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=141065 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_11890818.pdf&amp;paperID=141065&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:994KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152015&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prevalence and Associated Factors of Myopia among University Students in Mogadishu, Somalia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Prevalence, Associated Factors of Myopia&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142013 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_51890833.pdf&amp;paperID=142013&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:417KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152019&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Anthropometric and Body Composition Indices as Predictors of Hypertension Risk among Older Adults&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anthropometry, Body Composition, Hypertension, Older Adults, Palestinian&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142458 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_71890823.pdf&amp;paperID=142458&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:299KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152021&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure Patients in the Cardiology Department of Ignace Deen University Hospital: Epidemiological, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Cardiology, Ignace Deen&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=142459 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025152_61890811.pdf&amp;paperID=142459&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:331KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.152020&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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      <title>Open Journal of Epidemiology Vol.15,No.1 (February 2025)</title>
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      <pubDate>2024-12-31</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;div style=line-height:22px; width=100%&gt;&lt;b&gt;Factors Influencing Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates of Health Care Workers: A Hand Hygiene Surveillance Project in a Tertiary General Hospital-Zhejiang&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hand Hygiene Behaviors, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infection Prevention, Health Care Workers&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140912 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_121890822.pdf&amp;paperID=140912&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:3396KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151012&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Comparative Evaluation of Predictive Models for Malaria Cases in Sierra Leone&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Malaria Cases, Artificial Neural Networks, Holt-Winters, Harmonic, Climate Variables, Predictive Modelling, Public Health&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140962 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_131890800.pdf&amp;paperID=140962&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:5449KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151013&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Acute Rheumatic Fever: Epidemiological and Clinical Aspect in the General Medicine Department in the Health District of the Siguiri Prefectural Hospital&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Group A Streptococcus, Siguiri Prefectural Hospital&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140963 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_141890774.pdf&amp;paperID=140963&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:570KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151014&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Patterns for Prioritized Age Group: Analysis of European Nations&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Vaccines, Prioritized Age Group, European Nations&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=138690 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_11890793.pdf&amp;paperID=138690&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:6012KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151001&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Clinical and Biological Characterization of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Followed at the National Center for Diabetology and Arterial Hypertension of the Central Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clinical, Biological, Characterization, Type 2 Diabetic Patients, Central Hospital of Yaoundé&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=138691 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_21890798.pdf&amp;paperID=138691&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:332KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151002&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Analysis of the Trend in the Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in Senegal from 2018 to 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Consumption, Substance, Psychoactive, Drugs, Senegal&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=138740 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_31890755.pdf&amp;paperID=138740&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:1414KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151003&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Exploring Patient Satisfaction with Pharmaceutical Care in Nampula City Public Healthcare Centers, Northern Mozambique&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pharmaceutical Attention, Patient Sensitivity, Health Satisfaction&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140433 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_41890797.pdf&amp;paperID=140433&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:324KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151004&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prevalence of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) in Patients Exposed to Bisphosphonates at a University Hospital in Marrakech&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Bisphosphonates, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, Prevalence&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140439 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_51890791.pdf&amp;paperID=140439&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:285KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151005&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Characteristics of the Epidemiological Transition from 1990 to 2020 in Côte d’Ivoire&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Epidemiological Transition, Omran’s Theory of Epidemiological Transition, Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Côte d’Ivoire&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140440 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_61890789.pdf&amp;paperID=140440&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:2078KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151006&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Associations between Diabetes Self-Management and Microvascular Complications among Patients Living in Rural Areas, in Kenya&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Self-Management Activities, Diabetes, Microvascular Complications, Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140441 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_71890788.pdf&amp;paperID=140441&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:309KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151007&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Evolution of the Incidence of Antibiotic Resistance in &lt;i&gt;Salmonella&lt;/i&gt; Strains Isolated at the National Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Public Health, Bangui, Central African Republic from 2019 to 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Incidence-Resistance-&lt;i&gt;Salmonella&lt;/i&gt;-Central African Republic&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140510 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_81890803.pdf&amp;paperID=140510&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:417KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151008&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Evaluation of the Measles Epidemiological Surveillance System in the Kangaba Health District in 2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Evaluation, Epidemiological Surveillance, Measles, Kangaba&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140511 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_91890807.pdf&amp;paperID=140511&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:551KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151009&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Schistosomiasis among Rural School Children in Upper Sassandra Region, Côte d’Ivoire: A Cross-Sectional Survey&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Schistosomiasis, Knowledge, Practice, Attitude, Schoolchildren, Côte d’Ivoire, Haut Sassandra&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140512 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_101890792.pdf&amp;paperID=140512&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:515KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151010&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Exploring Independent and Cumulative Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on PTSD and CPTSD: A Study in Indian Adolescents&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;PTSD, Complex PTSD, Comorbidity, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adolescence&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=140677 target=_blank&gt;Paper Information&lt;/a&gt; Full Paper: &lt;a href=http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=ojepi2025151_111890795.pdf&amp;paperID=140677&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (Size:425KB)&lt;br&gt;DOI: 10.4236/ojepi.2025.151011&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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