Dans l’optique de s’imprégner des réalités en matière d’hygiène et d’assainissement dans la commune d’Allada au Bénin, 600 chefs de ménage identifiés par échantillonnage probabiliste ont été interviewés en vue d’étudier les indicateurs relatifs à l [...]
Although drinking water is readily available in Benin, its quality presents a public health concern. The district of Ahomadégbé in the commune of Lalo is characterized by several artesian wells. Unfortunately, anthropogenic factors negatively affec [...]
Contamination of domestic water sources by the biological and physico-chemical pollutants remains a public health issue in Benin. The household water purification devices such as ceramic filters may be a solution. “Filtre Songhaï” is a ceramic filt [...]
This study aimed to analyze the environmental factors related to health vulnerability in the municipality of Sèmè-Podji. For this study, 216 households were surveyed using questionnaires. Twelve key informants were enrolled for depth interviews and [...]
Poor management of biomedical wastewater is a major threat for the environment and the public health. This study aims to assess the activated sludge wastewater station of CNHU-HKM of Cotonou, the biggest hospital in the country. Purposely, some par [...]
In order to investigate the level of contamination with toxic heavy metals in anti-malarial plants sold in the markets of Cotonou, some anti-malarial plants were selected through an ethno-botanic survey by using the ATRM (Triple Purchase of Healing [...]
Little is known about communication patterns and social relations between health staff and long -term patients in African hospitals. An ethnography of a reference hospital treating patients afflicted with Buruli Ulcer (BU) and other chronic ulcers [...]
AMOUSSOUHOUI ARNAUD SETONDJI [1], JOHNSON ROCH CHRISTIAN [2], SOPOH GHISLAIN EMMANUEL [3],
Introduction Buruli ulcer (BU) is the third most frequent mycobacterial disease in immunocompetent persons after tuberculosis and leprosy. During the last decade, eight weeks of antimicrobial treatment has become the standard of care. This treatme [...]
JOHNSON ROCH CHRISTIAN [3], BAROGUI YVES THIERRY [1], KLIS SANDOR-ADRIAN [2],
Background: Control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) requires multiple strategic approaches including water, sanitation and hygiene services (WASH). Buruli ulcer (BU), one of the 17 NTDs, remains a public health issue in Benin particularly in [...]
JOHNSON ROCH CHRISTIAN [1], BONI GRATIEN [1], BAROGUI YVES THIERRY [2], SOPOH GHISLAIN E. [2], BOKO MICHEL [1],
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Usually BU begins as a painless nodule, plaque or edema, ultimately developing into an ulcer. The high number of patients presenting with ulcers in an a [...]
BAROGUI YVES THIERRY [1], SOPOH GHISLAIN E. [3], JOHNSON ROCH CHRISTIAN [3], DE ZEEUW JANINE [2],