Effect of health shocks on the absenteeism magnitude at work in Togo: is health insurance a mitigating factor?

Background: The occurrence of health shocks affects households economically in various ways. It most often leads to missed work, thus inducing a decrease in productivity and a loss of income. These effects are even more significant if the extent of absenteeism is high or if its duration is long.

Toxicity of Oils Extracted From the Arils of (K.D. Koenig) in Wistar Rats.

oil, a substance with a rich history of use for its nutritional, therapeutic, traditional, and cosmetic benefits, was the focus of our study. We investigated the impact of consuming edible oil from . arils on Wistar rats.

Epidemiology of alcohol use disorder in the general population of Togo and Benin: the ALCOTRANS study.

Introduction: Access to data concerning mental health, particularly alcohol use disorders (AUD), in sub-Saharan Africa is very limited. This study aimed to estimate AUD prevalence and identify the associated factors in Togo and Benin.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and May 2022, targeting individuals aged 18 years and above in the Yoto commune of Togo and the Lalo commune of Benin.

Surgical Advances in Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Africa: What About the Endoscopic Approach?

Objective: To assess the practices, trends, and challenges associated with the use of endoscopic techniques in Africa related to the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia METHODS: The questionnaire, which was based on Google Forms, assessed several points related to the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Results: In 67.4% of the centers, BPH was the primary pathology requiring surgical management.

Mosquito Bed Net Use and Burkitt Lymphoma Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Importance: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is one of the most common childhood cancers in sub-Saharan Africa and is etiologically linked to malaria. However, evidence for an effect of malaria interventions on BL is limited.

Objective: To investigate the potential population-level association between large-scale rollout of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2000s and BL incidence.

Comparative Metabolomic Profiling of Eggs from 3 Diverse Chicken Breeds Using GC-MS Analysis.

Eggs, as a crucial source of essential nutrients for consumers, possess a high nutritional value owing to their rich composition of vital components essential for human health. While previous research has extensively investigated genetic factors influencing egg quality, there has been a limited focus on exploring the impact of specific strains, particularly within the African context, on the polar metabolite profile of eggs. In this extensive study, we conducted an untargeted analysis of the chemical composition of both albumen and yolk from 3 distinct strains of hens-Blue Holland, Sasso, and Wassache-raised under identical feeding conditions.

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Introduction: Thoracic surgery is a specialty with specific anesthetic management requirements. This is a recent specialty in Togo, with a multi-skilled anesthetic team.

Aim: To describe the anesthetic management and morbidity of thoracic surgery.

Alcohol Use Disorder in the General Population in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Introduction: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the major risk factors for population health worldwide. In some regions, this disorder remains underdiagnosed. This is particularly the case in sub-Saharan Africa, where data on this disease in the general population remains scarce.

Impacts of unconditional cash transfers on health care utilisation in informal sector households in Togo.

Background: Most Togolese population earns their income from informal sector, and they are very often exposed to health outcomes. Cash transfers impact healthcare utilization by improving household's social capital, socio-economic status, lifestyle choice, and physical health. The aim of this paper was to analyse the impact of unconditional cash transfers on health care utilisation in informal sector households.

Catastrophic health expenditure and household impoverishment in Togo.

Background: The main way of financing healthcare in low-income countries continues to be out-of-pocket payments. Despite the efforts of national authorities and international partners to protect households from impoverishment arising from seeking healthcare, the risk of incurring catastrophic healthcare expenses remains very high for households in developing countries. This study aims to analyse catastrophic health expenditures and their effects on household impoverishment in Togo.

Testicular necrosis and subsequent orchiectomy as a complication of inguinal mesh infection surgery: a case report.

The management of inguinal hernias has been revolutionised with mesh-based techniques, which are now the gold standard. In rare cases, complications can occur, the most common being prosthesis infection. The course is unpredictable, causing considerable morbidity and multiple interventions in the case of chronicity.

Structural Elucidation of Relevant Gibberellic Acid Impurities and Investigation of Their Interaction with Soluble Gibberellin Receptor GID1.

Gibberellin derivatives are a family of tetracyclic diterpenoid plant hormones used in agriculture as plant growth regulators included in the European Directive 91/414. In the pesticide peer review process and to assess their toxicological relevance and product chemical equivalence, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) highlighted data gaps such as the identification of hydrolysis products and unknown impurities. The aspect of impurity characterization and quantitation is challenging and requires the use of hyphenated analytical techniques.

Effect of wealth inequality on child and infant mortality in Togo.

At birth, individual has a health capital that depends on family, environmental and personal characteristics which depreciates over time requiring investment. It's in this sense that this article aims to analyze the effect of wealth inequality on infant and child mortality in Togo. This effect is accessed by a semi-parametric proportional hazard duration model of Cox.

Treated wastewater suitability for reuse in comparison to groundwater and surface water in a peri-urban area: Implications for water quality management.

The climate change and population growth led to a severe water shortage that limits fresh water availability in some areas of Togo. Thus, the farmers of Adjougba District have no other choice than using treated wastewater as an alternative for irrigated agriculture. The purpose of this study is to compare the suitability of three types of water for uses with identification of the reliable parameters in the assessment of water suitability for irrigation and domestic purposes.

Migrant Remittances and Economic Growth in ECOWAS Countries: Does Digitalization Matter?

Digital technologies can be a critical channel in boosting economic growth and achieving Sustainable Development Goals. During crises like COVID-19, digitalization can facilitate the reception of remittances from relatives and friends. We analyze the effects of migrant remittances (MRs) on economic growth in ECOWAS countries with a special emphasis on the role of digitalization.

Giant abdominopelvic desmoid tumour herniated trough perineum: a case report.

Desmoid tumours are deep aggressive fibromatoses that usually arise in the soft tissues of the limbs or the abdominal wall. Intra-abdominal localisation, rarely occurs and their treatment may be challenging. When necessary, surgery must be personalized to what is achievable in terms of margins while preserving functional outcomes.

Farm Households' Adoption of Climate-smart Practices in Subsistence Agriculture: Evidence from Northern Togo.

Climate change (CC) effects on agriculture development and households' vulnerability are widely recognized. Being aware of the induced effects of climatic risks, farmers have adopted adaptation strategies to build resilience. Analyzes the determinants of choice of adaptation strategies using binary models can lead to an estimation bias, since the number of adopted strategies may be correlated.

Electron-Deficient Alkynes as Powerful Tools against Root-Knot Nematode : Nematicidal Activity and Investigation on the Mode of Action.

The present study reports on the powerful nematicidal activity of a series of electron-deficient alkynes against the root-knot nematode (Kofoid and White) Chitwood. Interestingly, we found that the conjugation of electron-withdrawing carbonyl groups to an alkyne triple bond was extremely proficient in inducing nematode paralysis and death. In particular, dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (), 3-butyn-2-one (), and methyl propiolate (), with EC of 1.

Assessing and decomposing inequality of opportunity in access to child health and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from three countries with low human development index.

Background: Inequality of opportunity in health and nutrition is a major public health issue in the developing regions. This study analyzed the patterns and extent of inequality of opportunity in health and nutrition among children under-five across three countries sub-Saharan Africa with low Human development index (HDI).

Methods: We used data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20,792 households, 21,756 women aged 15 to 49 and 21,456 children under five), Guinea Bissau (6601 households, 10,234 women aged 15-49 and 7573 children under five) and Mali (11,830 households, 18,409 women in 15-49 years and 16,468 children under five) to compute the human opportunity index (HOI) and the dissimilarity index (D-index).

Credit constraints and soybean farmers' welfare in subsistence agriculture in Togo.

This study assesses the impact of credit constraints on soybean farmers' welfare in subsistence agriculture in Togo. In order to control potential sample selection bias, the endogenous switching regression method was adopted and data collected from a random sample of 500 soybean farmers were used. The results showed that farmers' age, being a member of the soybean organization and selling the soybean to a recognized NGO or to a private organization and growing cotton or cashew are the main determinants of access to full amount of credit.

Ocular and Mucocutaneous Sequelae among Survivors of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Togo.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess ocular and mucocutaneous sequelae among SJS/TEN survivors and identify risk factors of ocular sequelae.

Patients And Method: Late complications among SJS/TEN survivors were assessed using 2 methods: a retrospective assessment of medical records only or a retrospective assessment of medical records and physical examination of survivors who were contacted by phone.

Results: Between January 1995 and December 2017, 177 cases of SJS/TEN (138 cases of SJS, 29 cases of TEN, and 10 cases SJS/TEN overlap) were admitted into two university hospitals of Lomé (Togo).

Acne in Lomé, Togo: clinical aspects and quality of life of patients.

Background: Acne is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the pilosebaceous follicle that mainly affects adolescents and young adults. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients with acne, and to determine the correlation between the QOL and the severity of acne, in Lomé (Togo).

Method: From July 2017 to February 2018, we conducted a study in three dermatology departments of Lomé.

Engaging Men in Family Planning: Perspectives From Married Men in Lomé, Togo.

Family planning programs have made vast progress in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa in the last decade, but francophone West Africa is still lagging behind. More emphasis on male engagement might result in better outcomes, especially in countries with strong patriarchal societies. Few studies in francophone West Africa have examined attitudes of male involvement in family planning from the perspective of men themselves, yet this evidence is necessary for development of successful family planning projects that include men.