Browsing by Author "Nyandwi, Joseph"

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    Hypertension Management Among Hospitalised Patients at Kamenge University Hospital in Bujumbura
    (East African Health Research Journal | Volume 8, 2024) Ndirahisha, Eugene; Nyandwi, Ramadhan; Nyandwi, Joseph; et al.
    Background: According to the World Health Organization in 2015, 40 million out of the 56 million deaths recorded worldwide (70%) were due to non communicable diseases. These were mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. Methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted from October 2018 to March 2019. Availability of the files in the department’s archives store for medical records and availability of trained physicians to perform diagnosis and treatment of HBP were the criteria used to select departments to be included in the study. Results: Patients data were recorded from internal medicine department (59.8%), emergency department (18.1%) gynaecology and obstetrics department (13.3%) and surgery department (8.6%). The mean age of the patients who were hospitalised in the study period was 54 years (SD±10.2) with extremes of 18 and 104 years. The modal class was the age group of 50 to 60 with 24.4% of cases. Among patients who were hospitalised, 3.6% (127) had essential hypertension, of which 57.4% (73) were women. Conclusion: Notable percentage of patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Kamenge had essential hypertension. However, patients’ knowledge of their hypertensive status had no positive contribution to its management.
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    Les facteurs motivationnels de la fréquentation des boites de sauna au Burundi
    (Podium of Sport Sciences, 2015-01) Gaturagi, Charles; Nyandwi, Joseph; Bizimana, Jean Berchmans; Et. al.
    Objective: To determine the various motivational factors of the practice of the sauna, and to identify the sources of information relating to the effects of this practice held by the practitioners. Methodology: This prospective study with analytical and prospective aims, carried out in the city of Bujumbura, targeted anyone who came for a session during the period of visit and data collection from the different boxes. The k-Nearest Neighbors method and data analysis using R version 3.5.0 statistical software were used. Results: Men aged 38.36 ± 11.78 years were more numerous in our study, and had a weight of 79.18 ± 12.91 kg. The information on the effects of the sauna was provided mainly by third parties. Intermittent sessions of 30 minutes were practiced approximately 3 times a week. Stress and flu were the main reasons for sauna practice to improve their well-being. Conclusion: Stress and the flu were the main motivational factors mentioned by sauna users. The other reason given by the overweight subjects and alcohol consumers was the confusion of the practice of the sauna with the practice of physical activity.
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    Prévalence et facteurs de risque des troubles électrolytiques chez les personnes âgées hospitalisées au Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Kamenge.
    (UB, Revue medical de Bujumbura, 2021-06) Gaturagi, Charles; Nyandwi, Joseph; Ndirahisha, E
    Objective: To determine the prevalence and risque of elctrolyte disturbances in the elderly patients in hospital aria. Patients and methods: This is a descriptive and cross sectional study done from May 2016 to march 2017 involving elderly patients hospitalised in the internal medicine department of CHU Kamenge with electrolyte disorders. Data were entered and analyzed sing the info 7.2 epi software. The proportions were compared using the exact Fischer test with p ˂ 0.05 considered as significant. Results: The prevalence of electrolyte disturbances was 81.7%. Hyponatremia was found with a prevalence of 50.65%, hypernatremia with a prevalence of 5.84%, hypokaliemia with a prevalence of 27.92%, hyperkalaemia with a prevalence of 20.77%, hypochloremia and hyperchloremia with prevalences of 31.81% and 25.32% respectively. For 138 patients in whom the calcemia was made, 29 patients (21%) had hypocalcemia and 11 patients (8%) hypercalcemia. Age between 60 and 75(p=0.02), male sex (p=0.03), use of diuretics (p=0.02) and anti-diabetics (p=0.005) were risk factors of eletrolyte disturbances. A total of 127 patients improuved and 27 died or 17.53%. Conclusion: The prevalence of electrolyte disturbances is high. Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder and hyperkalemia was the most deadly in our series. Male sex, taking diuretics and anti-diabetics was the risk factors for electrolytes disturbances.