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Introducción: La baja accesibilidad a los servicios de la atención primaria en Conakry afecta la salud de su población. El sector sanitario ante las restricciones financieras se propone establecer prioridades para la extensión progresiva de la cobertura de instalaciones de atención primaria, como primer paso hacia la cobertura universal de salud. Objetivo: Establecer prioridades entre los cinco distritos de la ciudad de Conakry, República de Guinea, para la extensión progresiva de la cobertura de instalaciones de atención primaria. Métodos: Se estableció una prioridad para cada distrito partiendo del análisis lógico-deductivo de dos variables: nivel de salud y nivel de accesibilidad a instalaciones de atención primaria. El nivel de salud se definió según dos criterios: vulnerabilidad sociodemográfica y nivel de morbimortalidad, con la combinación de sistemas de información geográfica con la evaluación multicriterio. El nivel de accesibilidad se midió con el sistema de información geográfica, evaluando la proporción de habitantes por distritos y su recorrido en intervalos, desde 1 km hasta más de 4 km, se asumió 2 km como distancia máxima permisible en transporte público. Resultados: El distrito con la mayor prioridad correspondió a Ratoma, seguido de Matoto, Kaloum, Matam y Dixinn, en este mismo orden Conclusiones: La priorización de distritos en Conakry, según necesidades de atención primaria, puede apoyar al gobierno en la toma de decisiones para la implementación de políticas de salud que permitan avanzar hacia su cobertura universal(AU)
Introduction: Low accessibility to primary care services in Conakry affects the health of its population. The health sector, in view of the financial constraints, aims to prioritize the progressive extension of coverage of primary care facilities, as a first step towards universal health coverage. Objective: Prioritize the five districts of Conakry city, in the Republic of Guinea, for the progressive extension of primary care facilities´ coverage. Methods: A priority was established for each district based on the logical-deductive analysis of two variables: health level and accessibility level to primary care facilities. The health level was defined according to two criteria: socio-demographic vulnerability and morbidity and mortality level, with the combination of geographic information systems with multicriteria assessment. The level of accessibility was measured with the geographic information system, assessing the proportion of inhabitants by district and their route at intervals, from 1km to more than 4km; it was assumed 2km as the maximum permissible distance by public transport. Results: The district with the highest priority was Ratoma, followed by Matoto, Kaloum, Matam and Dixinn, in this same order. Conclusions: Prioritization of districts in Conakry city, according to primary care needs, can support the government in making decisions for the implementation of health policies that allow progress towards universal health coverage(AU)
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Humans , Primary Health Care , Geographic Information Systems , Health Priorities , Health Services AccessibilityABSTRACT
Background: Vascular-renal syndrome, also known as pre-eclampsia, is a condition specific to pregnancy, usually occurring in the last trimester of pregnancy. Pregnant women are sometimes at risk of unpredictable obstetrical complications such as: hemorrhage, kidney failure, HELLP syndrome, sometimes even brain damage requiring prompt care and multidisciplinary collaboration. Vascular-renal syndromes are the third leading cause of maternal death and also the world's leading cause of perinatal death. Objectives of this study were to analyse the management of vascular-renal syndromes. Calculate their frequency, describe the sociodemographic characteristics of patients, describe the clinical and biological signs of patients, evaluate the maternal-fetal prognosis.Methods: The study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology of Donka National Hospital. It was a prospective, descriptive, cross-sectional, 6-month study from March 1st to August 31st, 2015, of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia.Results: The study included 217 cases of pre-eclampsia out of a total of 3054 patients, i.e. a proportion of 7.10%. The proportion of pre-eclampsia was high in patients aged between 15 and 19 years, housewife, married, primary. The predisposing factors were primigestitis, obesity and twinkling. The clinic was dominated by headaches and visual disturbances. Severe preeclampsia in 78.49%, eclampsia in 21.65% or simple hypertension in 1.75%. Maternal and fetal complications were dominated by eclampsia 26.26%, PPH (2.63%), eclamptic coma (0.46%), acute fetal distress 27.19%, and fetal death in utero (11.40%). In order to improve maternal and fetal prognosis it is necessary to provide multidisciplinary care, which unfortunately is not always available in our context.Conclusions: Obstetric emergency is a frequent situation for which a better management would improve the maternal-fetal prognosis.
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Background: Premature rupture of membranes (RPM) is defined by rupture of the amnion and chorion before entering labor within 24 hours leading to vaginal discharge of amniotic fluid without uterine contractions. Objective of this study was to improving the management of premature Ruptures of the membranes received in the service.Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical prospective study lasting six months from January 1 to June 30 2016.Results: During the study period, we collected 108 cases of RPM out of 1543 deliveries, representing a hospital frequency of 7%. RPM had more frequently concerned pregnant women aged 25-29 (37.04%), housewife (37.03%), primiparous (45.37%) and referral (52.78%). 95.37% were single pregnancies with cephalic presentation (80%) received between 37-42 weeks (84.26%). Management mainly consisted of antibiotic prophylaxis (100%), fetal pulmonary maturation and childbirth. The vagina was the main mode of delivery (62.04%). The maternal prognosis was dominated by chorioamnionitis (12.96%). The fetal one was made up of respiratory distress (40.71%) and prematurity (12.39%).Conclusions: RPM is frequent at the Matam municipal medical center. It is essential for its prevention to ensure health education of the population in general and genital hygiene in particular, to make a coherent prenatal follow-up while putting a particular accent on the detection and the treatment of genital infections.
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Background: Prevalence studies are still rare in sub-Saharan Africa on perineal tears. We conducted this cross-sectional study in a communal hospital in Guinea-Conakry, with the objective of this study was to determining the prevalence and characteristics of post-obstetric perineal lesions.Methods: All deliveries between March 1st and August 31st, 2014 were reviewed. We included in the analysis all the single deliveries with perineal tears. The Anglo-Saxon classification of perineal tears was used.Results: The prevalence of perineal tears was 5.7% with 5.4% benign lesions and 0.3% severe lesions. We did not register 4th degree lesions. The average age of parturient was 22 years. The majority (96.6%) of parturient had a history of genital mutilation and perineal scarring (60.3%).Conclusions: This prevalence appear low compared to those reported in other studies in Africa and point to the need for more sophisticated studies to have a better estimate of the prevalence of perineal tears in Guinea-Conakry.