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In a developing country like Burkina Faso, where the mental health care relates to only a minority of people affected by the mental disorders, investigations among the general population are very informative. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders among the female population in the urban environment of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, as well as the sociodemographic factors possibly associated with mental troubles among these women. The study was a descriptive transverse investigation with single passage carried out on 227 women whose mean age was 37.38 +/- 7.50 years old. The French version of the GHQ-28 was used to evaluate minor psychiatric disorders. The prevalence of the the psychiatric disorders within the population was 33.48%. The results of the GHQ-28 showed that social abnormal operations (59.03%), anxiety and insomnia (45.37%) were the disorders most frequently detected. The importance of psychiatric morbidity within the surveyed population suggests complementary studies aiming at specifying the supporting factors among others.
Dakar Med 2003
PMID:[Prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders among women working in the health sector in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: results of an evaluation using the GHQ-28]. 1577 53

Benzodiazepines are relatively well-tolerated medicines but can induce serious problems of addiction and that is why their use is regulated. However, in developing countries like Senegal, these products are used without clear indications on their prescription, their dispensation or their use. This work focuses on the prescription of these medicines with a view to make recommendations for their rational use. Benzodiazepine prescription was studied with psychiatrists or neurologists and generalists in 2003. Specialist doctors work in two Dakar university hospitals and generalists in the 11 health centres in Dakar. We did a survey by direct interview with 29 of 35 specialists and 23 of 25 generalists. All doctors were interviewed in their office. The questionnaire focused on benzodiazepine indications, their pharmacological properties, benzodiazepines prescribed in first intention against a given disease and the level of training in benzodiazepines by doctors. Comparisons between specialists and generalists were made by chi-square test. Benzodiazepines were essentially used for anxiety, insomnia and epilepsy. With these diseases, the most benzodiazepines prescribed are prazepam against anxiety and insomnia and diazepam against epilepsy. About 10% of doctors do not know that there is a limitation for the period of benzodiazepine use. The principal reasons of drugs choice are knowledge of the drugs, habit and low side effects of drugs. All generalists (100%) said that their training on benzodiazepines is poor vs. 62.1% of specialists, and doctors suggest seminars, journals adhesions and conferences to complete their training in this field. There are not many differences between specialists and generalists except the fact that specialists prefer prazepam in first intention in the insomnia treatment where generalists choose bromazepam. In addition, our survey showed that specialists' training in benzodiazepines is better than that of generalists. Overall, benzodiazepine prescription poses problems particularly in training, and national authorities must take urgent measures for rational use of these drugs.
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PMID:Benzodiazepines prescription in Dakar: a study about prescribing habits and knowledge in general practitioners, neurologists and psychiatrists. 1667 57