Publications by authors named "R A Yameogo"
Introduction: arterial hypertension (AH) is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. Its management is not the sole responsibility of the specialist but requires the participation of all healthcare actors within a care network, with the involvement of those at the forefront. This study aimed to analyse and map the capacity for managing hypertension in Burkina Faso.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMobile technology is widely used in healthcare. However, designers and developers in many cases have focused on developing solutions that are often tailored to highly literate people. While the advent of the pandemic has called for people to seek and use Covid-19 related information to adapt their behaviors, it is relatively difficult for low literate to get easily access to health information through digital technologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Pericarditis is a commun cause of hospitalisation in cardiology and internal medicine wards.
Objective: We aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of effusive pericarditis at the Department of cardiology of the National Referral Teaching Hospital of N'Djamena, Chad.
Methods: We undertook a descriptive cross-sectional study from January 2017 to December 2019.
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure (HF) is a significant health issue in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso, where a study observed that about 17.62% of cardiac cases presented with acute HF.
- The study followed 298 patients, with a majority suffering from de novo HF, highlighting that most patients live in rural areas and are primarily affected by hypertensive heart disease.
- The results showed a high mortality rate of 31% and indicated that the condition commonly affects younger individuals, predominantly from non-ischemic causes.
Background: Few studies have addressed the pattern of atrial fibrillation (AF) in rural Africa. The purpose of the study was to assess the epidemiology and long-term prognosis of AF in rural African patients in the Regional Hospital Center (RHC) of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso.
Results: Overall, 107 of 1805 cardiac cases presented with AF (prevalence of 5.