Publications (142)
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Déterminants de la pratique régulière de l’activité physique et sportive dans la ville de Ouagadougou
ILBOUDO Salfo1*, NANA Brigitte2, TIAMA Adama3, OUATTARA Daouda4, SONGNABA Florent5Les bienfaits de la pratique régulière de l’activité physique et sportive (APS) sur la santé et la qualité de vie sont bien établis. Toutefois, la pratique régulière demeure un grand défi dans un contexte marqué par des changements majeurs de mode de vie. Objectif : L’objectif de...
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Port des équipements de protection individuelle dans le contexte de la COVID-19 dans un centre hospitalier du Burkina Faso.
Daniel Dori, Inoussa Tapsoba, Charles Bavouma Sombié, Hermine Zimé-Diawara, Moussa Ouédraogo, Rasmané Semdé, Diarra Yé-Ouattara, Rasmata Ouédraogo-TraoréIntroduction : Les équipements de protection individuelle (EPI) sont utilisés par le personnel de santé dans le cadre des soins pour se protéger et protéger les patients contre les expositions diverses telles que les agents infectieux. Toutefois, le port de ces équipements n’est pas...
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Profile of air pollution by PM10 in the province of Kadiogo, Burkina Faso
Joelle Nicole GUISSOU, Abdoul Karim OUATTARA, Isabelle BALDI, Salah KHARDI, Jacques SIMPORE and Jean SAKANDEPM10 are one of the major air pollutants. There is a paucity of air quality data in Burkina Faso. The present study aimed at assessing the profile of air pollution by PM10 in the province of Kadiogo. Districts of Ouagadougou and rural communes of the province of Kadiogo were the subject to four...
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Pesticide residues in commonly consumed food from five localities of Burkina Faso: occurrence and health risk assessment
N. Romaric Meda, Moumouni Bande, D. Stéphane Kpoda , N. S. Dimitri Meda, Sayouba Savadogo, Aminata P. Nacoulma, T. Marcelline Ouedraogo Kangambega , M. K. Abdou Compaore, B. S. Raoul Bazie, Bernadette P. Ouattara Sourabie, M. Hervé Hien, Elie KabreMonitoring data for pesticides are generally scarce in many countries of the world, especially in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, there are few scientific data on the occurrence and concentrations of pesticide residues in staple foods found in local markets. Using QuEChERS extraction...
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Cytotoxicity of Particulate Matter PM10 samples samples from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Joelle Nicole Guissou , Isabelle Baudrimont ,Abdoul Karim Ouattara ,Jacques Simpore ,and Jean SakandeParticulate matter (PM) is one of the main air pollutants with 257,000 deaths per year in Africa. Studying their toxic mechanisms
of action could provide a better understanding of their effects on the population health. *e objective of this study was to describe
the PM10 toxic mechanism of...
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Stunting, age at school entry and academic performance in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rabi Joël Gansaonré , Lynne Moore , Louis-Philippe Bleau , Jean-François Kobiané , Slim HaddadAim: To review evidence of the effects of stunting, or height-for-age, on schooling level and schooling trajectories, defined as the combination of school entry age, grade repetition and dropouts.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review of studies (last update 20 March 2021) that assessed...
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The Population Seen from Space: When Satellite Images Come to the Rescue of the Census
Edith Darin, Mathias Kuépié, Hervé Bassinga, Gianluca Boo, Andrew J. Tatem, Translated by Paul ReeveThe size of the population, the denominator of many statistical indicators, is crucial for public policy. National statistical offices organize the collection of this information, most often through a census. But what happens when parts of a country are not accessible to census enumerators?...
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The Population Seen from Space: When Satellite Images Come to the Rescue of the Census
Edith Darin, Mathias Kuépié, Hervé Bassinga, Gianluca Boo, Andrew J. Tatem, Translated by Paul ReeveThe size of the population, the denominator of many statistical indicators, is crucial for public policy. National statistical offices organize the collection of this information, most often through a census. But what happens when parts of a country are not accessible to census enumerators?...
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Factors associated with childhood chronic malnutrition in West and Central Africa: a scoping review
Pengdewende Maurice Sawadogo, Drissa Sia, Eric Tchouaket Nguemeleu, Jean-François Kobiane, Yentema Onadja, Stephanie RobinsChronic malnutrition is a major public health concern that is the focus of a large body of scientific research. However, there is no synthesis of knowledge about the factors associated with this disease in West and Central Africa, where its prevalence is particularly high. We conducted a...
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Plants and Medicinal Practices in Burkina Faso: The Case of Breast Cancer
Mindiempo Hyacinthe Thiombiano, Mindièdiba Jean Bangou, Béboila Ouoba, Mamadou Sawadogo, Amandine Lema, Aminata P. Nacoulma, Hermann Yempabou Ouoba, Georges Anicet OuedraogoPlants possess therapeutic properties thanks to the different secondary metabolites that are stored in them and
constitute a large reservoir. In front of the recurring problems of breast cancer, an investigation on these medicinal plants could allow the development of new biomolecules which...
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Etude du pouvoir hépatoprotecteur d’Argemone mexicana L. (Papavearceae), une plante médicinale du Burkina Faso
Seydou Sourabie, Aminata P. Nacoulma, Jean-Baptiste Nikieme, Martine KiendrebeogoIntroduction: L’objectif de l’étude visait à déterminer le pouvoir d’hépatoprotection de cette plante à travers trois extraits testés sur des rats Wistar préalablement rendus ictériques par injection intra-péritonéale (i.p.) de tétrachlorure de carbone CCl4 (0,5 mL/kg)....
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Stunting, age at school entry and academic performance in developing countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Rabi Joël Gansaonré , Lynne Moore , Louis-Philippe Bleau , Jean-François Kobiané , Slim HaddadAim
To review evidence of the effects of stunting, or height-for-age, on schooling level and schooling trajectories, defined as the combination of school entry age, grade repetition and dropouts.
Methods
We conducted a systematic review of studies (last update 20 March 2021) that assessed...
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The role of family networks and social capital on women’s fertility intentions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
BOUGMA Moussa, ROSSIER ClémentineFamily solidarities remain strong in African societies. In Ouagadougou, transfers within extended family networks provide an omnipresent means for coping with life’s difficulties, and the desired number of children remains relatively high. The role of family networks in maintaining high...
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Fertility transition in Dakar, Nairobi and Ouagadougou since the 1970s: an identical reduction at all ages through modern contraception?
Millogo Roch, Rossier ClémentineWhile some researchers have predicted a fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa similar to that witnessed in Europe, Latin America, or Asia, where practices of fertility limitation and long-term contraception have played a major role, others believe that it will differ. The aim of this...
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Contribution to the valorization of plants used in the management of rheumatic diseases in Burkina Faso
Aminata P. Nacoulma, Gontili Reine Elodie Karambiri, Naamwin-So-Bawfu Romaric Meda, Jean Mitièba Bangou, Moussa Ouédraogo, Dieu-Donné OuedraogoJoint pain is a real public health problem. According to recent studies, it is increasingly common in sub-Saharan Africa and represents a cause of greater loss of working days than accidents, heart disease and infections. The aim of this study was to study the pharmacochemical and therapeutic...