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What caused neonatal deaths in Senegal in 2017? a secondary analysis of 2017 DHS

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: In Senegal, the fight for newborn and child survival is a public health priority. The aim of this study is to analyze the factors associated with neonatal deaths in Senegal in 2017.
Ndèye Marème Sougou, Jean Baptiste Diouf   +1 more
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Exploring the prospects, advancements, and challenges of in vitro modeling of the heart-brain axis

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Research on bidirectional communication between the heart and brain has often relied on studies involving nonhuman animals. Dependance on animal models offer limited applicability to humans and a lack of high-throughput screening.
Senegal Alfred Mabry, Narciso Pavon
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Food insecurity increases risk of depression and anxiety among women in Senegal living with diabetes and/or hypertension

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Food insecurity affects close to half the population of Senegal, West Africa, a country simultaneously affected by the ongoing global diabetes pandemic.
Rachel P. Allred, Ndèye A. Mbaye, Fatoumata Diagne, Sheryl A. Mccurdy, Melissa B. Harrell, Emma N. Bunkley   +5 more
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SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with hemopathies: An experience of a clinical hematology center in sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal

Iraqi Journal of Hematology
INTRODUCTION: Many studies have reported the association of SARS-CoV-2 with benign and malignant hemopathies. Data from African series are scarce. This work was conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and aimed to study the clinical, biological, and evolutionary
El Hadji Daouda Niang, Serge Mwamba, Khadim Sarr, Soumaré Pape Maserigne, Ibrahima Gaye, Louis Fortes, Seynabou Fall, Fatou Samba Diago Ndiaye   +7 more
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Factors associated with urogenital schistosomiasis in children in high-prevalence health posts in Tambacounda Department, Senegal

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis remains very high (≥50%) in three health posts in the Tambacounda Department, despite mass treatment with Praziquantel among children aged 5–14 years.
El Hadji Cheikh Abdoulaye Diop, Mamadou Makhtar Mbacké Leye, Ndèye Mbacké Kane, Adélaïde Ndew Dog, Bayal Cisse, Dossolo Sanogo   +5 more
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Several cases of arterial thrombosis of the limbs revealing asymptomatic and paucisymptomatic COVID-19 infection

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
The COVID-19 infection has demonstrated its multisystemic nature, including cardiovascular disease. His main vascular complications are related to the blood hypercoagulability it induces.
Ibrahima Niang, Daouda Thioub, Mamadou Ly   +2 more
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Crafting Utopias Through Fashion in Ghana and Senegal

ZoneModa Journal, 2022
This article introduces two case studies of ethical fashion from Senegal and Ghana: the Africanfuturist brand Selly Raby Kane, based in Dakar, and the Slum Studio collective operating off Kantamanto Market in Accra. Both engage critically with the global
Enrica Picarelli
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Choosing and Using the Progesterone Vaginal Ring: Women’s Lived Experiences in Three African Cities

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2020
Chi-Chi Undie,1 Saumya RamaRao,2 Fatou Bintou Mbow3 1Reproductive Health Program, Population Council, Nairobi, Kenya; 2Reproductive Health Program, Population Council, New York, NY, USA; 3Reproductive Health Program, Population Council, Dakar ...
Undie CC, RamaRao S, Mbow FB
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