Article, Ajoutée
le 18/02/2017 17:55
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, stroke constitutes a public health issue. Few studies were conducted to assess the cost involved in its treatment. Objective: To determine the factors involved in direct cost of stroke in Cotonou-Benin. Method: It c [...]
GNONLONFOUN DIEU-DONNÉ [1],
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [2],
ADJIEN KODJO CONSTANT [3],
NKOUEI EMMA [4],
HOUINATO DISMAND [5],
AVODE DOSSOU GILBERT [6],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [7],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 08:33
BACKGROUND: Studies on the knowledge of stroke, its related risk factors and warning symptoms in the populations of Sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. No study has been performed in Benin until now.
METHODS: A door-to-door survey was performed in two di [...]
COSSI MARIE-JOËLLE [1],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [2],
CHABRIAT HUGUES [3],
GOBRON CLAIRE [4],
HOUINATO DISMAND [5],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 08:39
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the burden of stroke in sub-Saharan Africa that may increase with the ongoing demographic and socioeconomic transition. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stroke, its related disability rate and consequences [...]
COSSI MARIE-JOËLLE [1],
GOBRON CLAIRE [2],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [3],
NIAMA DIDIER [4],
CHABRIAT HUGUES [5],
HOUINATO DISMAND [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 09:30
Objective: To determine the prevalence of migraine and its associated factors in students at the University of Parakou. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out from February 1st to April 30th 2011. It included all students registered duri [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
TOGNON-TCHEGNONSI FRANCIS [2],
PHILOMÈNE KOUNA [3],
ALABI ABDIAS [4],
HOUINATO DISMAND [5],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 09:40
Introduction
Les accidents vasculaires cérébraux constituent un véritable problème de santé publique en Afrique avec une charge importante. Les données fiables sur sa réelle charge économique sont rares en Afrique. L'objectif de cette étude était d’ [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
KOUNA-NDOUONGO PHILOMÈNE [2],
CODJIA JEAN-MANNIX [3],
COVI RICHMINE [4],
TOGNON-TCHEGNONSI FRANCIS [5],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [6],
HOUINATO DISMAND [7],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 09:49
In sub-Saharan Africa, stroke is likely to present an increasingly important public health problem with a larger relative share of overall morbidity and mortality. Overall, sub-Saharan Health Care is characterized by a lack of human resources, lack o [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
VALLAT JM [2],
JOUBERT J. [3],
MACIAN F. [4],
KABORE R. AKPA [5],
MAGY LUCE-PERRINE [6],
HOUINATO DISMAND [7],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [8],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:16
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The population of Benin is, like those of most developing countries, aging; dementia is therefore a major concern. Our goal was to estimate the prevalence of dementia in an elderly population living in urban Benin.
METHODS: In a cro [...]
PARAÏSO NOEL MOUSSILIOU [1],
GUERCHET MAËLENN [2],
SAIZONOU JACQUES Z. [3],
COWPPLI-BONY PASCALE [4],
MOUANGA ALAIN M. [5],
NUBUKPO PHILIPPE [6],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [7],
HOUINATO DISMAND [8],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2017 10:31
Given the gradual improvement of living conditions and aging, dementia and related syndromes are becoming serious problems in the developing countries. A cross-sectional door to door type study in neighbourhood, was conducted from October 2008 to Jan [...]
MBELESSO P. [1],
TABO ANDRÉ [2],
GUERCHET MAËLENN [3],
MOUANGA ALAIN M. [4],
BANDZOUZI BÉBÈNE [5],
HOUINATO DISMAND [6],
PARAISO M. N. [7],
COWPPLI-BONY PASCALE [8],
ABOYANS VICTOR [9],
NUBUKPO PHILIPPE [10],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [11],
DARTIGUES JEAN-FRANÇOIS [12],
Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:12
PURPOSE: Epilepsy and malnutrition are both important public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. A relationship between epilepsy and malnutrition has been suspected for many years. Our objective was to investigate the association between epilepsy [...]
CREPIN SABRINA [1],
HOUINATO DISMAND [2],
NAWANA BRICE [3],
AVODE DOSSOU GILBERT [4],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [5],
DESPORT JEAN-CLAUDE [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 23/02/2017 11:20
BACKGROUND: Few data are available on migraine among students in Africa. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of migraine and describe its clinical features and associated conditions among students of the Faculty of Health Sciences of [...]
ADOUKONOU THIERRY [1],
HOUINATO DISMAND [2],
KANKOUAN JUDITH [3],
MAKOUTODE MICHEL [4],
PARAISO MOUSSILIOU [5],
TEHINDRAZANARIVELO ALAIN [6],
VIADER FAUSTO [7],
PREUX PIERRE-MARIE [8],