A socio-ecological analysis of risk, protective and promotive factors for the mental health of Burundian refugee children living in refugee camps
AbstractChildren and adolescents ’ mental health risk and resilience arise from a complex interplay of factors on several socio-ecological levels. However, little is known about the factors that shape the mental health of refugee youth living in refugee camps close to ongoing conflict. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a representative sample of 217 Burundian refugee children aged 7–15 and their mothers residing in refugee camps in Tanzania to investigate associations between risk, protective and promotive factors from various ecological levels (individual, microsystem, exosystem), and children’s post-traumat...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - October 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Cultural adaptation of a scalable psychological intervention for Burundian refugee adolescents in Tanzania: a qualitative study
There is an urgent need for evidence-based, scalable, psychological interventions to improve the mental health of adolescents affected by adversity in low-resource settings. Early Adolescents Skills for Emotio... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - September 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aneeha Singh, Ashley Nemiro, Aiysha Malik, Marie-France Guimond, Estella Nduwimana, Samuel Likindikoki, Jeannie Annan and Wietse A. Tol Tags: Research Source Type: research
Associations between women ’s empowerment and child development, growth, and nurturing care practices in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
We examined the associations between women’s empowerment and child development, growth, early learning, and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods and findingsWe pooled data on married women (15 to 49 years) and their children (36 to 59 months) from Demographic and Health Surveys that collected data on child development (2011 to 2018) in 9 SSA countries (N = 21,434): Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda. We constructed a women ’s empowerment score using factor analysis and assigned women to country-specific quintile categories. The child outcomes included cognitive, socioemot...
Source: PLoS Medicine - September 16, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Lilia Bliznashka Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 1830: Targeted FMD Vaccines for Eastern Africa: The AgResults Foot and Mouth Disease Challenge Project
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As one of the most infectious livestock diseases in the world, foot and mouth disease (FMD) presents a constant global threat to animal trade and national economies. FMD remains a severe constraint on development and poverty reduction throughout the developing world due to many reasons, including the cost of control measures, closure of access to valuable global FMD-free markets for livestock products, production losses through reduced milk yield, reduced live weight gain, and the inability of infected livestock to perform traction. FMD virus infects a variety of cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, g...
Source: Viruses - September 14, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Hammond Maulidi Henning Tags: Review Source Type: research
Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa
ConclusionThe findings call for several strategies for addressing interparental violence. These may include empowerment services targeting both men and women, formation of stronger social networks to improve women ’s self-confidence, and the provision of evidence-based information and resources at the community level. These interventions should pay critical attention to young people exposed to interparental violence. Public health education and messaging should emphasise on the negative health and social im plications of interparental violence and IPV. (Source: Archives of Public Health)
Source: Archives of Public Health - September 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 9300: HIV –AIDS Stigma in Burundi: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 9300: HIV–AIDS Stigma in Burundi: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179300
Authors:
Njejimana
Gómez-Tatay
Hernández-Andreu
HIV/AIDS stigma is a global issue and a serious problem in African countries. Although prevalence remains high in this region, no detailed study has yet been carried out to determine and characterize this problem in Burundi. Using a qualitative analysis based on an extensive series of 114 interviews, we describe the main characteristics of HIV stigma in the country. The results...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 3, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Njejimana G ómez-Tatay Hern ández-Andreu Tags: Article Source Type: research
Maternal age at first childbirth and under-five morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of cross-sectional data of 32 countries
ConclusionsIn this study, an association between adolescent childbirth and morbidity in children under five in SSA has been established. The study concludes that under-five morbidity is higher among children born to mothers whose first childbirth occurred before 20 years compared to those whose mothers ’ first childbirth occurred at 20 years and above. The findings indicate that in order to reduce under-five morbidity, there is the need to deal with adolescent childbearing through cultural and social change, coupled with engagement of adolescents and stakeholders in adolescent sexual and reprodu ctive health programmes....
Source: Archives of Public Health - August 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Complete genome analysis of African swine fever virus responsible for outbreaks in domestic pigs in 2018 in Burundi and 2019 in Malawi
AbstractSeveral African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic pigs have been reported in Burundi and Malawi and whole-genome sequences of circulating outbreak viruses in these countries are limited. In the present study, complete genome sequences of ASF viruses (ASFV) that caused the 2018 outbreak in Burundi (BUR/18/Rutana) and the 2019 outbreak in Malawi (MAL/19/Karonga) were produced using Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform and compared with other previously described ASFV complete genomes. The complete nucleotide sequences of BUR/18/Rutana and MAL/19/Karonga were 176,564 and 183,325 base pairs long wit...
Source: Tropical Animal Health and Production - August 17, 2021 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Magnitude of Urban Household Food Insecurity in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of urban household food insecurity in East Africa remains high. Therefore, policies and intervention programs should be designed to reduce the high burden of food insecurity among urban households considering the identified factors.PMID:34392860 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980021003529 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - August 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bereket Gebremichael Biruk Beletew Melaku Bimerew Demewoz Haile Sibhatu Biadgilign Kaleab Baye Source Type: research
Improving mental health in low-resource settings: A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a transdiagnostic psychological intervention among Burundian refugee adolescents and their caregivers
This study consisted of a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) and a process evaluation. The feasibility cRCT included 82 young adolescents and their 64 caregivers, with two clusters randomized to EASE and two to an enhanced control condition. EASE was delivered by adult refugees without prior training in mental health. The process evaluation consisted of 36 semi-structured qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, including adolescents, caregivers, and facilitators. EASE participants and facilitators gave positive feedback about its format, accessibility, and content. Trained non-specialist refugee f...
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - August 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Shoshanna L Fine Aiysha Malik Marie-France Guimond Ashley Nemiro Getruda Temu Samuel Likindikoki Jeannie Annan Wietse A Tol Source Type: research
Review: Why permanent control of cassava Brown streak disease in sub Saharan Africa have remained a dream come true since 1930s?
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jul 13:105001. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEffective control of causal Ipomoviruses of Brown Streak Disease of Cassava (CBSD) in Africa have remained problematic besides remarkable 8 decades (1930s-2021) of research efforts. Reasons underlying resistance breakdown in genetically improved Cassava and expansion of host-and-vector range of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses are still unknown. Enormous genetic diversity of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses which is crucial for improving routine Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in CBSD-endemic regions of Africa is...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 16, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Herieth Rhodes Mero Sylvester Leonard Lyantagaye Erik Bongcam Rudloff Source Type: research
Review: Why permanent control of cassava Brown streak disease in sub Saharan Africa have remained a dream come true since 1930s?
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jul 13:105001. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEffective control of causal Ipomoviruses of Brown Streak Disease of Cassava (CBSD) in Africa have remained problematic besides remarkable 8 decades (1930s-2021) of research efforts. Reasons underlying resistance breakdown in genetically improved Cassava and expansion of host-and-vector range of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses are still unknown. Enormous genetic diversity of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses which is crucial for improving routine Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in CBSD-endemic regions of Africa is...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 16, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Herieth Rhodes Mero Sylvester Leonard Lyantagaye Erik Bongcam Rudloff Source Type: research
Review: Why permanent control of cassava Brown streak disease in sub Saharan Africa have remained a dream come true since 1930s?
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jul 13:105001. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.105001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEffective control of causal Ipomoviruses of Brown Streak Disease of Cassava (CBSD) in Africa have remained problematic besides remarkable 8 decades (1930s-2021) of research efforts. Reasons underlying resistance breakdown in genetically improved Cassava and expansion of host-and-vector range of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses are still unknown. Enormous genetic diversity of Cassava Brown Streak Viruses which is crucial for improving routine Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in CBSD-endemic regions of Africa is...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 16, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Herieth Rhodes Mero Sylvester Leonard Lyantagaye Erik Bongcam Rudloff Source Type: research
New insights into Human Pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1) genotypes diversity in sub-Saharan Africa
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jul 8:104995. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104995. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the framework of a viral discovery research program using metagenomics, Human Pegivirus-1 reads (HPgV-1, formerly known as GBV-C) were detected in plasma pools of healthy blood donors from seven sub-Saharan African countries. For five of these countries, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burundi and Madagascar, no data about HPgV-1 genotypes was reported to date. To confirm our metagenomic findings and further investigate the genotype diversity and distribution of HPgV-1 in Africa, 400 blood donations from these five localities...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 11, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Virginie Sauvage Johanna Gomez Laure Boizeau Mathias Vandenbogaert L éa Barbier Claude Tayou Tagny Aim ée Olivat Rakoto Alson Pascal Bizimana Sekou Oumar Coulibaly Mohamed Abdallahi Boullahi Hadiza Soumana Guy Mbensa Val érie Caro Syria Laperche Source Type: research
New insights into Human Pegivirus-1 (HPgV-1) genotypes diversity in sub-Saharan Africa
Infect Genet Evol. 2021 Jul 8:104995. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104995. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the framework of a viral discovery research program using metagenomics, Human Pegivirus-1 reads (HPgV-1, formerly known as GBV-C) were detected in plasma pools of healthy blood donors from seven sub-Saharan African countries. For five of these countries, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burundi and Madagascar, no data about HPgV-1 genotypes was reported to date. To confirm our metagenomic findings and further investigate the genotype diversity and distribution of HPgV-1 in Africa, 400 blood donations from these five localities...
Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - July 11, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Virginie Sauvage Johanna Gomez Laure Boizeau Mathias Vandenbogaert L éa Barbier Claude Tayou Tagny Aim ée Olivat Rakoto Alson Pascal Bizimana Sekou Oumar Coulibaly Mohamed Abdallahi Boullahi Hadiza Soumana Guy Mbensa Val érie Caro Syria Laperche Source Type: research
