The rise in antimicrobial resistance increases researchers’ interest </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> medicinal plants...The rise in antimicrobial resistance increases researchers’ interest </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> medicinal plants used for traditional treatment of infectious diseases. The study is based on ten (10) medicinal plants mostly cited in the treatment of diarrhea in West Africa: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Khaya senegalensis</span></i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Anacardium ouest</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L., </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cassia sieberiana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> DC., </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Pterocarpus erinaceus</span></i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Diospyros mespiliformis</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Ocimum gratissimum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Manihot esculenta</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Vernonia amygdalina Delile</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Pseudocedrela kotschyi</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Daniellia oliveri</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The objective is to make a review on ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, toxicological and chemical data that enhance these medicinal plants in the fight against diarrheal infections. Specific keywords were used for bibliographic rese展开更多
Cholera is a disease that Benin has been fighting against for years but which continues to create economic losses for households. The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge of the population about this ...Cholera is a disease that Benin has been fighting against for years but which continues to create economic losses for households. The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge of the population about this disease and to assess hygiene practices in order to identify the factors responsible for its sustainability. The data were collected through a survey of 720 households in the 12 departments of the country. These data were analyzed with SAS software and three groups of people were identified on the basis of hygiene measures. The majority of respondents know cholera. The main symptoms they mentioned were vomiting (84.83%) and diarrhea (81.04%). Diarrhea was more reported in group 3 (88.96%) than in groups 1 (86.58%) and 2 (83.19%). Low levels of hygiene were the main cause of this disease. In the absence of toilets, the interviewees pass stool in the bush and at the edge of water sources used in households. Some of them have bins (in particular group 1) for household waste but do not subscribe to refuse collection structures. Therefore, they throw garbage in sometimes unofficial landfills. Others, on the other hand, have not garbage cans (mainly group 2) and they empty garbage everywhere (street, gutters and bushes). In addition, hand washing is hardly ever done after using the toilet. Hygiene practices in some households are insufficient, which does not protect the population from cholera.展开更多
文摘The rise in antimicrobial resistance increases researchers’ interest </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> medicinal plants used for traditional treatment of infectious diseases. The study is based on ten (10) medicinal plants mostly cited in the treatment of diarrhea in West Africa: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Khaya senegalensis</span></i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Anacardium ouest</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L., </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cassia sieberiana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> DC., </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Pterocarpus erinaceus</span></i><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Diospyros mespiliformis</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Ocimum gratissimum</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Manihot esculenta</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Vernonia amygdalina Delile</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Pseudocedrela kotschyi</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Daniellia oliveri</span></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The objective is to make a review on ethnopharmacological, pharmacological, toxicological and chemical data that enhance these medicinal plants in the fight against diarrheal infections. Specific keywords were used for bibliographic rese
文摘Cholera is a disease that Benin has been fighting against for years but which continues to create economic losses for households. The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge of the population about this disease and to assess hygiene practices in order to identify the factors responsible for its sustainability. The data were collected through a survey of 720 households in the 12 departments of the country. These data were analyzed with SAS software and three groups of people were identified on the basis of hygiene measures. The majority of respondents know cholera. The main symptoms they mentioned were vomiting (84.83%) and diarrhea (81.04%). Diarrhea was more reported in group 3 (88.96%) than in groups 1 (86.58%) and 2 (83.19%). Low levels of hygiene were the main cause of this disease. In the absence of toilets, the interviewees pass stool in the bush and at the edge of water sources used in households. Some of them have bins (in particular group 1) for household waste but do not subscribe to refuse collection structures. Therefore, they throw garbage in sometimes unofficial landfills. Others, on the other hand, have not garbage cans (mainly group 2) and they empty garbage everywhere (street, gutters and bushes). In addition, hand washing is hardly ever done after using the toilet. Hygiene practices in some households are insufficient, which does not protect the population from cholera.
