Factors associated with positive human papillomavirus (HPV) test results in cervical precancer screening: a cross-sectional study at Souro Sanou National Teaching Hospital (SSNTH) in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Introduction: Human papilloma virus testing is a new method of screening for precancerous cervical lesions. Here we identified factors associated to the positive Human papilloma virus-testing in the context of cervical precancer screening at the Souro Sanou National Teaching Hospital in Burkina Faso.

Materials And Method: Conducted from June 2021-May 2022, this was a cross-sectional study, including patients aged between 25 and 55 years-old and screened for precancerous lesions and received HPV-testing at the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine (DGORM) of the SSNTH.

[Prognostic factors for neonatal mortality at the Souro Sanou University Hospital in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study].

Introduction: to help reduce neonatal mortality in Burkina Faso, we identified the prognostic factors for neonatal mortality at the Sourô Sanou University Hospital.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional and analytical study in the neonatal department from July 25, 2019 to June 25, 2020. Patients' medical records, consultation and hospital records were reviewed.

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Introduction: Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a public health priority and shortcomings in health services can make matters worse.

Purpose Of The Research: The aim of the study was to carry out an organizational audit inspired by the accreditation standards of the Agence nationale d’accréditation et d’évaluation en santé (ANAEH) (French National Agency for Health Accreditation and Assessment) for the management of resistant tuberculosis patients and to determine the level of patient satisfaction in order to identify any failings and possible solutions.

Results: The overall audit score was 63.

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Introduction: Assessing patient turnaround times is essential for improving the quality of care in emergency service departments.

Purpose Of The Research: This study looked at waiting and treatment times, and their associated factors, in the surgical emergency service department at the Souro Sanou National Teaching Hospital (SSNTH) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Results: This study was carried out on 380 patients with a median age of thirty-eight.

[Additional payment despite free health care in Burkina Faso].

Introduction: Free health care for children under five years of age in Burkina Faso was introduced in 2016 in order to remove the financial barrier to accessing care. Additional health expenses remain despite this free health care, which may compromise access to health services for the poorest patients.

Methods: This partial medico-economic evaluation included a descriptive study of additional health expenses paid by parents.

Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 in people coinfected with HIV and/or tuberculosis in low-income countries: study protocol for mixed methods research in Burkina Faso.

Background: An issue of particular concern is the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCOV) on the people coinfected with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and/or tuberculosis (TB). Unfortunately, this interaction has not been well explored in African despite the large proportion of these risk populations living with HIV and/or patients and/or tuberculosis (TB) in the African region. This study aims to design a research protocol for assessment of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on these risk populations in response to COVID-19 strategic plans in Burkina Faso by generating serological, epidemiological, virological, clinical and socio-anthropological evidence-based data.

[Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Assessment Survey in Burkina Faso in Connection with 4 Districts].

Objective: In this impact survey on the preventive chemotherapy against lymphatic filariasis, the national neglected tropical diseases programme team conducted a Transmission Assessment Survey in the health districts of Leo, Sapouy, Boromo and Dedougou. The purpose of this study was to assess lymphatic filariasis transmission in these four districts (included in two evaluation units (EU): Boucle du Mouhoun 3 and Centre-Ouest 2 after more than ten to thirteen years of mass drug treatment.

Methodology: The study was a cross sectional survey which targeted the school aged children based on the cluster survey method conducted at community level.

Spatiotemporal analysis of dengue fever in Burkina Faso from 2016 to 2019.

Background: Burkina Faso experienced an epidemic resurgence of dengue in 2016, which led to the implementation of several control strategies. In order to allow a better adaptation of these strategies, we studied the spatio-temporal distribution of dengue.

Methods: Monthly dengue cases from 2016 to 2019, aggregated at the health district level, were used to map the crude incidence, excess risk, and smoothed incidence of dengue in Burkina Faso with GeoDa software.

[Description of a new epidemic focus of cutaneous Leishmaniasis major in western Burkina Faso].

Introduction: in Burkina Faso, the only epidemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis confirmed in the literature by lab tests was in Ouagadougou. We report the epidemiological, clinical and biological results of the assessment of a new epidemic focus in Larama in western Burkina Faso.

Methods: camps were used to receive patients.

Occurrence of phlebitis related to peripheral venous catheterization in the emergency services of the Souro Sanou National Teaching Hospital in Burkina Faso.

Patients must receive high-quality and safe health care. Peripheral venous catheterization (PVC) exposes patients to complications, mostly phlebitis. This study investigated the incidence of phlebitis and its PVC-related risk factors among patients in the medical and surgical emergency departments of the Souro Sanou University Hospital Center (CHUSS) in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Evaluation of the effect of mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis in three health districts and public health implications: study of 12 epidemiological surveillance sites in Burkina Faso.

The implementation of mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns of albendazole (400 mg) and ivermectin (150-200 μm/kg) since 2001 has helped to change the epidemiological profile of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in many health districts in Burkina Faso. From 2002 to 2016, 14 rounds of MDA have taken place in the Central East zone, with therapeutic coverage exceeding 65%. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the impact of MDA in the fight against LF at 12 sentinel and spot-check sites.

[Prevalence and knowledge of arterial hypertension in the elderly: cross-sectional study conducted in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso].

This study aims to determine the prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in the elderly people as well as their knowledge of this disease. We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study in the town of Bobo-Dioulasso from October to November 2015 at the intervention sites of the Association of Medical Assistance to elderly people "KAFOLI". Patients aged 60 years and more, with or without hypertension, who wished to participate in the study were included.

[Is the fight against maternal mortality in Burkina Faso adapted to reduce the three delays?].

Objective: Maternal mortality remains high in Burkina Faso despite numerous interventions designed to reduce this mortality. It therefore appeared important to analyse attempts to lower maternal mortality in Burkina Faso over the last fifteen years in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses and to improve the national programme.

Methods: Analysis according to the ?three delays? model using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats method was conducted.

Inadequate programming, insufficient communication and non-compliance with the basic principles of maternal death audits in health districts in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study.

Background: Implementation of quality maternal death audits requires good programming, good communication and compliance with core principles. Studies on compliance with core principles in the conduct of maternal death audits (MDAs) exist but were conducted in urban areas, at the 2nd or 3rd level of the healthcare system, in experimental situations, or in a context of skills-building projects or technical platforms with an emphasis on the review of "near miss". This study aims to fill the gap of evidence on the implementation of MDAs in rural settings, at the first level of care and in the routine care situation in Burkina Faso.

[Local culture and community participation: Djandioba family planning day in Burkina Faso].

The combination of “local culture and community participation” as implementation support for health programmes is an effective approach to reduce cultural barriers of access to health services. These events have reduced the negative impact of perceptions, erroneous beliefs and misinformation about modern contraceptive methods commonly observed in target populations..

Patients infected by tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus facing their disease, their reactions to disease diagnosis and its implication about their families and communities, in Burkina Faso: a mixed focus group and cross sectional study.

Background: Patients facing tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection receive particular care. Despite efforts in the care, misconceptions about TB and HIV still heavily impact patients, their families and communities. This situation severely limits achievement of TB and HIV programs goals.

Knowledge and practice concerning swallowing disorders in hemiplegic patients among nurses of Bobo-Dioulasso urban primary health care centers in Burkina Faso.

Introduction: The quality of management of swallowing disorders (SD) from admission onwards influences the patients' nutritional status and their prognosis. Neurological diseases are the main causes of SD, affecting one in three patients with hemiplegia (Hp). In Burkina Faso (BF), primary health care center (PHCC) nurses are the first to manage these patients, but there are no data related to their management of SD.

Tuberculosis in developing countries: conditions for successful use of a decentralized approach in a rural health district.

Introduction: This article reports the results and the lessons learned from implementing the decentralized approach to tuberculosis (TB) detection and treatment, embedded with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection in health district. The objective was to increase the TB screening indicators in the district using the common ways for offering care to patients in health district.

Methods: Conducted from August 2006 to July 2007, this large-scale intervention using Non-experimental study Designs has implemented a decentralized approach for fighting against TB in Orodara Health District (OHD), Burkina Faso.

Medication-adherence predictors among patients with tuberculosis or human immunodeficiency virus infection in Burkina Faso.

Background: Adherence to treatment remains a key issue for tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs. The study objective was to identify potential determinants of medication adherence (MA) among patients with TB, HIV, or both.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, adult patients attending TB or HIV clinics were recruited in two main regions (Centre and Hauts-Bassins) of Burkina Faso from August to October 2010.

Risk factors of tuberculosis infection among HIV/AIDS patients in Burkina Faso.

Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV coinfection is the leading cause of mortality among TB patients and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). There is still a need to look for cognitive and behavioral determinants of TB among PLWHAs. This study aims at identifying risk factors of TB infection among PLWHAs in Burkina Faso.

[Leadership and vision in the improvement of universal health care coverage in low-income countries].

In Burkina Faso, as in most developing countries, the operational level of the health system is made up of Health Districts (HDs), the activities of which are typically coordinated by the District Team (DT). Assessing the the core functions of DTs, as described by WHO, shows two important weaknesses. Firstly, instructions from "above" are often implemented rather passively: DTs tend not to display much leadership.