Publications by authors named "M Gassama"
Background: Serological screening tests play a crucial role to diagnose gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT). Presently, they preselect individuals for microscopic confirmation, but in future "screen and treat" strategies they will identify individuals for treatment. Variability in reported specificities, the development of new rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and the hypothesis that malaria infection may decrease RDT specificity led us to evaluate the specificity of 5 gHAT screening tests.
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- A study examined the connection between childhood overweight and various socio-economic factors, including the mother's background and migration status, using data from 9,250 preschoolers in France.
- It found that 8.3% of children were overweight, with significantly higher odds for those with immigrant mothers and lower socio-economic statuses.
- The research suggests that socio-economic disadvantages and migration status contribute to childhood overweight, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions to address these social inequalities.
Introduction: High prevalence of overweight and obesity already observed in preschool children suggests the involvement of early-life risk factors. Preconception period and pregnancy are crucial windows for the implementation of child obesity prevention interventions with parental lifestyle factors as relevant targets. So far, most studies have evaluated their role separately, with only a few having investigated their potential synergistic effect on childhood obesity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The study aims to describe the output of routine health screening performed in French nursery schools by the maternal and child health services among children aged 3-4 years and to quantify the level of early socioeconomic health disparities.
Methods: In 30 participating , data on screening for vision and hearing impairments, overweight and thinness, dental health, language, psychomotor development, and immunizations were collected for children born on specific dates in 2011 and enrolled in nursery school in 2014-2016. Information was collected on the children, their socioeconomic characteristics and on the school attended.