scholarly journals Secondary Hypertension in Sub-Saharan African Populations: A Retrospective Study between 2011 and 2016 at Regional Hospital of Saint-Louis, Senegal

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 93-97
Author(s):  
Yaya Kane ◽  
Joel Simon Manga ◽  
Diatou Gueye Dia ◽  
Maiga Moussa Zeinabou Tondi ◽  
Ahmed Tall Lemrabott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Secondary Hypertension ◽  
Regional Hospital ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sex Related Cardiovascular Diseases Risk in Saint- Louis Populations, Northern Region of Senegal

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Moussa NDONG ◽  
Khaly Mbodji ◽  
Joseph Bassama ◽  
Sidy Mouhamed SECK
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Sub Saharan

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a challenging health issue in the 21st century. Data from sub-Saharan African populations are insufficient. The objective of this study was to compare prevalence of risk factors of CVD between men and women. The study was a community-based survey for a sample of 1056 persons. Mean age of participants was 47.97±16.90 years with 46.40±19.10 years for men and 48.92±15.33 years for women. Based on anthropometric parameters women constitute more vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases. Women also presented higher body cholesterol and the highest prevalence of diabetes compared to men. In conclusion, the study showed a sex-difference risk of CVD among Senegalese populations and women were shown more likely to present higher risk of CVD.

scholarly journals Factors associated with oral cavity cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Summary of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
A Dieng ◽  
AD Faye ◽  
MM Ndiaye ◽  
G Diop ◽  
A Bouazé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Localization Strategy ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Oral Cavity Cancers

INTRODUCTION: Oral cavity cancers are now a public health problem according to WHO epidemiological data. There are several risk factors or factors associated with cancers of the oral cavity but they vary according to geographic regions. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with cancers of the oral cavity in Sub-Saharan African populations through a systematic literature review. METHODOLOGY: Using the data available for the period from January 1980 to December 2019, a synthesis of the literature was carried out. The literature localization strategy included an electronic search of the MEDLINE, EMBASE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR databases from 1980 to 2019 and a manual search of the list of references of articles identified by snowballing. The data were extracted independently by two researchers on an Excel© spreadsheet. Parameters collected from each study were author, country, type of study, period of study, size, age, gender, and factors studied. RESULTS: Out of 1,318 articles found, 24 were selected. The data contained 17,290 patients including 8,229 men, i.e. a male / female sex-ratio of 0.91. Factors studied were tobacco, alcohol, diet, infection, genetics and social factors. CONCLUSION: The results reported showed that several factors are associated with the occurrence of oral cavity cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a need to conduct further studies with more structured methodologies for more convincing results.

scholarly journals Estimating the timing of multiple admixture pulses during local ancestry inference

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Medina ◽  
Bryan Thornlow ◽  
Rasmus Nielsen ◽  
Russell Corbett-Detig
Keyword(s):  
Biological Process ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Fundamental Biological Process ◽  
Admixed Population ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Local Ancestry Inference ◽  
Admixture Event

ABSTRACTAdmixture, the mixing of genetically distinct populations, is increasingly recognized as a fundamental biological process. One major goal of admixture analyses is to estimate the timing of admixture events. Whereas most methods today can only detect the most recent admixture event, here we present coalescent theory and associated software that can be used to estimate the timing of multiple admixture events in an admixed population. We extensively validate this approach and evaluate the conditions under which it can succesfully distinguish one from two-pulse admixture models. We apply our approach to real and simulated data of Drosophila melanogaster. We find evidence of a single very recent pulse of cosmopolitan ancestry contributing to African populations as well as evidence for more ancient admixture among genetically differentiated populations in sub-Saharan Africa. These results suggest our method can quantify complex admixture histories involving genetic material introduced by multiple discrete admixture pulses. The new method facilitates the exploration of admixture and its contribution to adaptation, ecological divergence, and speciation.

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