On the set of the poisonings brought together in the the Moroccan Anti Poison Control Center (MPCC) for a period spread on 22ans (1992/2014), 169 cases of abortion caused by poisoning were recorded. The objective of this work is to describe the epidemiological characteristics and to determine the specific lethality of abortions caused in Morocco between 1992 and 2014 by basing itself on a retrospective study of the cases of abortions. During this period 169 cases of abortion caused by poisoning were declared to the MPCC by means of telephone and mail, the region which knew the maximum of the cases is Rabat Salé Zemmour Zair, the environment rural prevail the risks of abortion with 90 %, the average age was 28,09±11,81, the evolution is generally positive.
The aim of this study is to estimate the completeness of drug poisoning surveillance in the region of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima in Morocco. The study deals with cases of drug poisoning identified by the Moroccan Anti Poison Control Center (MPCC) and the cases collected by the registers of the provincial hospitals of the studied region between 2014 and 2016 period. The completeness of the surveillance was studied by the capture-recapture method. During the study period, 835 cases of drug poisoning were identified by the MPCC and 892 cases from the registers of hospitals in the region. The number of duplicates was 78. The capture-recapture method made it possible to estimate the total number of cases at 9 549 (95% CI: 8,199-10,900). The completeness of surveillance is estimated at 8.74% from MPCC and 9.34% from hospital registers in the region. The capture-recapture method provided limited completeness of monitoring for drug poisoning in the study area. Improved awareness of doctors about the declaration is necessary to strengthen the system of surveillance of poisoning in Morocco.
RésuméLa présente étude vise à estimer l'exhaustivité de la surveillancedes intoxications médicamenteuses survenues dans la région de Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima au Maroc. L'étude porte sur les cas d'intoxications médicamenteusesrecensés par le Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc (CAPM) et les cas collectés par les registres des hôpitaux provinciaux de la région étudiée durant la période 2014-2016. L'exhaustivitéde la surveillance a été étudiée par la méthode capturerecapture. Pendant la période d'étude, 835 cas d'intoxications par médicaments ont été recensés par le CAPM et 892 cas à partir des registres des hôpitaux de la région. Le nombre de doublons était de 78. La méthode capture-recapture a permis d'estimer le nombre total de cas à 9 549 (IC à 95%: 8 199-10 900). Le taux d'exhaustivité de la surveillance est estimé à 8,74% à partir des données du CAPM et à 9,34% à partir des registres des hôpitaux de la région. La méthode capture-recapture a donné une exhaustivité limitée de la surveillance des intoxications médicamenteuses dans la région étudiée. Une meilleure sensibilisation des médecins à la déclaration s'avère nécessaire afin de renforcer le système de surveillance des intoxications au Maroc.
The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics and the risk factors for voluntary poisoning by pesticides in the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region between 2008 and 2014. This is a retrospective study of cases of voluntary poisoning by pesticides collected between 2008 and 2014 by the Anti-poisoning and Pharmaco-vigilance Center of Morocco. During the study period, 598 cases of voluntary pesticide intoxication were collected. These voluntary intoxications mainly concerned adults whose age is between 20 and 74 years. Female addicts dominated the scene with 61.87% and a sex ratio (F / H) of 2.02 in favor of female sex, with urban predominance. The risk was related to the use of raticides (195 cases). The evolution was favorable in 94% of cases, with 27 people dying during this period.
Introduction: Suicide is a serious public health problem and one of the leading causes of adolescent death in the world. The aim of this study is to determine the epidemiological profile of suicidal poisoning with drugs among adolescents in Morocco. Methods: This is a retrospective study of deliberate self-poisoning cases, reported to the Moroccan Poison Control Center between 1980 and 2014. Results: A total of 3,856 cases of suicidal poisoning among adolescents 15 to 19 years old were recorded, with 13 cases of successful suicide and 41 repeated suicide attempts. The average age of the patients was 15.5 years. According to the results, 84.7% were female with a female-male ratio of 5.5. The majority of cases occurred at home (97.8%). The signs and symptoms presented by the patients were varied, depending on the amount of drug ingested and the delay before treatment. Conclusion: Suicide and suicide attempts in children and adolescents continue to be a major public health problem, and topical research and surveys have clearly highlighted suicide as one of the commonest causes of death among young people.
Background: Since December 2019 the world has experienced a significant spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the mental health of the population.
Method:This cross-sectional study was conducted in Morocco and was administered to a sample of 702 respondents. The subject was assessed using a questionnaire containing the following information: Personal demographic characteristics, knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 outbreak, Attitude towards COVID-19 outbreak, Behavioral change in relation to COVID-19 outbreak, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) screening questions for anxiety and depression, and finally a questionnaire related to people at risk of psychological harm from social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection began three weeks after confinement began and lasted for five weeks, from April 10 to 08 Mai.Results: 702 participants responded to the survey. The descriptive analysis of the database showed that the majority of respondents were male (69.3%), aged 20 to 30 years (46.15%), with university diploma (61.25%) and employed (63.53%).Knowledge differed considerablyby level of education; however, Attitude differed significantly according to gender and educational level. Correlations between the knowledge, attitude, behavioral behavioural, PHQ-4 and the psychological harm score shows that the variables "attitude, behavioural and Psychological harm" are significantly correlated with the PHQ-4 score, the higher the latter are the greater the last is high.In addition, the "Knowledge" variable is also significantly correlated. The greater the knowledge, the smaller the PHQ-4 score.
Conclusion:The covid-19 pandemic is a public health problem
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