Publications by authors named "C H Coulibaly"
Article Synopsis
- Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the Leishmania donovani complex, is becoming increasingly documented in Chad, particularly in the Léré district, indicating it may be endemic in the region.
- In a study involving 40 patients, 82.5% tested positive for VL through blood tests, with the most affected age groups being 15-29 and 0-14 years, and common symptoms including fever and weight loss.
- The study highlighted the need for better health education and training for healthcare workers in Chad to enhance early detection and management of VL, as 35% of cases required treatment and there were reported fatalities associated with comorbid conditions.
The burden of headache and a health-care needs assessment in the adult population of Mali: a cross-sectional population-based study.
J Headache Pain
June 2024
Background: Our recent studies have shown headache disorders to be very common in the central and western sub-Saharan countries of Benin and Cameroon. Here we report headache in nearby Mali, a strife-torn country that differs topographically, culturally, politically and economically. The purposes were to estimate headache-attributed burden and need for headache care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConflict and violence constitute threats to public health. As levels of conflict increase within and between countries, it is important to explore how conflict resolution initiatives can be adapted to meet the health needs of communities, and how addressing the health needs of communities can assist in conflict resolution and contribute to health security. In conflict-affected central Mali, a Peace through Health Initiative, piloted between 2018 and 2022, used conflict resolution trainings, facilitated community meetings, and human and animal health interventions to negotiate "periods of tranquility" to achieve public health goals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sub-Saharan African countries face the challenge of immunological transfusion safety that puts many patients at risk of post-transfusion hemolytic reactions. This is because pre-transfusion testing for irregular/unexpected antibodies that helps to prevent these risks are neither universally available nor accessible. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of red blood cell alloantibodies and their specificity in patients transfused in Burkina Faso.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The health district of Mopti is confronted with factors that influence its vaccination coverage [1]. The aim of the study was to study the factors influencing the low BCG vaccination coverage in VAR1 and Penta3 in children aged 0 to 23 months in the health district in 2021.
Methodology: We carried out a descriptive cross-sectional study, collected information from 280 mothers questioned on the services provided by the vaccination service for children before the age of two, the reasons for incompleteness using a questionnaire.