Publications by authors named "Awa Ba Diop"
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- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is linked to hypertension (HBP), with a significant number of people with HBP remaining undiagnosed, especially in developing countries like Senegal.
- A study in northern Senegal assessed CKD prevalence among three groups: normotensive, diagnosed hypertension, and undiagnosed hypertension, involving over 2,400 individuals aged 18-80.
- The findings revealed that 52% had HBP and 17.8% had CKD, with undiagnosed hypertensive patients having a notably high rate of CKD, particularly in older women.
Background: The impact of COVID-19 sanitary measures on the time trends in infectious and chronic disease consultations in Sub-Saharan Africa remains unknown.
Methods: We conducted a cohort study on all emergency medical consultations from January 2016 to July 2020, from SOS Medecins in Dakar, Senegal. The consultation records provided basic demographic information such as age, ethnicity (Senegalese or Caucasian), and sex as well as the principal diagnosis using an ICD-10 classification ("infectious", "chronic", and "other").
Background: Several predisposing factors for diabetes mellitus have been identified, including cluster determinant 36 (CD36) receptor expression. We aimed to determine the effects of CD36 gene polymorphisms and hypermethylation on the plasma CD36 protein levels in type 2 diabetes.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 100 females (lean healthy control subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes).
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease in tropical countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Previous work on epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa has shown that many cases are severe, partly a result of some specific causes, that it carries a stigma, and that it is not adequately treated in many cases. Many studies on the epidemiology, aetiology, and management of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa have been reported in the past 10 years.
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