Place of Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Diseases in a 2nd Level Health Center: Case of the of Commune V (CSRéf CV) Reference Health Center of the District of Bamako

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Objective: Provide the place of ENT diseases at the Reference Health Center of the Commune V of Bamako. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study using ENT medical assessment was carried out from January 2017 to December 2017 at the Reference Health Center of Commune V of Bamako’s District. Results: 1911 patients were included and that number represented 15.46% of all non-obstetrics medical consultations in the health center. The sex ratio was 0.83 for women (54.7%). The average age was 22 years old. Otologic diseases were 66.4% of the cases followed by nasal sinus cases (16.6%). Infectious and inflammatory diseases were 74.1% and were the main diagnosed diseases. The difficulties were mainly from technical platform. Conclusion: The diversity of these pathologies required a strong development or reinforcement of human and material resources capacities in of these structures for proximity care management.

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Samaké, D. , Sidibé, Y. , Thiocary, S. , Koné, F. , Maïga, Y. , Konaté, F. , Dara, Y. , Singaré, K. , Haidara, A. , Dembele, A. , Sacko, D. , Traoré, M. , Sanogo, B. , Timbo, S. , Kéïta, M. and Mohamed, A. (2019) Place of Otorhinolaryngological (ENT) Diseases in a 2nd Level Health Center: Case of the of Commune V (CSRéf CV) Reference Health Center of the District of Bamako. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 8, 91-97. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2019.83010.

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