Assessment of potentially preventable hospitalizations in the regional hospital of Saint-Louis, Senegal.

Introduction: The "potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH)'' are hospital admissions that could have been avoided through effective primary care given at the appropriate time. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), causes of PPH, are the leading cause of death worldwide with significant socioeconomic consequences especially in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the burden of potentially preventable hospitalizations in the St.

Elderly and preventive care of the geriatric pathologies in African environment.

Senegal will not be spared by the process of the aging of its population. In fact, according to surveys, the demographic increase in the population of the old people, which is 3.5% higher than the national average (2.

[Sesame Health Programme at Senegal: Limitations of this free healthcare model].

Introduction: Up until now, elderly people have experienced medical management difficulties despite the free care provided by the Sesame Health Programme. The objective of this study was to determine the costs borne by beneficiaries and/or their families and to evaluate these costs in relation to overall management. This comprehensive, cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted from 21 February to 21 March 2011 in the Ouakam gerontology centre.

[Living the aging in Senegal Perceptions/representations and coping strategies of persons of age three: results of investigations retrospective].

In Senegal, due to the young age of the population (60%) the concerns of the old tend to be put in the background. And yet, problems related to old age are a reality. These problems come up not in terms of demography (the old represent only 4.

HIV-1 outcompetes HIV-2 in dually infected Senegalese individuals with low CD4⁺ cell counts.

Objective: Dual infection with HIV-1 and HIV-2, which is not uncommon in West Africa, has implications for transmission, progression, and antiretroviral therapy (ART). Few studies have examined viral dynamics in this setting. Our objective was to directly compare HIV-1 and HIV-2 viral loads and to examine whether this relationship is associated with CD4⁺ cell count.

HIV shedding in the oral cavity: an assessment of HIV type, immunovirologic, demographic and oral factors.

Objective: To quantify the prevalence and burden of HIV type 2 (HIV-2) and HIV-1 RNA in the oral cavity of antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-infected Senegalese individuals and to identify correlates of oral HIV viral loads.

Design: A cross-sectional study of 163 HIV-1 and 27 HIV-2-infected antiretroviral therapy-naive Senegalese adults.

Methods: Participants received clinical and oral exams and provided blood and oral wash samples for viral load and plasma CD4 count ascertainment.