Publications (95)
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Medicinal Plants Used for Neuropsychiatric Disorders Treatment in the Hauts Bassins Region of Burkina Faso
Prosper T. Kinda, Patrice Zerbo , Samson Guenné , Moussa Compaoré, Alin Ciobica and Martin Kiendrebeogo
Background: In Burkina Faso, phytotherapy is the main medical alternative used by populations to manage various diseases that affect the nervous system. The aim of the present study was to report medicinal plants with psychoactive properties used to treat neuropsychiatric disorders in the Hauts Bassins region, in the western zone of Burkina Fa(...)
Neuropsychiatry, phytotherapy, traditional healers, Burkina Faso
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What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys
Drissa Sia, Yentéma Onadja, Mohammad Hajizadeh, S. Jody Heymann, Timothy F. Brewer, Arijit Nandi
Background: Women are disproportionally affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The determinants of gender inequality in HIV/AIDS may vary across countries and require country-specific interventions to address them. This study aimed to identify the socio-demographic(...)
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What lies behind gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from Kenya, Lesotho and Tanzania
Drissa Sia, Yentéma Onadja, Arijit Nandi, Anne Foro, Timothy Brewer
Within sub-Saharan Africa, women are disproportionately at risk for acquiring and having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is important to clarify whether gender inequalities in HIV
prevalence in this region are explained by differences in the distributions of HIV risk factors, differences in the(...)
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Gender differences in cognitive impairment and mobility disability in old age: A cross-sectional study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Yentéma Onadja, Nicole Atchessi, Bassiahi Abdramane Soura, Clémentine Rossier, Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui
This study aims to examine differences in cognitive impairment and mobility disability between older men and women in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and to assess the extent to which these differences could be attributable to gender inequalities in life course social and health conditions. Data were collected on 981 men and women aged 50 and older(...)
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The components of self-rated health among adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Yentéma Onadja, Simona Bignami, Clémentine Rossier, Maria-Victoria Zunzunegui
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Although the relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and physical and mental health is well documented in developed countries, very few studies have analyzed this association in the developing world, particularly in Africa. In this study, we examine the associations of SRH with measures of physical and mental health (chronic d(...)
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