Publications by authors named "M A Djibril"
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- The study aimed to assess how often diabetic patients experience a rapid decline in kidney function in a hospital setting and identify related factors.
- A total of 80 patients were analyzed over one year, with findings showing that 35% had a rapid decline, primarily linked to a very high cardiovascular risk and glomerular filtration rate.
- The results highlighted a significant prevalence of high cardiovascular risk (82.5%) and renal risk (25%) among these patients, emphasizing the need for close monitoring and risk evaluation.
Background: Assessing hospital mortality and its predictors is important as some of these can be prevented through appropriate interventions. Few studies have reported hospital mortality data among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to assess the mortality and associated factors among hospitalized older adults in Togo.
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- COVID-19 began in December 2019 in China and was declared a pandemic by March 2020, with Togo reporting its first case on March 5, 2020.
- A survey conducted from April 23 to May 8, 2020, aimed to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among high-risk groups in Lomé, using oropharyngeal swabs and blood samples for testing.
- Results showed a low overall prevalence of 1.6% among 955 participants, with government measures likely contributing to the low rates of infection, leading to a recommendation for targeted screening in these high-risk populations.