Noma: public health problem in Senegal and epidemilogical surveillance

Noma: public health problem in Senegal and epidemilogical surveillance

Noma or cancrum oris is currently a real public health problem for developing countrieS. In Senegal, awareness of the disease has led the country to be included in the noma programme initiated by the WHO as early as 1994. The objectives are to evaluate the incidence of necrotizing ulcerative gingivi...

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Published in:Oral diseases Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 163 - 166
Main Authors: Ndiaye, Faty Ch, Bourgeois, D., Leclercq, MH, Berthe, O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-04-1999
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Developing Countries
epidemiological surveillance
Female
Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - complications
Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - epidemiology
Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative - prevention & control
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
noma
Noma - epidemiology
Noma - etiology
Noma - prevention & control
Nutrition Disorders - complications
Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Public Health
Risk Factors
Senegal
Senegal - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
World Health Organization
Senegal
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Summary:Noma or cancrum oris is currently a real public health problem for developing countrieS. In Senegal, awareness of the disease has led the country to be included in the noma programme initiated by the WHO as early as 1994. The objectives are to evaluate the incidence of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) among children, to evaluate the prevalence of noma and infantile diseases, and to promote prevention strategies among vulnerable populationS. Data processing was carried out in two phases: manual processing consisted of checking the questionnaires by nurses, and computer processing started as early as the first collection of data. Noma occurs owing to fever and similar caseS. Successfully fighting against malnutrition would allow us to reduce the noma rate.
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ISSN:1354-523X
1601-0825
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00083.x