Publications (10735)
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Using Modern Contraception While Wanting a Child: What Does Contraceptive Over-Use Mean for the Human Rights-Based Approach in Burkina Faso? Insights from PMA2020 Data
Moussa Lonkila Zan, Claudine Sauvain‐Dugerdil, Clémentine Rossier
(1) Background: Sustainable development goal 5.6 calls for “universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights” to fulfil sexual and reproductive practices. The capability approach helps refine the analysis of contraceptive use by going beyond the dichotomous view of contraceptive use as use/non-use to focus on women’s(...)
Family planning, Psychology, Medicine, Population, Demography, Research methodology, Environmental health, Sociology
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From theories of contraceptive use to human rights principles: implications for indicators on the supply and demand side
Moussa Lonkila Zan, Clémentine Rossier
In this commentary, we examine the evolution of theories and metrics regarding contraception. We contend that while human rights principles are now widely integrated into the "supply-side factors" of contraceptive provision, particularly through the concept of quality of care and its metrics, their role in relation to "demand-side factors" rem(...)
Supply side, Demand side, Economics, Public economics, Business, Environmental economics, Microeconomics
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Characteristics and antiviral treatment eligibility of patients diagnosed with hepatitis B at a teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for prevention and management
Joseph Daniels, Yvonne A. Nartey, Francis Djankpa, Jacques Simpore, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a considerable public health challenge in limited-resource settings especially in the sub-Saharan African region. Even though HBV infection is incurable, timely treatment is effective in preventing disease progression to liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. However, not all infected patients requ(...)
Treatment, HBV, Prevention
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Searching for Needles in a Haystack: Exploring Alternative Operational Approaches to Classify the Safety of Induced Abortions Using Respondent‐Driven Sampling Data From Two Sub‐Saharan African Settings
Onikepe Owolabi, Clémentine Rossier, Rachidatou Compaoré, Caron Kim, Bela Ganatra, Ramatou Ouédraogo, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Martin Bangha, Adama Baguiya, the N‐MAS team
This study aims to describe the circumstances under which women obtained abortions in two sites, explore more nuanced approaches to classify abortion safety and examine the relationship between safety and self-reported health outcomes. We analyze data on the most recent abortion or only abortion reported by 551 women in Nairobi slums and 479 w(...)
Abortion, Respondent, Medicine, Pill, Family medicine, Developing country, Demography, Environmental health, Pregnancy, Nursing, Economic growth, Political science, Sociology
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Anomalies of Placentary Insertion (API) at Bogodogo university hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Epidemiological, clinical and prognostic aspects
Ouattara Adama, Bako Lankoande Natacha, Tougma Sanou A, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtore Sibraogo, Oudraogo Issa, Oudraogo Cmr
Objective: To study the epidemiological, clinical and prognostic aspects of placental insertion anomalies
in Ouagadougou hospitals.
Patients and Methods: This was a two-year retrospective study, from January 1, 2021 to December 31,
2022, at the Bogodogo University Hospital in Ouagadougou. We included in this study all patients carrying
a p(...)
Placental insertion anomalies, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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« Situation sécuritaire et reconfiguration de la ville de Kaya au Burkina Faso : État des lieux et perspectives »
TOUBGA Paala, SOME Désiré Boniface
La ville de Kaya est marquée par la situation sécuritaire
préoccupante que traverse le Burkina Faso depuis 2015. Ville
secondaire de 121 970 habitants (RGPH1, 2019), Kaya a vu sa
population s’accroitre de façon vertigineuse avec l’arrivée de plus de
111 356 personnes déplacées internes (PDI). À l’image de nombreuses
villes africaines, Kay(...)
crise sécuritaire, ville nouvelle, gestion durable, PDI
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Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used for the management of childbirth complications in Niger
Oumarou Maman Noura, Amadou Tidjani Ilagouma, Souleymane Compaoré, Abdoulaye Mahamane Idi Issa, Gbêdossou Sophie Reine Bogninou, Raogo Ouédraogo, Moussa Ouédraogo, Noufou Ouédraogo
Maternal mortality remains a major public health issue in Africa, and particularly in Niger. The majority of pregnant women in developing countries rely on medicinal plants for their basic health care despite the presence of modern medicine. This study aims to create an inventory of the plants used traditionally to facilitate childbirth in Mat(...)
Medicinal plants, Traditional medicine, Childbirth, Medicine, Maceration (sewage), Health care, Ethnobotany, Pregnancy, Biology, Engineering
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Functional compounds of Torreya grandis nuts and their processing byproducts: Extraction process, health benefits, and food applications - A comprehensive review.
Abel Wend-Soo Zongo, Chengyu Jin, Guijie Hao, Ningxiang Yu, Daniel Zogona, Xiaohua Nie, Yuanchao Lu, Qin Ye, Xianghe Meng
Torreya grandis (TG) nuts are highly valued for their rich content of bioactive compounds including lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, vitamins, and minerals, credited with numerous health benefits. In addition to their use in various culinary applications, such as baked goods and snacks, TG nuts are valuable source of high-q(...)
Torreya grandis, Healthy oil, Sciadonic acid, Nutraceuticals
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Probiotic: Global Market, Mechanisms of Action, and Beneficial Effects on Health
Hama Cissé, Djibrine Adoum Oumar, Ganamé Abasse Ouédraogo, Adama Sawadogo, Cheikna Zongo, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Aly Savadogo
Probiotics are microorganisms used in the food and pharmaceutical industries to improve the nutritional quality of foods, preserve them, produce antibiotics and fight against certain pathogenic strains. Probiotics are also microorganisms with beneficial effects. The most commonly used are lactic acid bacteria (LAB). These have been the subject(...)
probiotic, phagebiotics, antiviral effects, beneficial effects, health
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Acute Toxicity, Antioxidant and Vasodilatory Properties of Sclerocarya birrea (A. rich.) Hochst (Anacardiaceae) Trunk Bark’s Aqueous Decoction
Lazare Belemnaba, Bibata Sawadogo, Windingoudi Rimwagna Christian Ouédraogo, Mathieu Nitiéma, B. Kaboré, Moumouni Koala, Moussa Ouédraogo, Sylvin Ouédraogo
Sclerocarya birrea (S. birrea) is a medicinal plant of the Anacardiaceae family used to treat various diseases, including high blood pressure. The plant has many biological activities, including antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antihypertensive effects. This study aimed to determine the acute toxicity, antioxidant, and vasodilator activiti(...)
Phytochemical, Traditional medicine, Bark (sound), Anacardiaceae, Decoction, Vasodilation, Antioxidant, Chemistry, Medicine, Pharmacology, Botany, Biochemistry, Biology, Internal medicine
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Insight from Lithostructural and Aeromagnetic Data from the Léo Square Degree, Central-Western Burkina Faso
Adama Ouédraogo Yaméogo, Pascal Ouiya, Gounwendmanaghré Hubert Zongo, Omar Akonyiré, Abraham Seydoux Traoré, Saga Sawadogo, Séta Naba
This study, carried out in the Léo square degree (west-central Burkina Faso) in the Palaeoproterozoic domain of the Man/Léo ridge, aims to define the shapes and positions of granitic plutons and the organisation of deformation structures using aeromagnetic data. These data have shown that there are small sub-circular granitic bodies to the nor(...)
Burkina Faso, Lineaments, Belts Rocks, Leo’s Leaf, Granitoïd
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Blood Pressure Profile and Glycemic Control of Type 2 Diabetics and Hypertensives at the Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital: A Review of 116 Cases
G. R. C. Millogo1, A. Thiam1, Y. Kambiré2, E. Nongkouni1, S. E. Dabiré1, L. J. Kagambéga1, J. K. Kologo1, V. N. Yaméogo1, P. Zabsonré1
Objective: The association hypertension and diabetes is important. The two pathologies may influence each other. The aim was to study the correlation between glycemic control and blood pressure control and to determine the factors associated with blood pressure control. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with an analytic(...)
Blood Pressure Control, Glycemic Control
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Psychosocial dimensions of access and their association with contraceptive use and intention to use
Lonkila Moussa Zan, Clémentine Rossier
BACKGROUND: Several studies suggest that psychosocial accessibility appears to be the key remaining hurdle to contraceptive use when issues of geographic and financial accessibility have been resolved. To date, the literature has considered various dimensions of psychosocial accessibility, which are not well measured by the two main sources of(...)
Intention to use, Pregnancy, Psychosocial dimensions, Sex Education, Side effects, Burkina-Faso, Family Planning Services, Contraceptive Agents, Contraception Behavior, Contraception, Cognitive dimensions
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“L’expression de la résilience dans les contes et proverbes moose et sã du Burkina Faso”
Alain Joseph Sissao
Au Burkina Faso, la résilience est une pratique transversale qui se vit
au quotidien selon les circonstances et les contextes. Les contes et proverbes
moose et sã se font le creuset de la résilience. Les difficultés de la vie y sont
abordées et les moyens de résolution proposés. Il est donc question de la problématique
de la résilience dan(...)
conte, résilience
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Identification par HPLC/MS des flavonoïdes majeurs et potentiel antiplasmodial des extraits de Tridax procumbens L. récolté au Burkina Faso
Arouna Ganamé, Constantin M. Dabiré, Harouna Soré, Abdoulaye Yougoubo, Assetou Sawadogo, Moumouni Koala, Remy K. Bationo, Nebié C.H. Roger, Eloi Palé
: Tridax procumbens est une plante répandue au Burkina Faso et beaucoup utilisée en médecine traditionnelle
par les populations locales pour traiter le paludisme. Le présent travail est une contribution à une meilleure connaissance
de cette plante comme source de composés bioactifs présentant des propriétés antiplasmodiales. Après un scree(...)
Tridax procumbens, Flavonoïdes, HPLC-MS, Activité antiplasmodiale