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Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
B. SOURABackground Childhood mortality, particularly in the first 5 years of life, is a major global concern and the target of Millennium Development Goal 4. Although the majority of childhood deaths occur in Africa and Asia, these are also the regions where such deaths are least likely to be...
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The INDEPTH standard population for low-and middle-income countries, 2013
B. SOURACrude rates such as the crude death rate are functions of both the age-specific rates and the age composition of a population. However, differences in the age structure between two populations or two time periods can result in specious differences in the corresponding crude rates making direct...
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Pregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
B. SOURABackground Women continue to die in unacceptably large numbers around the world as a result of pregnancy, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Part of the problem is a lack of accurate, population-based information characterising the issues and informing solutions. Population...
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Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
B. SOURABackground Because most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of mortality are often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this problem by collating detailed individual data from defined Health and Demographic Surveillance sites. By registering all...
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Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites
B. SOURABackground Mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased. The World Health Organization's Member States have called for a 25% reduction in premature NCD mortality by 2025, which can only...
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HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites
B. SOURABackground As the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa has been the most affected region, even though a large proportion of HIV/AIDS deaths have not been documented at the individual level. Systematic application of verbal autopsy (VA) methods in defined populations provides...
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Anticancer activity of essential oils and their chemical components - a review
Bagora Bayala , Imaël HN Bassole , Riccardo Scifo , Charlemagne Gnoula , Laurent Morel , Jean-Marc A Lobaccaro , Jacques SimporeEssential oils are widely used in pharmaceutical, sanitary, cosmetic, agriculture and food industries for their bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, antiparasitical and insecticidal properties. Their anticancer activity is well documented. Over a hundred essential oils from more than twenty...
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Variability of vitamins B1, B2 and minerals content in baobab (Adansonia digitata) leaves in East and West Africa
TRAORE HYACINTHE, Parkouda Charles, Korbo Adama, Compaore/Sereme Diarra, Mamoudou H. DICKOThe regional variability and age-age correlation on vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and minerals (Ca, Mg, P, K, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Zn) concentration in baobab leaves were investigated. Baobab was cultivated from seeds from 11 african countries. Vitamins B1 and B2 content were assessed using...
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Impact of Technological Diagram on Biochemical and Microbiological Quality of Borassus akeassii Wine Produced Traditionally in Burkina Faso
François TAPSOBA,*, Aly SAVADOGO, Cheikna ZONGO , Alfred Sababenedyo TRAORÉPalm wines are produced following several traditional processes, very consumed and appreciated in West Africa. In South-West of Burkina Faso, Borassus akeassii palm wine, plays a nutritional and socio-economic role and replaces Sorghum beer. Because of reported health issues due to the bad...
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Determination of β-carotene by High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Six Varieties of Mango (Mangifera indica L) from Western Region of Burkina Faso
Touridomon Issa Somé, Abdoul Karim Sakira and Eric Dofinizoumou TamimiSix varieties of mangoes (Amelia, Brooks, Kent, Keitt, Lippens, Springfield) harvested from different pedological areas of the western region of Burkina Faso (Bobo-Dioulasso, Orodara, Banfora) were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography in order to determine the β-carotene content....
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Impact of sheet erosion mechanisms on organic carbon losses from crusted soils in the Sahel
S.B. Maïga-Yaleu, P. Chivenge, H. Yacouba, I. Guiguemde, H. Karambiri, O. Ribolzi, A. Bary, V. ChaplotSoil surface crusting influences water infiltration and runoff but its impact on soil organic carbon (SOC) losses by sheet erosion is largely unknown. Because there are different mechanisms of sheet erosion, from raindrop detachment and transport by raindrops interacting with flow (RIFT), to...
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Niveau et facteurs de ruptures des premières unions conjugales au Burkina Faso
GNOUMOU THIOMBIANO BIlampoa et LEGRAND Thomas K.Contrairement aux autres régions du monde, la problématique des ruptures d’unions conjugales est encore peu documentée en Afrique subsaharienne. Le manque de données appropriées peut expliquer cette situation. En effet, ce type d’analyse nécessite des données d’histoires de vie...
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What lies behind gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from Kenya, Lesotho and Tanzania
Drissa Sia, Yentéma Onadja, Arijit Nandi, Anne Foro, Timothy BrewerWithin sub-Saharan Africa, women are disproportionately at risk for acquiring and having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is important to clarify whether gender inequalities in HIV
prevalence in this region are explained by differences in the...
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L’ancrage culturel dans Les carnets secrets d’une fille de joie de Patrick G. Ilboudo
SARE/MARE HonorineLes carnets secrets d'une fille de joie de Patrick G. Ilboudo est un récit de la vie d'une femme de mauvaise réputation, appelée Fatou Zalme. Cette dernière décide de raconter ses multiples expériences à son «petit frère» Mita Wogada. Avec toute la lucidité qui sied, Fatou Zalme...
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Caractérisation agromorphologique des sorghos à grains sucrés (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) du Burkina Faso
Nerbéwendé SAWADOGO, Baloua NEBIE, Mariam KIEBRE, Pauline Bationo KANDO, Romaric Kiswendsida NANEMA, Renan Ernest TRAORE, Gapili NAOURA, Mahamadou SAWADOGO, Jean-Didier ZONGOAu Burkina Faso, le sorgho à grains sucrés [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] est une culture marginale dont les grains sont consommés frais au stade pâteux. Afin de recueillir les connaissances paysannes sur la gestion du sorgho à grains sucrés et de déterminer le niveau et la structuration...