Publications by authors named "Paul Windinpsidi Savadogo"
Reduction of Malnutrition Related to Unsafe Water Consumption in Developing Countries: Potabilization of Surface Water and Traditional Well Water, with Plant Extracts.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2024
The consumption of unsafe water in rural areas is a real public health problem in developing countries. This situation mainly affects children under five years of age and causes several deaths and many cases of malnutrition every year. The objective of this study was to evaluate and optimize the capacity of four local plant extracts in the potabilization of unsafe water.
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- Rural women in Burkina Faso have a significant prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use, with 13.8% currently using it according to a national study.
- Factors increasing the likelihood of SLT use include dental symptoms, undernourishment, certain blood pressure measurements, and co-use of alcohol.
- The study emphasizes the need for public health interventions to address SLT use and its associated health risks among these women.
In Burkina Faso, women and their young children are the most exposed to the effects of indoor air pollution. This study investigated the risk factors associated with air pollution during meal cooking in the occurrence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in children under 5 years of age. This is a cross-sectional study that took place in two sectors of the city of Ouagadougou (sectors 15 and 17) in Burkina Faso.
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