Médecine du travail à travers le monde. Dépistage des facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire chez les travailleurs d’une société privée de télécommunications au Sénégal

Mbaye, A.; Ndiaye, M.B.; Kané, A.; Ndoume, F.; Diop, Sokhna Ba; Yaméogo, Nobila Valentin; Kane, Abdoul

doi:10.1016/j.admp.2010.10.001

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“…The most commonly studied groups were civil servants in whom there were 10 studies in three countries, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo ( 30 , 47 – 56 ) . The other workers were university staff ( 57 – 61 ) , health care workers ( 62 – 66 ) , office workers ( 31 , 67 – 69 ) , policemen ( 52 ), artisans ( 70 – 72 ) , bank workers ( 73 , 74 ), civil aviation workers ( 75 ), port workers ( 76 ), traditional chiefs ( 77 ) and miners ( 78 ). Eight studies involved exclusively male workers ( 41 , 44 , 52 , 70 , 71 , 77 ) or female workers ( 37 , 39 ).…”

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“…High prevalence (≥30%) informal sector workers included traders ( 38 , 39 ), market workers ( 86 ), music shop operators, and chiefs ( 77 ). Among formal sector workers, they included civil servants ( 30 , 48 , 56 ), health workers ( 62 , 80 ), university staff ( 60 ), port workers ( 76 ), factory workers ( 46 ), senior executives ( 68 ), and telecommunications workers ( 69 ). There were variations in the prevalence of hypertension within a particular group of workers.…”

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The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review

Bosu

2015

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BackgroundInterventions in workplace settings are considered to be cost-effective in preventing cardiovascular diseases. A systematic review was conducted to assess the prevalence of hypertension and the level of awareness and control among workers in West Africa.DesignA systematic search for studies on formal and informal sector workers aged ≥15 years in West Africa published between 1980 and September 2014 was undertaken using the Ovid Medline, Embase, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. Clinical and obstetric studies and studies that did not report prevalence were excluded. Data on study settings, characteristics of workers, blood pressure (BP) levels, prevalence of hypertension, and associated demographic factors were extracted.ResultsA total of 45 studies from six countries were identified involving 30,727 formal and informal sector workers. In 40 studies with a common definition of hypertension, the prevalence ranged from 12.0% among automobile garage workers to 68.9% among traditional chiefs. In 15 of these studies, the prevalence exceeded 30%. Typically sedentary workers such as traders, bank workers, civil servants, and chiefs were at high risk. Among health care workers, the prevalence ranged from 17.5 to 37.5%. The prevalence increased with age and was higher among males and workers with higher socio-economic status. Complications of hypertension, co-morbidities, and clustering of risk factors were common. The crude prevalence of hypertension increased progressively from 12.9% in studies published in the 1980s to 34.4% in those published in 2010–2014. The proportion of hypertensives who were previously aware of their diagnosis, were on treatment or had their BP controlled was 19.6–84.0%, 0–79.2%, and 0–12.7%, respectively. Hypertensive subjects, including health workers, rarely checked their BP except when they were ill.ConclusionsThere is a high prevalence of hypertension among West Africa's workforce, of which a significant proportion is undiagnosed, severe or complicated. The clustering of risk factors, co-morbidities, and general low awareness warrant an integrated and multisectoral approach. Models for workplace health programmes aiming to improve cardiovascular health should be extended to informal sector workers.

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The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review

Bosu

2015

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“…(68%) among postal workers in Senegal [15]. Indeed, this difference appears to be related to the working conditions of each other.…”

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“…We found a high rate of addiction among railway workers, with 16.9% for smoking and 69.7% for excessive alcohol consumption. Other authors in SSA report discrepancies about addiction rates: 73% for excessive alcohol consumption, 23% of smoking in Cameroon [14], 12.3% of smoking in Senegal [15], 33.6% of excessive alcohol consumption and 3 2% of smoking in Congo. [11] These differences appear to be related to the type of work performed, cultural beliefs such as religion (Muslim and protestant), Bantu taboos and traditions in developing countries, and the environment influence (degree of urbanization, globalization and social inequalities).…”

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“…The prevalence of hypertension in rural areas is lower than in SSA cities [3,5,8,17]. At the workplace, the prevalence of hypertension varies from 29.7% among officials in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) [13] to 43.7% among postal workers in Saint-Louis (Senegal) [15]. These differences can be explained by the environment, lifestyle, metabolic disorders and genetic characteristics [7,8,11].…”

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Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight and obesity in employees under health transition at the railways company in Congo-Brazzaville

Mbolla¹,

Gombet²,

Monabeka³

et al. 2014

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Background and Aim: Cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors, namely hypertension (HT), diabetes mellitus and obesity, are a public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa because of health transition. The additional effect of the social gradient within the railway companies in Congo-Brazzaville on high CVR is not yet established. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight, and obesity and to identify the contributing factors of fatness and hypertension. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in April 2013. A simple random sample of 255 out of all 2550 workers from the railway companies of Congo was examined for epidemiological, clinical and biological variables. Results: Out of the study sample, 231 (90.6%), 79 (31%), and 52 (20.4%) were men, rural dwellers, and senior executives, respectively. The mean age was 45 ± 13 years (range 19 to 63 years). The rates of overweight, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes mellitus were 40.3% (n = 103), 29.4% (n = 75), 7.5% (n = 19), and 3.5% (n = 9), respectively. In univariate analysis, female sex (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.13 -6.45, p = 0.01), senior executive (OR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.3 -4.5; p = 0.003) and physical inactivity (OR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.5 -4.2; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with overweight. Female sex (OR 7.5, 95% CI: 2.6 -21; p < 0.001) and senior executive (OR 3.17; 95% CI: 2 -8.3) were also significantly associated with obesity. In logistic regression, overweight (OR = 4.8, 95% CI 2.8 -11, p < 0.0001), and obesity (OR = 6.8, 95%CI 2.1 -22, p = 0.01) were identified as the most important and independent determinants of hypertension. Conclusions: Fatness is emerging and it is the most contributing factor of hypertension among workers at the Congolese railway companies. There is also a significant interaction between non-modifiable factors (genetic: females and family history) and modifiable factors (inactivity, fatness) for higher risk of hypertension. Health promotion should be emphasized by physical activity programs.

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Prévalence des facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire en milieu semi-rural au Sénégal

Mbaye

Babaka

Ngaïdé

et al. 2018

Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie

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Médecine du travail à travers le monde. Dépistage des facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire chez les travailleurs d’une société privée de télécommunications au Sénégal

Cited by 10 publications

References 18 publications

The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review

The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight and obesity in employees under health transition at the railways company in Congo-Brazzaville

Prévalence des facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire en milieu semi-rural au Sénégal

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