Publications by authors named "El Hadji Makhtar Ba"

Objectives: - Assessing of Impact of Event, depression, anxiety and stress levels in the Senegalese general population during the COVID19 pandemic and identifying associated factors.

Methods: - Socio-demographic data, psychological impact of the pandemic, and mental health status of participants were collected using an online questionnaire administered to the general population of Senegal between April 1 and April 30 2021. Psychological impact and mental health status were assessed, respectively, by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21 (DASS21).

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Objective: Todescribe the different psycho-physiological repercussions of night work among female health professionals subject to numerous socio-cultural constraints.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study including female professionals performing night work, conducted between July 1 and July 30, 2018 at the Kolda Regional Hospital Center.The study was carried out using anonymous questionnaires.

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Introduction: psychiatric disorders affect the highest number of incarcerated individuals. Indeed, detention conditions in Senegal have been criticized for several years by referring, in particular, to overcrowding. These conditions probably play a determining role in the occurrence of mental disorders in this population.

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Susac syndrome is an autoimmune endothelopathy that affects precapillary arterioles of the brain, retina and inner ear. We report for the first time observations of two patients with Susac syndrome in Senegal.

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