Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies by Ramatou Ouédraogo, Johanne Sundby

“…Drawn from a qualitative study on the issue of abortion in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, the contrasting cases of two young women who had abortion allow us to show how the women’s personal resources (such as the school level, financial resources, the compliance to social norms, the social network, etc.) may determine the degree of vulnerability of women, the delay to have an abortion, the type of care they are likely to benefit from, and the cost they have to face. …”
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Hypertension and Associated Factors in Rural and Urban Areas Mali: Data from the STEP 2013 Survey by Hamidou Oumar Bâ, Youssouf Camara, Ichaka Menta, Ibrahima Sangaré, Noumou Sidibé, I. B. Diall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Georges Rosario Christian Millogo

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On Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Poisson Models with Application to Maternal Mortality Data by Kassim Tawiah, Samuel Iddi, Anani Lotsi

“…Additionally, there is a need for increased investment in Community Health Planning Services and related healthcare infrastructure and systems within the context of the Ouagadougou Declaration, that is, improve the training of skilled birth workers (midwives and doctors) and employ them at clinics to deal with labour complications without referring them to major hospitals. …”
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Integrated risk analyses as part of national climate risk assessments: lessons learnt from the climate risk assessment of Germany by Walter Kahlenborn, Maike Voss, Luise Porst, Marc Zebisch, Kathrin Renner, Inke Schauser

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Numerical Investigations and Analysis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Based Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D by M. Djinkwi Wanda, S. Ouédraogo, F. Tchoffo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. B. Ndjaka

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Integrated malaria vector control strategies and their effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol for interventional studies by Diederick E Grobbee, Lihanimpo Djalogue, Marianne van der Sande, Patrice Ngangue, Gountante Kombate, Kamba Andre-Marie Soubeiga

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Health systems analysis and evaluation of the barriers to availability, utilisation and readiness of sexual and reproductive health services in COVID-19-affected areas: a WHO mixed... by José Guilherme Cecatti, Kun Tang, Igor Toskin, Moazzam Ali, Caron Kim, Stefano Uccella, Simone Garzon, Ge Yang, Vanessa Brizuela, Pisake Lumbiganon, Seni Kouanda, Alexandra Sawyer, Nigel Sherriff, Alessia Savoldi, Anna Thorson, Marleen Temmerman, Jörg Huber, Soe Soe Thwin, Maddalena Cordioli, Massimo Mirandola, Jaime Vera, Armando Seuc, Laila Ladak, Debbie Williams, Luis Bahamondes, Deda Ogum Alangea, Abdu Mohiddin, Eunice Nahyuha Chomi, Sothornwit Jen, Modey Emefa, Hamsadvani Kuganantham, Armando Humberto Seuc, Eunice Chomi, Hanxiyue Zhang, Yifan Zhu, Yueping Guo, Chunxiao Peng, Kwasi Tropsey, Emefa Judith Modey, Rozina Karmaliani, Jen Sothornwit, Ferdinand Okwaro, Ranieri Poli, Joy Jerop Chebet, Hugo Gamerro Abrego

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Impact of the Seeding Method on Physiological, Agronomic, and Biochemical Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties Grown in Burkina Faso by Badiel Badoua, Kihindo Adama Pascal, Yao Koffi Bertin, Nana Rasmata, Ouedraogo Razacswendé Fanta, Dondasse Edmond, Tamini Zoumbiessé

“…The experiment was conducted at the Gampèla agropedagogical station located at 12°25′N, 12°22′W from Ouagadougou. Varieties S-42, 32-15, Wollega, and Humera were grown in strips (broadcast seeding) and in randomized complete blocks (row sowing). …”
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Population genetics of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the sleeping sickness focus of Boffa (Guinea) before and after eight years of vector control: no effect of control despite a... by Kagbadouno, Moise S, Séré, Modou, Ségard, Adeline, Camara, Abdoulaye Dansy, Camara, Mamadou, Bucheton, Bruno, Bart, Jean-Mathieu, Courtin, Fabrice, De Meeûs, Thierry, Ravel, Sophie

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Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Karl Blanchet, Jai K Das, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Maria Midea M Kabamalan, Nguyen Toan Tran, Zahra A Padhani, Anjali Joshi, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Enrique Teran, Pierina Benavente, Vinay N Kampalath, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Elżbieta Anna Czapka, Cheryl Martens, Vicente B Jurlano

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Incidence of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy experience among adolescents living with perinatally-acquired HIV in West Africa: a mixed-method study by Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Clément Tisseron, Caroline Yonaba, Joël Djaha, Marie-Sylvie N’Gbeche, Corinne Moh, Kouakou Kouadio, Patricia Nindjin, François Eboua, Belinda Bouah, Karen Malateste, Jean-Claude Azani, Eulalie Kangah, Elisabeth Thio, Philippe Msellati, Julie Jesson, Valériane Leroy, for the IeDEA West-African Collaboration

“…Methods We conducted a mixed-method study nested in the OPTIMISE-AO-ANRS-12390 project, a stepped-wedge interventional trial launched in 2021 to support HIV-disclosure and antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence in assenting ALHIV aged 10–17 years in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. We estimated the 18-month incidence rate of pregnancy per 100 woman-years (WY) among those older than 14 years at inclusion. …”
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Estimation des rendements fourragers des pâturages dans les espaces climatiques du Burkina Faso à partir de données satellitaires by Wièmè Some, Antoine Denis, Amani Louis Kouadio, Bakary Djaby, Hassan Bismark Nacro, Adrien Marie Gaston Belem, Bernard Tychon

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Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of the Invaplex_AR-Detox <i>Shigella</i> Vaccine Co-Administered with the dmLT Adjuvant in Dutch and Zambian Adults: Study Protoc... by Geert V. T. Roozen, Nsofwa Sukwa, Masuzyo Chirwa, Jessica A. White, Marcus Estrada, Nicole Maier, Kevin R. Turbyfill, Renee M. Laird, Akamol E. Suvarnapunya, Aicha Sayeh, Flavia D’Alessio, Candice Marion, Laura Pattacini, Marie-Astrid Hoogerwerf, Rajagopal Murugan, Manuela Terrinoni, Jan R. Holmgren, Sodiomon B. Sirima, Sophie Houard, Michelo Simuyandi, Meta Roestenberg

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