[Breast Cancer Survival In Women Teaching Hospital Mother And Child «Luxembourg» Bamako].

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa and Mali and its prognosis remains serious with very low survival. We initiated this study to determine the overall and specific survival rate by treatment type.

Patients And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study from January 1, 2016 to October 31, 2021.

Type-specific incidence, persistence and factors associated with human papillomavirus infection among female sex workers in Benin and Mali, West Africa.

Objectives: This study in female sex workers (FSWs) aimed to: (1) estimate type-specific incidence and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Cotonou (Benin) and Bamako (Mali); and (2) identify the factors associated with type-specific incidence and persistence of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) infection.

Methods: A 1-year prospective cohort study on cervical cancer screening, and HPV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections was conducted among FSWs in Cotonou and Bamako from 2017 to 2019. Poisson regression models assessed factors associated with the incidence of HR-HPV infection, while log-binomial regression was performed to identify factors associated with the persistence of HR-HPV infection.

A population-based combination strategy to improve the cervical cancer screening coverage rate in Bamako, Mali.

Introduction: Cervical cancer screening coverage rate is <5% in Sub-Saharan Africa and <2% in French- speaking African countries. In 2016, we implemented strategies to improve cervical cancer screening in Bamako, the "Weekend70 program". The present study objectives are to determine the effect of this program on women's participation in cervical cancer screening in Bamako, and to estimate the cervical cancer screening coverage rate in Bamako.

Human papillomavirus genotype distribution and factors associated among female sex workers in West Africa.

Objectives: This study aimed to: (1) Estimate HPV prevalence and genotype distribution among female sex workers (FSWs) in Mali and Benin as well as the prevalence of multiple HPV type infections in this group, and (2) Identify potential risk factors associated with high-risk (HR) HPV infections.

Methods: We analyzed baseline data of 665 FSWs aged ≥ 18 years recruited during a prospective cohort of cervical cancer screening in Cotonou (Benin) and Bamako (Mali) from 2017 to 2018. The Linear Array HPV genotyping test was used to identify HPV genotypes.

Household roles and care-seeking behaviours in response to severe childhood illness in Mali.

Malaria is a major cause of under-five mortality in Mali and many other developing countries. Malaria control programmes rely on households to identify sick children and either care for them in the home or seek treatment at a health facility in the case of severe illness. This study examines the involvement of mothers and other household members in identifying and treating severely ill children through case studies of 25 rural Malian households.

Treatment actions and treatment failure: case studies in the response to severe childhood febrile illness in Mali.

Background: Appropriate home management of illness is vital to efforts to control malaria. The strategy of home management relies on caregivers to recognize malaria symptoms, assess severity and promptly seek appropriate care at a health facility if necessary. This paper examines the management of severe febrile illness (presumed malaria) among children under the age of five in rural Koulikoro Region, Mali.

(Re)defining reproductive health with and for the community: an example of participatory research from Mali.

Qualitative research was carried out in central Mali to inform the development of curricula for an intervention to improve young people's reproductive health. Both the young people and 'societal gatekeepers' (including religious leaders and traditional healers) perceived reproductive health to comprise the social dynamics in which reproductive health decision-making is embedded and not just the biological aspects of sexual relations and fertility. Their definitions of reproductive health reflected social taboos about pre-marital sex, infidelity and illegitimate children, and comprised holistic notions of bodily and spiritual cleanliness.