@article{fdi:010063761,
  title = {{D}o students eventually get to publish their research findings ? {T}he case of {H}uman {I}mmunodeficiency {V}irus/{A}cquired {I}mmunodeficiency {S}yndrome research in {C}ameroon},
  author = {{M}unung, {N}.{S}. and {V}idal, {L}aurent and {O}uwe {M}issi {O}uken-{B}oyer, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {S}cientific publication is commonly used to communicate research findings and in most academic/research settings, to evaluate the potential of a researcher and for recruitment and promotion. {I}t has also been said that researchers have the duty to make public, the findings of their research. {A}s a result, researchers are encouraged to share their research findings with the scientific world through peer review publications. {I}n this study, we looked at the characteristics and publication rate of theses that documented studies on human immunodeficiency virus ({HIV})/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in {C}ameroon.  {M}aterials and {M}ethods : {T}o check if a thesis resulted in a publication, we searched : {A} database of publications on {HIV} in {C}ameroon, {A}frican {J}ournals {O}nline, {P}ub{M}ed and {G}oogle scholar. {F}or each publication we recorded if the student was an author, the position of the student in the author listing, the journal and wherethe journal was indexed. {W}e also looked at the impact factor of the journals.  {R}esults: {O}ne hundred and thirty theses/dissertations were included in the study, 74.6% (97/130) were written as part of a medical degree ({MD}), 23.8% (31/130) a postgraduate ({PG}) degree and 1.5% (2/130) for a {D}octorate/{P}h{D}. {O}n a whole, 13.9% (18/130) of the theses resulted in at least one publication in a scientific journal with a total of 22 journal articles, giving a mean publication rate of 0.17 article/thesis, 86.4% (11/22) were indexed on {P}ub{M}ed, 9.1% (2/22) on {A}frican {J}ournals {O}nline and 4.6% (1/22) on {G}oogle scholar. {O}ne {PG} thesis led to two book chapters. {T}he student was the first author in 22.7% (5/22) of the articles and not an author in 9.1% (2/22) of the articles. {S}tudent supervisor was an author in all the articles. {C}onclusion: {T}his study reveals that most students in {C}ameroon failed to transform their theses/dissertations to scientific publications. {T}his indicates an urgent need to sensitize students on the importance of presenting their research findings in scientific meetings and peer reviewed journals. {T}here is also a great necessity to build capacity in scientific writing among university students in {C}ameroon.},
  keywords = {{SIDA} ; {RECHERCHE} {SCIENTIFIQUE} ; {UNIVERSITE} ; {ENSEIGNEMENT} {SUPERIEUR} ; {ETUDIANT} ; {TIERS} {MONDE} ; {INFORMATION} {SCIENTIFIQUE} {ET} {TECHNIQUE} ; {THESE} ; {BIBLIOGRAPHIE} ; {ANALYSE} {QUANTITATIVE} ; {BIBLIOMETRIE} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}nnals of {M}edical and {H}ealth {S}ciences {R}esearch},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {436--441},
  ISSN = {2141-9248},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.4103/2141-9248.133474},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063761},
}