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Reducing response bias in reports of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: An application of the nonverbal response card in a survey of youth in Burkina Faso

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Response bias for sensitive questions in face‐to‐face interviewer‐administered surveys is a common problem. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the nonverbal response card (NVRC) in soliciting responses to questions about lifetime trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
David P. Lindstrom   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trajet de soins des personnes âgées à Bobo-Dioulasso, au Burkina Faso: une enquête transversale

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: en Afrique, il y n'a pas encore une maitrise du trajet de soins des personnes âgées pour construire des modèles de soins adaptés afin d'améliorer leur prise en charge.
Hervé Hien   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Are Climate-Smart Practices Important in Burkina Faso? [PDF]

open access: yesPlant Environ Interact
ABSTRACT In Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers rely heavily on rain‐fed agriculture, which is affected by climate change. The adoption of climate‐smart practices is essential to strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change and improve household food security and, consequently, global food security.
Bado B, Thiombiano N, Tito NT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Religion and Regulatory Variance: Halal Regimes as Islamic Public Administration

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One quarter of humanity are Muslims, for whom halal food is an everyday consideration. The global food system has made assessing food products nearly impossible for consumers, requiring elaborate regulatory regimes. This article analyzes halal regulation as a notable example of Islamic public administration (IPA), as an application of ...
Logan Cochrane   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards abortion and contraception in rural and urban Burkina Faso [PDF]

open access: yes
Using results from the ethnographic literature and two qualitative studies on people’s representations of different means of birth control (abstinence, contraception, abortion) in two populations in Burkina Faso (one rural and one urban), we designed a ...
Clémentine Rossier
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Diversité enzymatique des mils cultivés (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br) du Burkina Faso [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
La diversité génétique de quarante-neuf variétés de mil (#Pennisetum glaucum$ (L.) R. Br.) du Burkina Faso a été estimée par la diversité de 12 loci codant pour huit systèmes enzymatiques.
Sédogo, M.C., Tostain, Serge
core  

The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Institutional Environments on Technical Efficiency: A Comparative Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Cotton Farmers in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the role of institutional environments on cotton farmer technical efficiency scores in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali using a stochastic frontier production approach.
Theriault, Veronique
core   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of General Practitioners and Nonrheumatologists on Rheumatoid Arthritis in Burkina Faso in 2024: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports
Background and Aims Rheumatoid arthritis is still poorly understood by medical personnel in sub‐Saharan Africa, resulting in significant diagnostic delays.
Ismael Ayouba Tinni   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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