Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali

Introduction: In Mali, poisoning is a public health problem through its multiple circumstances. Its management is a pre-hospital concern given the lack of qualified personnel, adequate medical equipment and lack of knowledge of the substances involved in poisoning. The aim of this study was to descr...

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Autores principales:	Diallo Tidiane, Diara Abdourahamane, Coulibaly Cheick Abou, Traoré Alpha, Hami Hinde, Soulaymani Abdelmajid, Maïga Ababacar
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Publicado:	EDP Sciences 2021
Materias:	poisoning epidemiology bamako Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7e805912a14f431397038ef2e711456f2021-12-02T17:11:26ZEpidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali2267-124210.1051/e3sconf/202131902020https://doaj.org/article/7e805912a14f431397038ef2e711456f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/95/e3sconf_vigisan_02020.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2267-1242Introduction: In Mali, poisoning is a public health problem through its multiple circumstances. Its management is a pre-hospital concern given the lack of qualified personnel, adequate medical equipment and lack of knowledge of the substances involved in poisoning. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of poisoning in Bamako. Methods: The study was conducted in six Reference Health Centers in the District of Bamako. This was a retrospective study of poisoning cases covering the period from January 2010 to December 2019. The data used was collected from registers and patient medical records. Results: During the study period, we collected 2,112 cases of poisoning. The sex-ratio (M/F) was 1.5 in favour of males. More than two-thirds of cases (66.7%) were due to foodborne diseases, followed by drug poisoning, with 18.7% of cases. The majority of patients were pupils and students (69.7%) and 5.5% were housewives. The circumstances were most often accidental, with 82% of cases. In addition, the clinical signs were dominated by gastrointestinal disorders: diarrhea (40%), vomiting (40%) and respiratory distress (9.4%). Conclusion: Reducing the risk of poisoning and improving their management requires education of the population and professional training of health workers.Diallo TidianeDiara AbdourahamaneCoulibaly Cheick AbouTraoré AlphaHami HindeSoulaymani AbdelmajidMaïga AbabacarEDP SciencesarticlepoisoningepidemiologybamakoEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENFRE3S Web of Conferences, Vol 319, p 02020 (2021)
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spellingShingle	poisoning epidemiology bamako Environmental sciences GE1-350 Diallo Tidiane Diara Abdourahamane Coulibaly Cheick Abou Traoré Alpha Hami Hinde Soulaymani Abdelmajid Maïga Ababacar Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
description	Introduction: In Mali, poisoning is a public health problem through its multiple circumstances. Its management is a pre-hospital concern given the lack of qualified personnel, adequate medical equipment and lack of knowledge of the substances involved in poisoning. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of poisoning in Bamako. Methods: The study was conducted in six Reference Health Centers in the District of Bamako. This was a retrospective study of poisoning cases covering the period from January 2010 to December 2019. The data used was collected from registers and patient medical records. Results: During the study period, we collected 2,112 cases of poisoning. The sex-ratio (M/F) was 1.5 in favour of males. More than two-thirds of cases (66.7%) were due to foodborne diseases, followed by drug poisoning, with 18.7% of cases. The majority of patients were pupils and students (69.7%) and 5.5% were housewives. The circumstances were most often accidental, with 82% of cases. In addition, the clinical signs were dominated by gastrointestinal disorders: diarrhea (40%), vomiting (40%) and respiratory distress (9.4%). Conclusion: Reducing the risk of poisoning and improving their management requires education of the population and professional training of health workers.
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author	Diallo Tidiane Diara Abdourahamane Coulibaly Cheick Abou Traoré Alpha Hami Hinde Soulaymani Abdelmajid Maïga Ababacar
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title	Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
title_short	Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
title_full	Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
title_fullStr	Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
title_full_unstemmed	Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali
title_sort	epidemiology of poisoning in bamako, mali
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publishDate	2021
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Epidemiology of poisoning in Bamako, Mali

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