TITLE:
Place of Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Diseases in a 2nd Level Health Center: Case of the of Commune V (CSRéf CV) Reference Health Center of the District of Bamako
AUTHORS:
Djibril Samaké, Youssouf Sidibé, Sinaly Thiocary, Fatogoma Issa Koné, Youma Mamadou Maïga, Fatoumata Konaté, Yatemelou Dara, Kadidiatou Singaré, Abdoul Wahab Haidara, Adama Dembele, Djeneba Sacko, Mamadou Traoré, Boubacar Sanogo, Samba Karim Timbo, Mohamed Amadou Kéïta, Alhousseini Ag Mohamed
KEYWORDS:
ENT Disease, Care, Reference Health Center
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.8 No.3,
April
28,
2019
ABSTRACT: Objective: Provide the place of ENT diseases at the Reference Health Center of the Commune V of Bamako. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study using ENT medical assessment was carried out from January 2017 to December 2017 at the Reference Health Center of Commune V of Bamako’s District. Results: 1911 patients were included and that number represented 15.46% of all non-obstetrics medical consultations in the health center. The sex ratio was 0.83 for women (54.7%). The average age was 22 years old. Otologic diseases were 66.4% of the cases followed by nasal sinus cases (16.6%). Infectious and inflammatory diseases were 74.1% and were the main diagnosed diseases. The difficulties were mainly from technical platform. Conclusion: The diversity of these pathologies required a strong development or reinforcement of human and material resources capacities in of these structures for proximity care management.