[Prevalence and complications of gestational diabetes in women followed in Parakou maternities].

Introduction: The study was initiated to determine the prevalence and the complications of gestational diabetes in women attending Parakou maternities clinics in 2015.

Methods: This study was longitudinal, descriptive and analytical. The study population consists of women with gestational diabetes in Parakou maternities wards.

Report of a fatal case of Lassa fever in Parakou in 2018: clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic aspects.

Background: Lassa fever is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases in West Africa. It is a serious public health problem in this region of Africa where it is endemic in several countries. However, it remains a very little known disease by healthcare workers.

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This study aims to determine the frequency and identify the factors associated with undernutrition among patients undergoing visceral surgery in 2014. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study over the period September 11, 2014-December 11, 2014. The study population comprised patients who had undergone visceral surgery at the National University Hospital Centre Koutoucou Hubert MAGA, Cotonou.

Management of arterial hypertension in Cotonou city, Benin: general practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and practice.

Objective: We aimed to assess the management of hypertensive patients by general practitioners in Cotonou city.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on a multicentre survey conducted from 1 May to 31 July 2011. We recruited all consenting general practitioners who worked in public and private centres in Cotonou city.