Analysis of environmental risk factors for malaria under climate change in Korogho (North Cote d’Ivoire)

Abstract Background: Schistosomiasis remains an important public health issue among adults and infected individuals not treated serve as a reservoir of the parasite. Despite this fact, evidence on the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in adults in Côte d’Ivoire is scanty. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis among adults in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in April and May 2017 in the frame of the “Côte d’Ivoire Dual Burden of Disease Study” (CoDuBu). A total of 901 randomly selected individuals, aged 18-90 years, provided blood, stool and urine samples for the diagnosis of malaria and helminth infections. With an emphasis on schistosomiasis, stool samples were subjected to the Kato-Katz technique for detection of Schistosoma mansoni eggs, while urine samples were examined for eggs of Schistosoma haematobium and circulating cathodic antigen of S. mansoni. Risk factors and morbidity profiles were assessed using health examination and questionnaires. Multinomial logistic regressions were employed to identify independent risk factors and morbidity patterns associated with S. mansoni mono- and co-infections.Results: The prevalence of S. mansoni and S. haematobium was 23.2% and 1.0%, respectively. Most S. mansoni were mono-infections (81.3%). Independent determinants of S. mansoni infection were young age, low socioeconomic status (mono- and co-infection) and poor hygiene practices (co-infection). S. mansoni infection was independently associated with higher pain and symptom scores (mono-infection), poor self-rated health and low healthcare use (co-infection).Conclusions: This study showed that adults represent a substantial reservoir of S. mansoni. To sustain schistosomiasis control and improve people’s wellbeing, it is important to expand preventive chemotherapy from school-aged children to adults, coupled with hygiene and health education.

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Risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in urban farming communities in western Côte d'Ivoire

Tropical Medicine & International Health ◽

10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01841.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 709-723 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Barbara Matthys ◽

Andres B. Tschannen ◽

Norbert T. Tian-Bi ◽

Hermann Comoé ◽

Salia Diabaté ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Schistosoma Mansoni ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Urban Farming ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Farming Communities ◽

Côte D'ivoire

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Estimation of dog population and dog bite risk factors in departments of San Pedro and Bouake in Côte d'Ivoire

Acta Tropica ◽

10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105447 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 206 ◽

pp. 105447

Author(s):

Vessaly Kallo ◽

Moussa Sanogo ◽

Marcel Boka ◽

Komissiri Dagnogo ◽

Mathilde Tetchi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Dog Bite ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

San Pedro ◽

Côte D'ivoire

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Potential enterobacteria risk factors associated with contamination of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) grown in the peri-urban area of Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences ◽

10.4314/ijbcs.v5i1.68104 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R Koffi-Nevry ◽

BJ Assi-Clair ◽

M Koussemon ◽

AS Wognin ◽

N Coulibaly

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Urban Area ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Lactuca Sativa ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Côte D'ivoire

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Contact to Non-human Primates and Risk Factors for Zoonotic Disease Emergence in the Taï Region, Côte d’Ivoire

EcoHealth ◽

10.1007/s10393-015-1056-x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 580-591 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Arsène Mossoun ◽

Maude Pauly ◽

Chantal Akoua-Koffi ◽

Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann ◽

Siv Aina J. Leendertz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Zoonotic Disease ◽

Disease Emergence ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire

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HIGH RISK OF POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE AT BOUAKÉ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (NORTH-CENTRAL CÔTE D’IVOIRE)

Anthropological Researches and Studies ◽

10.26758/11.1.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (11) ◽

pp. 78-91

Author(s):

Zahouo Pascale Ghislaine KOUAMÉ ◽

Adou Serge Judicaël ANOUA ◽

N’Doumy Noël ABE

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High Risk ◽

Adolescent Mothers ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Postpartum Haemorrhage ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Community Intervention ◽

University Hospital ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire

Objectives. Postpartum haemorrhage is one of several direct causes of maternal death in Côte d’Ivoire. It is recurrent in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics at Bouaké University Hospital (CHU de Bouaké), but little is known to date about the underlying risk factors. The present study aims to describe the levels and trends displayed by the risk factors of postpartum haemorrhage before determining the contributing social factors in the aforesaid department. Material and methods. This study is retrospective in nature, concerning the period from 2014 to 2016. Data was obtained from delivery records and through individual interviews. The overall approach adopted is an anthropological one. Results. Postpartum haemorrhage is significant in light of its very high and increasing incidence (22.31%) among multiparous mothers. Within the latter category, fatal complications are a critical problem, with an annual average estimated at 35.98% and on the rise. The overall situation is alarming in view of this progressive deterioration. The persistence of the reproductive morbidity is attributable to various economic, social, cultural, and infrastructural factors. Conclusions. Communicational strategies are proposed as a type of community intervention conducive to social and behavioural change, with multiparous mothers as a priority target group, followed by older mothers in the medium term and by adolescent mothers in the long term. This should raise awareness about high-risk reproductive behaviours and practices as well as the environmental, economic, social, cultural, and infrastructural factors correlated to postpartum haemorrhage, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality and safety of reproductive practices. Keywords: postpartum haemorrhage, reproductive behaviour, high risk, obstetric emergency, maternal morbidity, Côte d’Ivoire.

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Hypertension in the Adult Population in Côte d’Ivoire: Prevalence and Associated Factors

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health ◽

10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i1330508 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 18-29

Author(s):

Ekra Kouadio Daniel ◽

Okoubo Guillaume ◽

Orsot Tetchi ◽

Ekou Kokora Franck

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Adult Population ◽

Stepwise Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire

Objectives: To estimate the current national prevalence of hypertension and to identify associated factors, in a context of increasing cardiovascular diseases and rampant urbanization in Côte d'Ivoire. Methodology: This was a secondary analysis of data from the survey on the prevalence and characteristics of diabetes in Côte d'Ivoire. The cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted among 3198 adults aged 20 to 79 years, in the twenty health regions of Côte d'Ivoire from 23 November to 22 December 2017. Risk factors were identified by binary stepwise logistic regression using Stata version 15 software. Results: The survey population was predominantly female (55%) and lived in urban areas (55.38%). The prevalence of hypertension in Côte d'Ivoire was 39.92% [95% CI : 37.28 - 42.62]. Independent of other factors, hypertension in adults is associated with age, place of residence, education level, marital status, income and nutritional status. However, the consumption of fruits and vegetables is protective of hypertension. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension in Côte d'Ivoire is very high with a greater burden in the older populations. Interventions targeting the associated modifiable risk factors are needed to correct this alarming epidemiological situation.

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Variabilite Des Extremes Pluviometriques Sur Le Bassin Versant De La Riviere Bia (Sud-Est, Cote d’Ivoire)

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2018.v14n2p134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 134

Author(s):

Kouassi Kan Martin ◽

Kouassi Kouakou Lazare ◽

Yao Koffi Blaise ◽

Meledje N'diaye Hermann ◽

Biemi Jean ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Trend Analysis ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Daily Rainfall ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Extreme Rain ◽

Historical Database ◽

Bassin Versant

Climate change is a reality which affects many climatic variables, including precipitation. The objective of this article is to study the extreme rain variability from a historical database (1941 - 2000). For this purpose, eleven (11) rainfall indices were calculated at the Adiaké, Bianouan, Ayamé, and Agnibilekro rainfall stations in Côte d'Ivoire. Due to lack of data on daily rainfall on the Ghanaian section of watershed, nine (9) monthly precipitations indices were estimated from monthly rainfall at the Enshi and Buakuc stations. The trend analysis of the precipitations indices show that a generalized downward was most significant in Adiaké compared to other stations. Furthermore, indices extreme thresholding (P99, P99p, P99,5 and P99,5p) have experienced a stable trend and a stationary evolution. All steps were detected in the non-stationary indices mostly observed after 1980 (late break) and before 1960 (precocious break).

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