Publications by authors named "Mariam Ouedraogo"
Background: Tobacco is a leading preventable cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Studies characterizing the prevalence of tobacco use in low-income countries are lacking. This study describes the prevalence of tobacco use in Burkina Faso and its associated factors.
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- Tsetse flies are the only vectors for human and animal diseases known as trypanosomosis, which prompted a control project in Burkina Faso aimed at eliminating them from a 40,000 km area between 2006 and 2013.
- The control strategy involved community cooperation and methods such as insecticide targets, traps, aerial treatment, and treating livestock with trypanocides to effectively reduce tsetse populations.
- By the end of the project in 2013, there was a significant reduction in tsetse fly populations, with up to 92% decrease in certain species and only a small percentage of previously infested sites still showing tsetse presence.