Flood Hazard and Its Associated Health Impacts in Limbe Health District, Cameroon

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Floods make up 12 % of all natural hazards that occur yearly in Cameroon. The city of Limbe has been experiencing floods since 1999 due to rapid economic and population growth. This study sought to determine the following: 1) the trend in the prevalence of malaria, typhoid and diarrheal diseases; 2) the factors that increased community vulnerability to these diseases, and 3) the community's knowledge of the post-disaster health risks of floods.