Publications by authors named "P S Sawadogo"

This study aims to measure the level of entry into motherhood among internally displaced adolescent girls in Kaya and Kongoussi communes, Burkina Faso, and to analyze the factors associated with it. Data were collected from 404 adolescent girls aged 12-19 years in a cross-sectional survey conducted between July and August 2021. The proportion of internally displaced adolescent girls who had started childbearing was 26.

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Malnutrition seriously affects children's health, survival, and future productivity. According to the literature, increasing the supply of health services should help reduce the spread of malnutrition. This article analyses the sources of changes in the decline of chronic malnutrition during the 2000s, where there was an increase in the supply of health services in Burkina Faso.

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  • - Malaria remains a major global health issue, with 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths reported in 2022, and drug resistance is complicating control efforts.
  • - A study conducted from June to October 2021 and 2022 in Burkina Faso analyzed 150 samples for various resistance genes, notably finding a high prevalence of specific mutations associated with drug resistance.
  • - The study underscores the importance of ongoing surveillance of resistance markers to improve malaria control and elimination strategies.
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Faced with the focal resurgence of onchocerciasis reported since 2004 in the South-West of Burkina Faso, the Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program adopted a resumption of biannual community-directed treatment with ivermectin, since 2011 in the Cascades region and since 2013 in the South West region. The objective of this study was to assess the situation of onchocerciasis transmission in the Cascades region, nine years after the resumption of mass drug administration. This cross-sectional and descriptive survey concerned people over 5.

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  • Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in pregnant women is crucial in Burkina Faso, but resistance to the drug needs further investigation due to insufficient data on genetic mutations.
  • A study conducted from April 2019 to March 2020 analyzed placentas from postpartum women in Ouagadougou to assess genetic diversity and mutation prevalence in malaria-causing parasites.
  • Findings revealed high rates of PCR-positive samples, widespread allelic families, and certain genetic mutations, indicating potential early warning signs for increasing resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in the population.
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