Blood transfusion requirements among children with severe malarial anemia: a cross-sectional study in a second level reference hospital in Burkina Faso

Abstract Introduction The Coronavirus has spread to almost every country in the world, causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The coronavirus stands out among the other infections especially by it's high contagious power and important effects on the respiratory system. The COVID-19 has differents ways of presentation and these are influenced by the patient's previous nutricional status, correlated with the patient's lifestyle and comorbities. Objective this survey seeks to analyze the nutritional status and the prevalence of obesity in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2. Methods: this is a descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study type, which 41 patients affected by COVID-19 were interviewed. Patient's weight and height were used to assess the BMI, and nutritional risk assessment was performed using the Nutritional Risk Screening tool (NRS 2002). For the analysis, Absolute (AF) and Relative Frequency (RF), the mean and the standard deviation were calculated. Results It was observerd that 78% of the participants had a high nutritional risk, while only 22% had a low nutritional risk. Besides that, 34% showed overweight and 41.4% showed obesity. Conclusion the existence of a high prevalence of increased nutritional risk was evidenced, in addition to the high frequency of overweight in patients affected by SARS-CoV-2.

Download Full-text

Gender differences in cognitive impairment and mobility disability in old age: A cross-sectional study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2013.06.007 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 57 (3) ◽

pp. 311-318 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Yentéma Onadja ◽

Nicole Atchessi ◽

Bassiahi Abdramane Soura ◽

Clémentine Rossier ◽

Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Old Age ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Mobility Disability ◽

Cross Sectional

Download Full-text

P-035. Behavioral risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in pregnant women. Prevalence and socioeconomic predictors in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Pregnancy Hypertension ◽

10.1016/j.preghy.2021.07.070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. e40

Author(s):

Garanet Franck

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Behavioral Risk Factors ◽

Behavioral Risk ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Download Full-text

Cost of pediatric hospitalizations in Burkina Faso: A cross-sectional study of children aged <5 years enrolled through an acute gastroenteritis surveillance program

Vaccine ◽

10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.08.028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (42) ◽

pp. 6517-6523

Author(s):

Negar Aliabadi ◽

Isidore Juste O. Bonkoungou ◽

Talia Pindyck ◽

Moumouni Nikièma ◽

Eyal Leshem ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Acute Gastroenteritis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Surveillance Program ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Download Full-text

IMPACT OF MULTIPLEX PCR IN REDUCING THE RISK OF RESIDUAL TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY AND HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUSES IN BURKINA FASO

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases ◽

10.4084/mjhid.2018.041 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. e2018041 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Arzouma Paul YOODA ◽

Serge Theophile SOUBEIGA ◽

Kompingnin Yacouba NEBIE ◽

Birama DIARRA ◽

Salam SAWADOGO ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Multiplex Pcr ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Residual Risk ◽

Serological Tests ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Impact

Background and ObjectiveThe improved performance of serological tests has significantly reduced the risk of human immunodeficiency and hepatitis B and C viruses transmission by blood transfusion, but there is a persistence of residual risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of multiplex PCR in reducing the risk of residual transmission of these viruses in seronegative blood donors in Burkina Faso.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from March to September 2017. The serological tests were performed on sera using ARCHITECTSR i1000 (Abbot diagnosis, USA). Detection of viral nucleic acids was performed by multiplex PCR on mini-pools of seronegative plasma for HBV, HCV and HIV using SaCycler-96 Real Time PCR v.7.3 (Sacace Biotechnologies). Multiplex PCR-positive samples from these mini-pools were then individually tested by the same method.Results A total of 989 donors aged 17 to 65 were included in the present study. "Repeat donors" accounted for 44.79% (443/989). Seroprevalences for HIV, HBV, and HCV were 2.53% (25/989), 7.28% (72/989) and 2.73% (27/989), respectively. Of the 14 co-infections detected, HBV/HCV was the most common with 0.71% (7/989) of cases. Of 808 donations tested by multiplex PCR, 4.70% (38/808) were positive for HBV while no donation was positive for HIV or HCV.Conclusion: Our study showed a high residual risk of HBV transmission through blood transfusion. Due to the high prevalence of blood-borne infections in Burkina Faso, we recommend the addition of multiplex PCR to serologic tests for optimal blood donation screening.

Download Full-text

Comparison of knowledge on stroke for stroke patients and the general population in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

AIMS Public Health ◽

10.3934/publichealth.2020056 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 723-735

Author(s):

Christy Pu ◽

◽

Jiun-Yu Guo ◽

Yu-Hua-Yeh ◽

Placide Sankara ◽

...

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Cross Sectional

Download Full-text

EVALUATION AND COMPARISON OF DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS INFECTED BY COVID-19 AND PHENOTYPES OF SEVERITY: AN ANALYTICAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A REFERENCE HOSPITAL OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, BRAZIL

10.46898/rfb.9786558891789.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marina Grazziotin PASOLINI ◽

Fernanda Silveira TAVARES ◽

Mariani Carla Prudente BATISTA ◽

Amanda Sena Nunes CANABRAVA ◽

Lisandra Vieira da Cruz SOUZA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Federal District ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Reference Hospital

Download Full-text

Factors related to excessive out-of-pocket expenditures among the ultra-poor after discontinuity of PBF: a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso

Health Economics Review ◽

10.1186/s13561-020-00293-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yvonne Beaugé ◽

Valéry Ridde ◽

Emmanuel Bonnet ◽

Sidibé Souleymane ◽

Naasegnibe Kuunibe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Burkina Faso ◽

Financial Risk ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Service Utilisation ◽

Health Coverage ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Financial Risk Protection ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Risk Protection

Abstract Background Measuring progress towards financial risk protection for the poorest is essential within the framework of Universal Health Coverage. The study assessed the level of out-of-pocket expenditure and factors associated with excessive out-of-pocket expenditure among the ultra-poor who had been targeted and exempted within the context of the performance-based financing intervention in Burkina Faso. Ultra-poor were selected based on a community-based approach and provided with an exemption card allowing them to access healthcare services free of charge. Methods We performed a descriptive analysis of the level of out-of-pocket expenditure on formal healthcare services using data from a cross-sectional study conducted in Diébougou district. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate the factors related to excessive out-of-pocket expenditure among the ultra-poor. The analysis was restricted to individuals who reported formal health service utilisation for an illness-episode within the last six months. Excessive spending was defined as having expenditure greater than or equal to two times the median out-of-pocket expenditure. Results Exemption card ownership was reported by 83.64% of the respondents. With an average of FCFA 23051.62 (USD 39.18), the ultra-poor had to supplement a significant amount of out-of-pocket expenditure to receive formal healthcare services at public health facilities which were supposed to be free. The probability of incurring excessive out-of-pocket expenditure was negatively associated with being female (β = − 2.072, p = 0.00, ME = − 0.324; p = 0.000) and having an exemption card (β = − 1.787, p = 0.025; ME = − 0.279, p = 0.014). Conclusions User fee exemptions are associated with reduced out-of-pocket expenditure for the ultra-poor. Our results demonstrate the importance of free care and better implementation of existing exemption policies. The ultra-poor’s elevated risk due to multi-morbidities and severity of illness need to be considered when allocating resources to better address existing inequalities and improve financial risk protection.

Download Full-text