[Factors associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of children aged 6 to 12 months in Kaolack (Senegal)].

Introduction: the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends immediate and exclusive breastfeeding in order to reduce malnutrition and neonatal mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and to identify its associated factors among mothers of children aged 6 to 12 months in Kaolack.

Method: we conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study.

ATP2B4 regulatory genetic variants are associated with mild malaria.

Background: Genome-wide association studies have identified ATP2B4 as a severe malaria resistance gene. Recently, 8 potential causal regulatory variants have been shown to be associated with severe malaria.

Methods: Genotyping of rs10900585, rs11240734, rs1541252, rs1541253, rs1541254, rs1541255, rs10751450, rs10751451 and rs10751452 was performed in 154 unrelated individuals (79 controls and 75 mild malaria patients).

Identification of Regulatory Element Containing Functional Genetic Variants Associated with Severe Malaria.

Genome-wide association studies for severe malaria (SM) have identified 30 genetic variants mostly located in non-coding regions. Here, we aimed to identify potential causal genetic variants located in these loci and demonstrate their functional activity. We systematically investigated the regulatory effect of the SNPs in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the malaria-associated genetic variants.

[Study Of The Availability Of Medicine For Childhood In Senegal].

Introduction: In Senegal, the main causes of death are the pneumonia, the diarrhea and the malaria. The malnutrition is an underlying factor in more than a third of the deaths, because it returns the more vulnerable children to the serious illnesses. The general objective of this research is to study the availability and the price of medicine in the therapeutic care of the children of less than 5 years old in the region of Dakar in Senegal.

[Membership factors and use of mutual health insurance in the Ziguinchor region of Senegal].

Aim: The purpose of this article is to identify, the factors that would explain the adherence and use of MS and make recommendations for actions that would encourage the population to adhere more at the MS in the Ziguinchor region in Senegal.

Method: The sample was concerned by 392 patients selected by the quota method in the hospitals of the region. The data were processed and analyzed by the sphinx and stata software through the logistic regression method.

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Aim: The purpose of this article is to identify, the factors that would explain the adherence and use of MS and make recommendations for actions that would encourage the population to adhere more at the MS in the Ziguinchor region in Senegal.

Method: The sample was concerned by 392 patients selected by the quota method in the hospitals of the region. The data were processed and analyzed by the sphinx and stata software through the logistic regression method.

[Acute intestinal occlusion revealing abdominal pregnancy: a case study].

Abdominal pregnancy (AP) is defined as the implantation and the development of the fertilized egg in the peritoneal cavity. It is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, whose detection can be fortuitous, mimicking surgical emergency. We report a rare case of acute febrile bowel obstruction revealing abdominal pregnancy in a 27-year old patient, with no particular past medical history, admitted to hospital for the treatment of occlusive syndrome evolving over the last week.

Adult ileocecal intussusception induced by adenomatous ileal polyp: case report and literature review.

Intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults, and has generally an organic etiology. However, adenomatous polyp of the small bowel is an uncommon etiology. Moreover, there's a great difference with childhood intussusception in its presentation, etiology and management.

Analysis of public policies in favor of the elderly people in Senegal: state of legal protection.

Senegal will be spared by phenomenon of population ageing, which will surely have socioeconomic and cultural consequences that will not be easy to tackle, as all sectors will be affected. In regard to legal protection, there are not any special legal acts for the elderly as is the case for children and women. They are treated just as responsible adults whose legal status is the same as everyone else.

[Evolution of Community engagement in the fight against Ebola].

Context: Community engagement is one of the most effective approaches to the fight against Ebola. It has been shown to be effective in other contexts and was implemented in Guinea for two years to reduce the spread of the Ebola Outbreak.

Methods: This article is based on a qualitative approach combining several data collection methods over a nine-month period in the field : series of formal and informal interviews, participating observations, focus groups, comment meetings, analysis of reports and follow-up of news on the Ebola Outbreak.

[Determinants of Fatal Road Traffic Injuries in Côte d’Ivoire from 2002 to 2011].

Introduction : In most developing countries, with rapidly changing lifestyles, urbanization, and increasing numbers of vehicles, Road Traffic Injuries (RTI) are expected to have a growing impact on mortality and morbidity.The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with fatal RTI in Côte d’Ivoire.Methods : We conducted a cross-sectional study of data concerning RTI in Côte d’Ivoire over a ten-year period (2002 to 2011) from the Road Safety Office (RSO) database.

[The Study Of Biomedical Waste Management In Sanitary District Of Goudry In Senegal].

Aim: Of this study was to explore, in the sanitary district of Goudiry, the practice of biomedical waste management and to analyze its impact.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of seven health posts, among a total of 11, drawn by simple random sampling and a health centre (district hospital). Data were collected through structured interviews with all staff, participant observation and from secondary data.

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.

Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries: epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.

Introduction: Diaphragmatic injuries include wounds and diaphragm ruptures, due to a thoracoabdominal blunt or penetrating traumas. Their incidence ranges between 0.8 and 15 %.

[Study of the Consumers' preference on the universal health coverage development strategy through health mutual in Ziguinchor Region, Southwest of Senegal].

In Senegal, the informal and rural sector that accounts for over 80% of the population is covered only up to 7% by a health insurance system. That is why, for the implementation of development strategy of the universal health coverage (UHC) through mutual health insurance providers, the Government of Senegal has focused on this sector. The objective of this study was to assess the consumer's preference on the UHC development strategies through mutual health insurance providers.

[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.

[Cardiovascular risk factors associated with erectile dysfunction in the region of Dakar, Senegal].

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is often a reason for consultation revealing the existence of cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of this study was to determine the cardiovascular risk factors associated with ED in the Dakar region.

Methods: A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from March 18 to June 2, 2013.

[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.

[How Bone Densitometry contributes to the diagnosis of Osteoporosis at the Gerontology and Geriatrics Center of Ouakam, Dakar City: 102 observation].

Introduction: This study aims at assessing the morbidity rate and risk factors of osteoporosis.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Gerontology and Geriatrics Center of Ouakam from 2010 to 2012 with patients who had benefited from a bone densitometry examination. The study variables were: sex, current age, menopausal age, past individual fractures, past family fractures, prolonged corticoid intake, prolonged immobilization, tobacco addiction, and alcoholism.

Perforated mesenteric Meckel's diverticulum in an adult: a real variant?

A Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a real diverticulum that is usually located on the anti-mesenteric edge in the last meter of the ileum. Its location on the mesenteric edge has been rarely reported.

[IgG responses to candidate malaria vaccine antigens in the urban area of Dakar (Senegal): evolution according to age and parasitemia in patients with mild symptoms].

Malaria remains a major problem in African countries despite substantial decreases in morbidity and mortality due to sustained control programs. Studies for the evaluation of qualitative or quantitative Ab responses to key targets of anti-plasmodium immunity were mostly done in rural endemic setting compared to urban area. In a cohort of 200 patients with mild malaria and living in Dakar, we analyze total and subclasses IgG responses to a panel of P.

[Assistance and Support Units for the elderly: A tool for promoting health in seniors: Example of the CAAPA unit of "Sicap Rue 10", in Dakar].

As a body for reflection, dialogue and integration, the CAAPA Assistance and Support Unit of "Sicap Rue 10" allows the elderly to fully participate in the life of their society while being in good health. The unit has been set up by the local authorities following recommendations from interdepartmental cabinet meeting on 13 November, 200. Nine years after the creation of the unit, it becomes important to evaluate the degree of community participation of the elderly within that unit.