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- Title
PROFIL EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE DU HANDICAP PHYSIQUE EN CENTRE DE REEDUCATION AU BURKINA PASO.
- Authors
Gandema, S.; Beogo, R.; Cessouma, K. R.; Nacro, B.
- Abstract
Objective: The objective of our study was to determine the epidemiological profile of physical disability in Burkina Faso. Methods: This was an epidemiological survey conducted among 17 functional rehabilitation centers in Burkina Faso. Our study population consisted of 113 patients with physical disabilities and met during the investigation. Results: The analysis related to 113 patients with physical disabilities including 67 males and 46 females. The average age was 30 years. Diseases responsible for physical disability in Burkina Faso are dominated by hemiplegia (25%), limb trauma (19%), poliomyelitis (11%), cerebral palsy (11%), traumatized central neurological (9%), congenital malformations (6%) and paralysis of the sciatic nerve (5%). Conclusion: The epidemiology of disability in Burkina Faso is marked by the emergence of diseases like hemiplegia and the regression of diseases such as poliomyelitis and iatrogenic sciatic nerve palsies. 75% of all these disabling disorders are accessible to a type of primary prevention.
- Subjects
BURKINA Faso; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISABILITIES; REHABILITATION centers; HEMIPLEGIA; POLIO; CEREBRAL palsy
- Publication
Mali Médical, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0464-7874
- Publication type
Article