5 results match your criteria: "African Institute of Public Health (IASP)[Affiliation]"
Factors Associated with the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Primary Healthcare Workers Regarding Neglected Tropical Diseases with Skin Manifestations in the Dakar Region, Senegal, 2022.
Trop Med Infect Dis
November 2024
Department of Mathematics, University of Alioune Diop, Diourbel P.O. Box 30, Senegal.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with skin manifestations present a significant health and societal problems challenge worldwide. This study aimed to analyzed factors associated with the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of primary healthcare workers (HCW) concerning NTDs with skin manifestations in the Dakar region of Senegal. We conducted a cross-sectional study utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire which was administered to eligible HCW (general practitioners, nurses and midwives) working at the 24 health centers located in the Dakar region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of Five Years of Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin under Community Guidelines in Resurgent Areas of Burkina Faso: A before-and-after Analysis.
Trop Med Infect Dis
September 2024
African Institute of Public Health (IASP), Ouagadougou 12 P.O. Box 199, Burkina Faso.
Background: Almost the entire country of Burkina Faso was endemic to onchocerciasis. Onchocerciasis control efforts thus brought the prevalence of to a level where the disease was no longer a public health problem in 2002. A resurgence of onchocerciasis cases has been observed in two regions (Cascades and the Southwest) located around several river basins in 2010-2011.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImplementation of maternal and neonatal death surveillance and response in Cameroon.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
August 2022
Health Sciences Research Institute (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Objective: To analyze implementation of maternal and neonatal death surveillance and response (MNDSR) in Cameroon to determine to what extent monitoring objectives are being met and highlight the main obstacles and facilitating factors.
Methods: Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study using a qualitative method and routine data on maternal health. Semistructured interviews were conducted with participants involved in MNDSR at the central, regional, and district levels.
The direct cost of dialysis supported by families for patients with chronic renal failure in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
BMC Nephrol
June 2022
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Background: Chronic renal failure can lead to dialysis and/or a kidney transplant in the final stage. The number of patients under dialysis has increased considerably in the world and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Dialysis is a very expensive care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and factors associated with stigma among people with disabilities in Niger in 2018: a multi-level analysis.
AIDS Care
September 2022
African Institute of Public Health (IASP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Article Synopsis
- - The study examines the prevalence and associated factors of stigma faced by people with disabilities in Niger, revealing an overall stigma rate of 18% among the 820 participants aged 15-60.
- - Intellectual and cognitive disabilities were linked to a higher likelihood of experiencing stigma, with adjusted odds ratios indicating nearly double or triple the risk compared to other disabilities.
- - Individuals over 20 years old experienced significantly lower levels of stigma, and living with other disabled individuals served as a protective factor, highlighting the need for interventions to combat stigma in the country.