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2. An Overview of Healthcare Systems in Comoros: The Effects of Two Decades of Political Instability
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Kassim Said Mohamed, Kassim Said Abasse, Muhammad Abbas, Dahiru Nasiru Sintali, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, and Andre Cote
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Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Background: There is ongoing scientific evidence pointing out the adverse effects of conflict on population health and development. Union of Comoros has experienced nearly two decades of political instability and military rule. This comprehensive review was carried out to ask whether the health crisis in Comoros is attributable to the consequences of the chronic political instability. Methods: This study involved a series of semi-structured interviews with key informants complemented by a comprehensive literature search of electronic databases and grey literature. A literature search was performed using all identified keywords associated with health indicators in Comoros to identify potential eligible publications in both English and French from 1975 to July 2020. Results: The analysis demonstrated that political instability and lack of proper leadership from the Government undermine the establishment of health policies which contributed dramatically to the decline in health performance. Additionally, the resurgence and emergence of old and new diseases such as cholera, chikungunya, malaria, HIV/AIDS as indicators of inadequate health services were most likely during political turmoil. Data also showed an out-migration of the health workforce and an increased overseas medical treatment demand, which indicate less attractive working conditions and weak health systems in the country. Meanwhile, an increasing performance of health status indicators was observed after the comprehensive peace process of the 2000-Fomboni Declaration. Conclusions: The chronic political instability in Comoros has contributed to the health crisis facing the Union of Comoros. It has hampered the implementation of proper institutions, which might guarantee the socio-economic development and prosperity of the population. Further studies were needed to evaluate the health burden associated with the two decades of political instability and military rule.
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3. A Comparative Study of the Health Care Delivery Systems in the Indian Ocean: What can Comoros Islands Learn from Mauritius and Seychelles?
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Kassim Said Abasse, Murad Habib, Amar Ramudhin, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, Kassim Said Mohamed, André Côté, and Muhammad Abbas
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Islands ,Economic growth ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Millennium Development Goals ,Seychelles ,Comoros ,World health ,Gross domestic product ,Health care delivery ,Child mortality ,Indian ocean ,Geography ,Humans ,Mauritius ,Maternal health ,Child ,Delivery of Health Care ,Indian Ocean ,Inclusion (education) - Abstract
In recent years, there have been significant efforts to examine the organization and performance of health systems. This study's main purpose is to compare health systems and analyze the health status of the citizens of Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles, with the intention of providing policy recommendations for Comoros. Peer-reviewed studies and reports published by non-governmental organizations and international agencies were systematically collected through large database searches, filtered through methodological inclusion criteria, and organized into the World Health Organization (WHO) building blocks framework. The literature review demonstrates that health outcomes have dramatically improved over the past decades in Mauritius and Seychelles but not in Comoros. As of 2015, Mauritius and Seychelles were among the few African countries to have achieved almost all the Millennium Development Goals, whereas Comoros still struggles to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. In contrast, the total health expenditure of the three island states, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), seemed similar over the studied time period.
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4. Drinking-water nitrate and cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Muhammad Abbas, Murad Habib, Sun Jin-Fang, Kassim Said Abasse, Kassim Said Mohamed, André Côté, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig, Muhammad Naveed, Eno E Essien, Weihua Xie, and Xiaojin Yu
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Risk ,Nitrates ,Drinking Water ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cancer ,Toxicology ,medicine.disease ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nitrate ,chemistry ,Water Supply ,Neoplasms ,Environmental chemistry ,medicine ,Humans ,Environmental science ,Limit (mathematics) ,Cancer risk ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Groundwater ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Nitrate is an inorganic compound that occurs naturally in all surface and groundwater, although higher concentrations tend to occur only where fertilizers are used on the land. The regulatory limit for nitrate in public drinking water supplies was set to protect against infant methemoglobinemia, but other health effects were not considered. Risk of specific cancers and congenital disabilities may be increased when the nitrate is ingested, and nitrate is reduced to nitrite, which can react with amines and amides by nitrosation to form N-nitroso compounds which are known animal carcinogens. This study aims to evaluate the association between nitrate ingested through drinking water and the risk of developing cancers in humans.We performed a systematic review following PRISMA and MOOSE guidelines. A literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library databases, Web of Science and Google Scholars in the time-frame from their inception to January 2020, for potentially eligible publications. STATA version 12.0 was used to conduct meta-regression and a two-stage meta-analysis.A total of 48 articles with 13 different cancer sites were used for analysis. The meta-regression analysis showed stomach cancer had an association with the median dosage of nitrate from drinking water (t = 3.98, p = 0.0001, and adjusted R-squared = 50.61%), other types of cancers didn't show any association. The first stage of meta-analysis showed there was an association only between the risk of brain cancerglioma (OR = 1.15, 95% CI: 1.06, 1.24) and colon cancer (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.17) and nitrate consumption in the analysis comparing the highest ORs versus the lowest. The 2This study showed that there is an association between the intake of nitrate from drinking water and a type of cancer in humans. The effective way of controlling nitrate concentrations in drinking water is the prevention of contamination (water pollution). Further research work on this topic is needed.
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- 2020
5. Factors influencing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients attending health facilities in Galkayo Puntland, Somalia
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Kassim, Said Abasse, Cote, Andre, Kassim, Said Mohamed, Abbas, Muhammad, Baig, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf, Ahmed, Abdiweli Mohamed, Hussein, Mahamoud M., Li, Xiaobo, Chen, Rui, Kassim, Said Abasse, Cote, Andre, Kassim, Said Mohamed, Abbas, Muhammad, Baig, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf, Ahmed, Abdiweli Mohamed, Hussein, Mahamoud M., Li, Xiaobo, and Chen, Rui
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Aim: This study evaluated the underlying factors associated with poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes among patients attending health care facilities in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 in three selected TB clinics. Data were collected from 400 TB patients, through medical record review and structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: Of the 400 TB respondents, 57.3% were new cases, 12.3% had smear-negative TB and 12.5% had extrapulmonary TB. The median age was (35.66 ± 13.16) with majority being male (65.5%). Overall, 85% of patients were successfully treated, 9.7% failed and 5.3% defaulted. Multivariate analysis revealed that patient's body weight (odds ratio [OR]: 1.078); diabetes (OR: 8.022); family size (OR: 3.851); patients' delay in diagnosis (OR: 11.946); frequency of receiving anti-TB medication (OR: 9.068); smoker (OR: 5.723); category of patients (retreatment versus new, OR: 5.504; retreatment versus transfer in, OR: 4.957); health facilities (OR: 6.716) and treatment duration (OR: 132.091) were independent factors associated with poor TB outcomes. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to improve TB services for vulnerable groups. They also emphasize the need for health system strengthening, public awareness and risk of treatment interruption. This may reduce both patients' delay in seeking care and TB treatment failure in Galkayo district.
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6. Factors influencing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients attending health facilities in Galkayo Puntland, Somalia
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Kassim, Said Abasse, primary, Cote, Andre, additional, Kassim, Said Mohamed, additional, Abbas, Muhammad, additional, Baig, Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf, additional, Ahmed, Abdiweli Mohamed, additional, Hussein, Mahamoud M, additional, Li, Xiaobo, additional, and Chen, Rui, additional
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- 2020
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7. Major decline in malaria morbidity and mortality in the Union of Comoros between 2010 and 2014: The effect of a combination of prevention and control measures
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Kassim, Said Abasse, primary, James, Peter Bai, additional, Alolga, Rachel Nammahime, additional, Assanhou, Assogba Gabin, additional, Kassim, Said Mohamed, additional, Bacar, Anfane, additional, Silai, Rahamatou, additional, Tian, Lei, additional, Li, Hongchao, additional, and Ma, Aixia, additional
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8. Factors influencing treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients attending health facilities in Galkayo Puntland, Somalia.
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Kassim SA, Cote A, Kassim SM, Abbas M, Baig MMFA, Ahmed AM, Hussein MM, Li X, and Chen R
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, Health Facilities, Humans, Male, Somalia, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculosis drug therapy, Tuberculosis epidemiology
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Aim: This study evaluated the underlying factors associated with poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes among patients attending health care facilities in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia., Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 in three selected TB clinics. Data were collected from 400 TB patients, through medical record review and structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed., Results: Of the 400 TB respondents, 57.3% were new cases, 12.3% had smear-negative TB and 12.5% had extrapulmonary TB. The median age was (35.66 ± 13.16) with majority being male (65.5%). Overall, 85% of patients were successfully treated, 9.7% failed and 5.3% defaulted. Multivariate analysis revealed that patient's body weight (odds ratio [OR]: 1.078); diabetes (OR: 8.022); family size (OR: 3.851); patients' delay in diagnosis (OR: 11.946); frequency of receiving anti-TB medication (OR: 9.068); smoker (OR: 5.723); category of patients (retreatment versus new, OR: 5.504; retreatment versus transfer in, OR: 4.957); health facilities (OR: 6.716) and treatment duration (OR: 132.091) were independent factors associated with poor TB outcomes., Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to improve TB services for vulnerable groups. They also emphasize the need for health system strengthening, public awareness and risk of treatment interruption. This may reduce both patients' delay in seeking care and TB treatment failure in Galkayo district., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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