Publications (416)
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Anthropological consideration on prevalence and fitness of β C and β S genotypes in Burkina Faso (a survey in the public schools)
Simpore J., Pignatelli S., Melis P. & Musumeci S.
We have studied To study the incidence of hemoglobinopathies (Hb C and Hb S) we have examined in 15,367 students, aged 11.4+/−4.64 years (median 11; range 1–26), living in Burkina Faso (12,019 were students of 23 public schools of Ouagadougou and 3348 students of 7 public schools situated in six villages about 12–35 Km from Ouagadougou).
In(...)
β C genotype; β S genotype; prevalence; fitness; Burkina Faso; school survey; anthropological considerations
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Determination of the Moisture and Mineral Contents in Selected Infant Flour Sold at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Mètuor-Dabiré Amana, Konate Kiessoun, Adama Djeneba, Simpore Jacques;
Child malnutrition is one of the major causes of public health and social welfare problems in developing countries. It is manifested by micronutrient deficiency. Indeed, nutritional deficits are particularly severe in children from 6 to 24 months, when their nutritional needs exceed what they can get from breast milk. To help improve the nutri(...)
Infant flour, malnutrition, minerals, moisture content, Burkina Faso
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Cymbopogon citratus and Cymbopogon giganteus essential oils have cytotoxic effects on tumor cell cultures. Identification of citral as a new putative anti-proliferative molecule
Bagora Bayala, Imaël H. N. Bassole, Salwan Maqdasy, Silvère Baron, Jacques Simpore, Jean-Marc A. Lobaccaro
Cymbopogon species are used as traditional remedies in Burkina Faso for treating several diseases. We aimed to study the effects of their essential oils on cancer cell lines. For that purpose, Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. and Cymbopogon giganteus Chiov. were studied for their essential oils after various chemical extractions. Antioxidant,(...)
Anti-inflammatory; Anti-oxidant; Anticancer activities; Cancer cell lines; Citral; Essential oil.
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Development of an analytical model for assessing the adsorptive properties of traditional medicinal formulations from Burkina Faso in relation to snake venom proteins
Moumouni Bande , Cedric Delporte , Abdoul Karim Sakira , Axelle Bourez , Virginie Imbault d Xavier Bisteau , Charles Sombie , Touridomon Issa Some , Pierre Van Antwerpen
Introduction: The traditional treatment of snakebite envenomations across most regions of Burkina Faso relies on
the use of formulations derived from the calcination of plants or specific plant parts. These preparations are
subsequently administered either orally and/or applied topically to incisions made at the envenomation site.
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Venom, Proteomics, Adsorption Traditional medicine, Burkina Faso
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Implementation of an Intelligent System for Detecting Breast Cancer Cells from Histological Images, and Evaluation of Its Results at CHU Bogodogo
Wend-Yam Carine Nikiema, Thomas Alassane Ouattara, Seydou Golo Barro, Aimé Sosthène Ouedraogo
Early detection of breast cancer is a major challenge in the fight against this disease. Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly through medical imaging, offers promising prospects for improving diagnostic accuracy. This article focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of an intelligent electronic system deployed at the CHU of Bogodogo in Bu(...)
Artificial Intelligence; Breast Cancer; CHU Bogodogo; Histology; Medical Imaging
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Connaissances, attitudes et perceptions des patients hémodialysés chroniques sur la COVID-19 à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Lengani H. Y. A, Kiendrebeogo T, Balde M. S, Lemrabott M, Ahoui S, Sawadogo A, Lingani S, Coulibaly G
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Objectif : étudier les connaissances, attitudes et perceptions des hémodialysés chroniques sur la COVID-19 et identifier les facteurs associés à l’acceptation vaccinale. Méthodes : étude transversale à visée analytique conduite du 19 avril au 07 mai 2021 dans les 03 Centres d’hémodialyse publics de Ouagadougou. Ont été inclus les patie(...)
Mots clés : connaissances, attitudes, perception, COVID-19, hémodialysés chroniques, Burkina Faso. Keywords: knowledge, attitudes, perception, chronic haemodialysis patients, COVID-19.
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Disturbances in lipid parameters of chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Alice Kiba-Koumaré1,2*, Guetabamba Arnaud Kouraogo6 , Fabienne Soudré1,4, Raoul Karfo1,5 , Elie Kabré1,7 and Jean Sakandé1,3
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing dialysis are at high risk for cardiovascular disease
associated with dyslipidemia. The study therefore undertook to assess lipid profile disturbances in
hemodialysis patients in Ouagadougou. A case-control study with 51 hemodialysis patients and 51
controls was conducted. Sociodemographic dat(...)
Dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), hemodialysis patients, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol
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Utility of GeneXpert in diagnosis of tuberculosis among HIV infected adults attended OMACU Centre, Omdurman, Sudan, 2022
Omer Mirghani Nemery, Abdelsalam Mohamed Ahmed Nail, Hamza Adam Eltahir, Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome constitute the main burden of infectious diseases in resource-limited countries. Rapid tuberculosis diagnostic testing with GeneXpert in all HIV-positive inpatients in high-burden settings might be more appropriate than conventional methods. This study aims(...)
GeneXpert, tuberculosis, HIV, Sudan
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Profil épidémiologique, stigmatisation et estime de soi chez les adultes infectés par le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine transmis verticalement suivis au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo.
Ouedraogo AG, Ouedraogo R, Salifou Abdou MM, Coulibaly MB, Zonon H, Bagaya B, Barra A, Sondo KA, Karfo K
Introduction
Contexte : L’infection à VIH est un problème majeur de santé publique. Son impact sur la santé physique et mentale est non négligeable.
Objectif : Notre travail a pour objectif d’évaluer la stigmatisation et l’estime de soi chez les adultes infectés verticalement par le VIH au CHU YO. Matériel et méthodes : il s’est agi d’une ét(...)
Estime de soi, stigmatisation, adultes, VIH, transmission verticale.
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Unwrapping the Global Financing Facility: understanding implications for women’s children’s and adolescent’s health through layered policy analysis
Mary V. Kinney, Doris Kwesiga, Joy E. Lawn, Ulla Walmisley, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Phillip Wanduru, Peter Waiswa, Donat Shamba, Jitihada Baraka, Andes Chivangue, Georgina Msemo, Rosie Steege, Asha Sara George & Countdown GFF policy analysis collaboration
The Global Financing Facility (GFF), launched in 2015, aims to catalyse funding for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, and nutrition. Few independent assessments have evaluated its processes and impact. We conducted a multi-layered policy analysis of GFF documents – the Investment Cases (ICs) and the GFF-linked Worl(...)
Global Financing Facility; Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents: Examining National Priorities, Processes and Investments; Global health initiative; external financing; health financing; policy analysis
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Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en matière de prévention et de traitement du cancer du sein, du col de l'utérus et du colo rectum en population générale et chez les professionnels de santé au Burkina Faso
Samiratou OUEDRAOGO, Roland Ollo SOMÉ, Olga M. LOMPO
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Le cancer représente un problème majeur de santé mondiale, notamment dans les pays à revenus limités comme le Burkina Faso où l’augmentation de Publié chez les Editions Francophones Universitaires d’Afrique/ Septembre 2024 234 la prévalence, posent des défis significatifs pour le système de santé. La prévention des cancers est es(...)
Prévention du cancer, Dépistage, Connaissances, Attitudes, Pratiques, Burkina Faso, Professionnels de santé, Population générale
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Determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and barriers to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among female university students: A cross-sectional study
Donkor A, Osei LP, Acquaah-Arhin EAK, Suka PD, Kitson-Mills D, Adjei ANA, Ohemeng E, Ouedraogo S, Dzomeku VM
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer in Ghana. Cervical cancer is preventable through knowledge, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV), screening and treatment of precancerous lesions.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and barriers to HPV vaccine u(...)
Ghana; HPV; cervical cancer; university students; vaccination
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Optimization and validation of a gas chromatography method for the determination of ethanol in blood samples
Cheick Armand Noukami PALM, Moumouni BANDE, Mahamadou MAIGA, Naä-Imwine Stanislas Dimitri MEDA, Odile GAMBO , Arouna ZOUNGRANA , Abdou Azize Wendketa OUEDRAOGO , Soumaila KONATE , Abdoul Karim SAKIRA , Elie KABRE
Ethanol is a psychoactive substance. Its abuse has health, regulatory and medico-legal consequences. Consequently, the
determination of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) necessitates a highly sensitive and robust analytical procedure. To address
this necessity, the National Agency for Health, Environmental, Food, Labor, and Health Product Sa(...)
Validation, Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), GC-FID
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Minimally Invasive Right Thoracotomy Approach for Atrial Septal Defect Closure: Report of the First Case Performed in Burkina Faso
Adama Sawadogo1*, Daohu Chen2, Yacouba Tamboura1, Moussa Bazongo1, Issaka Zallé1, Alain Sanou1, Youssouf Naré1, Safietou Tiemtoré3, Lynda Compaoré3, Lassina Konaté3, Farid Belem4, Nestor Kabre4, Adama Sanou1
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall that divides the upper chambers of the heart. It may close spontaneously
or require closure. Historical approach was operative closure by a full sternotomy. Currently, the gold standard approach
is the device closure. When this approach is not available or is not indicated, the alternative is(...)
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Septal Defect, Congenital Heart Disease, Burkina Faso.
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Osteosynthesis by Pinning of Bimalleolar Fractures with Syndesmosis Involvement in a Resource-Limited Country
Sayouba Tinto, Alexandre Stanislas Korsaga, Anatole Jean Innocent Ouedraogo, Hervé Pilabré, Magloire Dingamnodji, Mamoudou Sawadogo and Mohamed Tall
Bimalleolar fractures are common injuries that have a favorable outcome if treated
properly. Weber type C fractures require osteosynthesis of the malleoli and stabilization
of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the treatment of these
injuries using a less expensive technique involving pins and steel wire for(...)
Bimalleolar Fracture, Syndesmosis, Pinning, Resource-Limited Countries.