Publications (454)
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Community perspectives on family planning service quality among users and non-users: a qualitative study from two cities in Burkina Faso
Fiacre Bazié, Ilene S. Speizer, Sarah Castle, Kindo Boukary, Amelia Maytan Joneydi, Lisa M. Calhoun, Yentéma Onadja and Georges Guiella
Background
Most studies that focus on quality of family planning (FP) services collect data from facilities. These studies miss the perspectives of quality from women who do not visit a facility and for whom perceived quality may be a barrier to service utilization.
Methods
This qualitative study from two cities in Burkina Faso examines per(...)
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Community perspectives on family planning service quality among users and non-users: a qualitative study from two cities in Burkina Faso
Fiacre Bazié, Ilene S. Speizer, Sarah Castle, Kindo Boukary, Amelia Maytan Joneydi, Lisa M. Calhoun, Yentéma Onadja and Georges Guiella
Background
Most studies that focus on quality of family planning (FP) services collect data from facilities. These studies miss the perspectives of quality from women who do not visit a facility and for whom perceived quality may be a barrier to service utilization.
Methods
This qualitative study from two cities in Burkina Faso examines per(...)
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Improving the readiness and clinical quality of antenatal care – findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation of a performance-based financing scheme in Burkina Faso
Inke Appel, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri, Jean-Louis Koulidiati, Serge Somda, Paul Jacob Robyn, Hermann Badolo, Stephan Brenner
Background
While maternal mortality has declined globally, it remains highest in low‑income countries. High‑qual‑ity antenatal care (ANC) can prevent or decrease pregnancy‑related complications for mothers and newborns. The implementation of performance‑based financing (PBF) schemes in Sub‑Saharan Africa to improve primary healthcare provisio(...)
Performance‑based financing, Antenatal care, Quality of care, Burkina Faso
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Schistosomiasis Control in Burkina Faso: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Populations in Four Villages
Lady R. Wandji Nana, Maxime K. Drabo, Abdramane B. Soura
Schistosomiasis is Africa’s second most common parasitosis in terms of morbidity and mortality. Humans have
been identified as being primarily responsible for the persistence and dissemination of the disease within their
environment. The aim of this study was to assess the theoretical and behavioral knowledge of an at-risk population
in the(...)
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The intersection of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence: influences on women’s contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, and Kenya.
Wood S.N., Thomas H.L, Thiongo M., Guiella G., Bazie F., Onadja Y., Mosso R., Fassassi R., Gichangi P., Decker M.R
Objectives Among nationally representative cross-sections of women in need of contraception from Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya, we aimed to: (1) examine the intersection of past-year physical/sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), emotional IPV and reproductive coercion (RC) and (2) assess the impact of physical/sexual IPV, emotional(...)
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Actinomycose révélée par une tumeur du cavum
N. Zaghré , E.Nao , F.A.H.A ldo , A. Gadjiko , T. Ouédraogo , C. L. Bambara , B. P. Ouédraogo , M. Sérémé4, Y. M. C Gyébré
Objectif : étudier les aspects diagnostics, thérapeutiques et
évolutifs de l'actinomycose du cavum au Centre Hospitalier
Universitaire de Tengandogo (CHUT) à Ouagadougou.
Patients et méthode: il s'agit d'une étude de cas, portant sur
un patient porteur d'une actinomycose du cavum en Novembre
2021au CHUT.
Résultats: Notre observation a po(...)
actinomycose, cavum
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Phytonutrients content and biological activities of fruits of Diospyros mespiliformis Hoschst ex A.DC (Ebenaceae) used in the treatment of gastroenteritis and gastroduodenal ulcer in Burkina Faso
Ramde-Tiendrebeogo Alphonsine, Bado David, Yoda Jules, Compaore Moussa, Kini Felix, Kiendrebeogo Martin, Guissou I. Pierre and Guisse Aliou
Digestive disorders occupy the second place of the major health problems in Burkina Faso. The fruits of Diospyros mespiliformis are used in recipes to treat gastroenteritis and gastroduodenal ulcer. Phytonutrients content was evaluated by specific reagents and biological activities by antiradical and antibacterial test. The fruit seed of Diosp(...)
igestive diseases, medicinal plant, radical scavenging, mineral elements, nutraceutical
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COVAX - Time to reconsider the strategy and its target
Bell D, Brown GW, Oyibo WA, Ouédraogo S, Tacheva B, Barbaud E, Kalk A, Ridde V, Paul E.
COVAX, the international initiative supporting COVID-19 vaccination campaigns globally, is budgeted to be the costliest public health initiative in low- and middle-income countries, with over 16 billion US dollars already committed. While some claim that the target of vaccinating 70% of people worldwide is justified on equity grounds, we argue(...)
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COMMUNICATION
Mental Health Interventions and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Francophonie.
Spagnolo, J., Vasiliadis, H.-M., Ouédraogo, S., Charfi, F., Naslund, J.A., & Yaya, S.
Background:
The Francophonie comprises 54 member states and governments, most of which are classified as low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by the World Bank (40/54 or 74%). The Francophonie and the French language are often under-represented in the global mental health literature, such as interventions used to further integrate mental(...)
COVID-19, Mental health, Health systems and management
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Intersection of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence: cross-sectional influences on women’s contraceptive use in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya
Shannon N Wood, Haley L Thomas, Mary Thiongo, Georges Guiella, Fiacre Bazie, Yentéma Onadja, Rosine Mosso, Raimi Fassassi, Peter Gichangi, Michele R Decker
Objectives Among nationally representative cross-sections of women in need of contraception from Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya, we aimed to: (1) examine the intersection of past-year physical/sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), emotional IPV and reproductive coercion (RC) and (2) assess the impact of physical/sexual IPV, emotional(...)
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Stress and coping in the face of COVID-19: A qualitative inquiry into early pandemic experiences and psychological wellbeing of health workers in Burkina Faso, Senegal, and The Gambia
Julia Lohmann , Marème Diallo , Manuela De Allegri , Jean-Louis Koulidiati , Melisa Martinez-Alvarez
COVID-19 represented an unprecedented challenge for health workers around the world, resulting in strong concerns about impacts on their psychological well-being. To inform on-going support and future preparedness activities, this study documented health workers’ experiences, well-being and coping throughout the first wave of the pandemic, in(...)
COVID-19, health workers, experiences, coping, well-being, Burkina Faso, Senegal, The Gambia
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The role and contribution of civil society and community actors in COVID-19 prevention and control: the case of the COMVID COVID-19 movement in Burkina Faso
Orokia Sory, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Issa Kaboré, Charlemagne Tapsoba, Simon Kaboré, Seyni Mbaye, Cheickna Touré
Communities should play a crucial role in the fight against public health emergencies but ensuring their effective and sustained engagement remains a challenge in many countries. In this article, we describe the process of mobilising community actors to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in Burkina Faso. During the early days of the pand(...)
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Sustainable dietary weight loss intervention and its effects on cardiometabolic parameters and greenhouse gas emissions: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial with overweight and obese adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Alina Herrmann, Anais Gonnet, Roche Modeste Millogo, Wendmintiri Jeanne d'Arc Kabré, Tenin Rosine Beremwidougou, Issa Coulibaly, Idrissa Ouili, Souleymane Zoromé, Konstantin Weil, Hannah Fuelbert, Abdramane Soura, Ina Danquah
Introduction The global obesity epidemic and its adverse health effects have reached sub-Saharan Africa. In some urban settings, like Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, up to 43% of the adult population are overweight or obese. At the same time, modernised food systems are responsible for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 50% of land us(...)
Dietary intervention programmes, Urban Burkina, Physical activity, Cultural appropriateness, Environmental friendliness
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“You could find a good or a bad provider, I would say you just have to go and see”: A qualitative study of the influence of perceptions of service quality on family planning service use in Burkina Faso
Sarah Castle, Fiacre Bazie, Amelia Maytan-Joneydi, Kindo Boukary, Lisa M. Calhoun, Yentema Onadja, Georges Guiella, Ilene S. Speizer
This qualitative study from Burkina Faso explores community-level perceptions of family planning (FP) service quality among FP users and non-users. It examines how perspectives on service quality may influence women’s motivation to seek modern methods from health facilities. For this study, twenty focus group discussions were undertaken with n(...)
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“You could find a good or a bad provider, I would say you just have to go and see: A qualitative study of the influence of perceptions of service quality on family planning service use in Burkina Faso”
Sarah Castle, Fiacre Bazié, Amelia Maytan-Joneydi, Boukary Kindo, Lisa M. Calhoun, Yentéma Onadja, Georges Guiella, Ilene S. Speizer
This qualitative study from Burkina Faso explores community-level perceptions of family planning (FP) service quality among FP users and non-users. It examines how perspectives on service quality may influence women’s motivation to seek modern methods from health facilities. For this study, twenty focus group discussions were undertaken with n(...)
Mots clés non renseignés