Publications (10627)
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Dynamics of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Relation to Water Quality in Two Small Reservoirs in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Idrissa Ouédraogo, Victor Bancé, Noëllie W. Kpoda, Adama Ouéda
In Burkina Faso, small reservoirs play a key ecological and socio-economic role for populations. Unfortunately, their biodiversity, ecological functioning, and response to diverse environmental changes remain less understood. This study aimed to determine the taxonomic composition and the temporal dynamics of macroinvertebrates and their envir(...)
Species richness, Benthic zone, Invertebrate, Biodiversity, Habitat, Water quality, Community structure, Chironomidae, Beta diversity
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Microbiological, Biochemical and Molecular Characterisation of Strains Isolated from Smoked and Dried <i>Clarias </i><i>gariepinus</i> Fish Sold at the N’Djamena Market (Chad)
Djibrine Adoum Oumar, Myriam Moussa, Ahmat Mahamat Ahmat, Hama Cissé, Adama Sawadogo, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Brahim Boy, Choua Ouchemi, Aly Savadogo
In Africa, and particularly in Chad, fish consumption remains relatively low despite its richness in proteins, vitamins, and essential fatty acids. In this study, a total of 16 samples of processed Clarias gariepinus fish (smoked and dried), collected from the Dembé and Taradona markets in N’Djamena, were analyzed. The main objective of this w(...)
Chad (N’Djamena), Fish Clarias gariepinus, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Antibiogram, Molecular Biology
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Stratégies d'adaptation des populations aux prises avec la crise sécuritaire
Rasmata BAKYONO
La situation de crise sécuritaire que vit le Burkina Faso depuis huit ans impacte les actions des ONG humanitaires et des ONG de développement comme l’OCADES-Caritas. Elle impacte au premier chef les populations en particulier celles déjà bénéficiaires des actions des ONG.
Cette étude qui va s’intéresser aux populations bénéficiaires vise à(...)
Crise sécuritaire, stratégies d’adaptation, mécanismes de défense, Burkina Faso
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Assessment of exercise re-training in chronic low back pain patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: an experimental cohort study using indirect measurement of VO2max
Yirozounlomian TIAHO, Salifou Gandema, Wendlassida Joelle Stéphanie Zabsonre/Tiendrebeogo, Charles Sougue, Germain Nikiema, Fulgence Kaboré, Dieu-Donné Ouedraogo
Background: Exercise training is recommended for patients with chronic low back pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate exercise training in patients with chronic low back pain by indirect measurement of VO2max.
Patients and methods: This was an experimental cohort study involving 92 patients with chronic low back pain over a two-month pe(...)
Exercise training, chronic low back pain.
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Dépistage de la stéatose hépatique chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH à travers le score FIB4
Traoré D, Zoungrana L, Sy D, Mekuiko TN, Cissoko M, Goita IS, Sinayoko A, Mallé M, Keïta K, Dembélé IA, Konaté I, Kaya AS.
Introduction : La stéatose hépatique non alcoolique est une affection hépatique chronique, qui se définit
par une accumulation de lipides dans au moins 5% des hépatocytes en l’absence d’une consommation
d’alcool significative.
Objectif : le but de cette étude était de dépister la stéatose hépatique par le score FIB-4 chez les patients
viva(...)
Stéatose hépatique, VIH, Dépistage..
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Nutritional and Bacteriological Characterization of Smoked and Dried Clarias gariepinus Fish Sold in the Town of N’Djamena (Chad)
Djibrine Adoum Oumar, Myriam Moussa, Ahamt Mahamat Ahmat, Hama Cissé, Adama Sawadogo, Abelsalam Tidjani, Brahim Boy Otcham, Aly Savadogo
In Africa—and more specifically in Chad—fish consumption remains relatively low, despite the fact that fish is a rich source of proteins, vitamins, and essential fatty acids. This study aimed to assess the microbiological and nutritional quality of processed fish consumed in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad. A total of 16 samples of Clarias gari(...)
Clarias gariepinus, Smoked Fish, Dried Fish, Nutritional Quality, Microbiological Quality, Chad
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LA DISJONCTION SYMPHYSAIRE DU POST-PARTUM : À PROPOS D’UN CAS AU CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE TENGANDOGO
D Hien, DP Kain, F Maïga, R Toé, D Sawadogo, A Ouédraogo
La disjonction symphysaire est une affection rare se définissant par un élargissement de l’articulation intersymphysaire supérieur à 10 mm.
L’objectif de notre travail était de mettre en évidence les caractéristiques de cette affection afin de favoriser son diagnostic précoce et réduire
sa morbidité.
Il s’agit d’une pathologie sous-évalu(...)
accouchement, douleurs pelviennes, disjonction symphysaire
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Left ventricular ejection fraction evaluation by 99mTc-DPD cardiac gated SPECT in patients with ATTR amyloidosis: feasibility and limitations
Boubacar Dramé, Maximilien Martz, Soraya El Ghannudi, Fabrice Hubele, Mwinbele Stéphane Hien, Darejan Mamulashvili Bessac, Floriane Zeyons, Jean-Jacques Von Hunolstein, El Hadji Amadou Lamine Bathily, Luc Mertz, Cyrille Blondet, Thomas Helmut Schindler, Alessio Imperiale
Cardiac function assessment using 99mTc-DPD ECG-gated SPECT (G-SPECT) in ATTR amyloidosis is underexplored. This study evaluates left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) with G-SPECT, comparing results to transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). A regres(...)
Amyloidosis, ATTR, 99mTc-DPD scintigraphy, SPECT, CMR, Left ventricular ejection fraction.
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Modern contraceptive method utilization among mothers of children aged 7 to 24 months at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Yobi A. Sawadogo, Issa Ouédraogo, Evelyne B. Komboigo
Background: This study aimed to examine the use of modern contraceptive methods among mothers of children aged 7 to 24 Months at Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital (CHU-YO) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted among 412 women who had delivered at CHU-YO and whose infants were between 7 a(...)
Modern contraceptive Method; Children mother; CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, UJKZ
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Caesarean Sections and Free Healthcare: Pharmaceutical Product Kits and Family Contributions at the Regional University Hospital Center of Ouahigouya (RUHC-OHG)
Issa Ouédraogo, Sansan Rodrigue Sib, Moussa Sanogo, Yobi Alexis Sawadogo, Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Saidou Belem, Timongo François Danielle Millogo Traore
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate, in the context of free cesarean sections, the completeness of emergency cesarean kits and the financial contributions made by families in the maternity unit of the Regional University Hospital Center of Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with prosp(...)
Center (category theory), Product (mathematics), Health care, Medicine, Family medicine, Political science, Mathematics, Law
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Study of the physicochemical and toxicological profiles of three products commonly used in vaginal practices among women in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Sylvain Ilboudo, Gaëtan Donzéo SOMDA, Pengd-wendé Amirat Hosniyatou SEMDE, Benjamen OUEDRAOGO, Jules Yoda, Geoffroy Gueswindé Ouédraogo, Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Rasmané Semdé, Sylvin Ouedraogo, Timongo Françoise Danielle MILLOGO TRAORE
Vaginal practices encompass various methods of hygiene and other interventions, ranging from external cleansing with water or mild products to internal washing (douching) and the insertion of substances for hygienic, sanitary, or sexual reasons. Due to the wide variety of products and methods of use, these practices may carry certain risks. Th(...)
Irritation, Eye irritation, Skin irritation, Acute toxicity, Toxicity, Phytochemical
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Proverbs and Ideational Metafunction in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God
Lallé Michaël ZOUBA & Gérard MILLOGO
Abstract
This paper explores proverbs as identity builders and socialization tools in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God. It is grounded on the ideational metafunction in Systemic Functional Linguistics. Proverbs have been collected in the first two chapters of Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God with the contexts in which they occur. They are highlighted(...)
circumstance, experience, frequency, ideational, proverbs.
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Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study
Pierina Benavente, Vinay Kampalath, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Nguyen Toan Tran, Elżbieta Czapka, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Enrique Terán, Cheryl Martens, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Anjali Joshi, Jai K Das, Zahra Ali Padhani, Vicente B Jurlano, Maria Midea M Kabamalan, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Karl Blanchet
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has widened inequities, affecting migrant and refugee populations in vulnerable situations, who may face elevated risks of infection, constrained healthcare access and discrimination. Inclusive vaccination campaigns are recommended, but barriers persist. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators a(...)
Refugee, Medicine, Thematic analysis, Vaccination, Qualitative research, Focus group, Government (linguistics), Tanzania, Pandemic, Equity (law), Environmental health, Economic growth, Socioeconomics, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Political science, Disease, Infectious disease (medical specialty), Immunology, Sociology
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Predominance of DENV-3 among patients in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Shoukrat Ohuwa Toyin Bello, Alphonsine Ouédraogo, Lassina Traoré, Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma, Jacques Simporé
Background & objectives:
Dengue is an emerging vector-borne viral disease in tropical and subtropical areas such as Burkina Faso that experienced dengue outbreak in, 2013, 2016, 2017 and more recently in 2023. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and dengue serotype in suspected patients in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Methods:(...)
Dengue virus; Serotypes; NS1; IgM; IgG; Burkina Faso
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Superficial leiomyosarcoma of the face in a human immunodeficiency virus infected albino
Edouma Bohimbo Jacques Gérard, Wendpouiré Guiguimdé Patrice Laurent, Tamoh Fokam Stive, Godja Gochede, Njitung Caleb Tem, Bengondo Messanga Charles
Introduction : Superficial leiomyosarcoma is a skin neoplasm of smooth muscle origin. It is commonly seen on the extremities,
and it rarely affects the face. This is a presentation of a clinical case of superficial leiomyosarcoma in a human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infected patient with albinism, and the treatment carried out with its(...)
face, leiomyosarcoma, neoplasm, resection, spindle cell