Publications by authors named "A Kouame"
Large-scale and detailed analyses of activity in the United States (US) remain limited. In this work, we leveraged the comprehensive wearable, demographic, and survey data from the All of Us Research Program, the largest and most diverse population health study in the US to date, to apply and extend the previous global findings on activity inequality within the context of the US. We found that daily steps differed by sex at birth, age, body characteristics, geography, and built environment.
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- Healthcare workers in Abidjan's university hospitals are at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases, prompting a study aimed at improving vaccination rates among them.
- A descriptive cross-sectional study surveyed 1,017 healthcare workers to assess their vaccination coverage and demographics, revealing a diverse group mostly made up of physicians with an average age of 36.
- Results showed low vaccination rates for various diseases, indicating the need for a comprehensive vaccination policy to enhance protection for healthcare workers.
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- The study aims to analyze the occurrence of occupational accidents at a cashew nut processing plant in Côte d'Ivoire during 2022.
- A total of 211 accidents were recorded, with a notable majority involving women (77%) and most accidents occurring among huskers and day laborers, particularly those without social security.
- The most common types of injuries included superficial trauma, burns, and eye injuries, emphasizing the need for better safety measures and the use of personal protective equipment to prevent future incidents.
Acute malnutrition (AM) causes large loss of life and disability in children in Africa. Researchers are testing innovative approaches to increase efficiency of treatment programs. This paper presents results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of one such program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) based on a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial Optimizing Treatment for Acute Malnutrition (OptiMA), conducted in DRC in 2018-20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObservational studies suggest a reduction in fatal or severe COVID-19 disease with the use of ACE2 inhibitors and statins. We implemented a randomized controlled tree-arm open label trial evaluating the benefits of adding telmisartan (TLM) or atorvastatin (ATV) to lopinavir boosted ritonavir (LPVr) on the SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal viral load in patients with mild / moderate COVID-19 infection in Côte d'Ivoire. RT-PCR positive COVID-19 patients ≥ 18 years, with general or respiratory symptoms for less than 7 days were randomized (1:1:1) to receive LPVr (400 mg/100 mg twice daily), LPVr + TLM (10 mg once daily) or LPVr + ATV (20 mg once daily) for 10 days.
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