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Ouédraogo AR, Boncoungou K, Ouédraogo JCRP, Ouédraogo GA, Kiendrebeogo JA, Sourabie A, Maiga S, Kafando S, Ouédraogo G, Badoum G, Ouédraogo M. [Availability and affordability of diagnosis and treatment for asthma and COPD in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso]. Rev Mal Respir 2023; 40:382-390. [PMID: 37062632 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2023.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Chronic respiratory diseases, particularly asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pose a significant threat to public health. This study aims to determine the accessibility and affordability of means of diagnosis and treatment. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study covering the period from August to December 2021 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This study involved 107 health centers and 135 pharmacies. The World Health Organization/Health Action International definition was used as a benchmark for accessibility to medicines. RESULTS Out of 107 health centers, 29 (27.1%) had a spirometer. The average cost of spirometry represented 19.88 days of salary for a patient paid at the minimum wage. The most widely available drugs were salbutamol in a pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) (88.1%) and prednisone 20mg tablet (87.4%). No disease-modifying drug was available in public pharmacies. Affordable drugs were salbutamol 4mg tablet and aminophylline 100mg tablet. CONCLUSION The means of diagnosis and treatment of asthma and COPD are insufficiently available, especially in the public sector, which is characterized by a nearly total absence of basic treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- A R Ouédraogo
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Tengandogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
| | - K Boncoungou
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - J C R P Ouédraogo
- Département MEPHATRA-PH, institut de recherche en sciences de la santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - G A Ouédraogo
- Service de pneumologie, centre hospitalier universitaire régional de Ouahigouya, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - J A Kiendrebeogo
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - A Sourabie
- Service de pneumologie, CHU de Souro-Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
| | - S Maiga
- Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - S Kafando
- Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - G Ouédraogo
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - G Badoum
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
| | - M Ouédraogo
- Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, université Joseph-Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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