Hermann Sorgho

Biographic Data

ID7558290
NAMEHermann Sorgho
GIVEN NAMESHermann
FAMILY NAMESorgho
SIGNATURESORGHO H
AFFILIATIONSInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
ORCID0000-0003-1595-5152
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Investing in human development and building state resilience in fragile contexts

    Open AccessCosmas Desmond, Kathryn Watt et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Maternal and early malnutrition have negative health and developmental impacts over the life-course. Consequently, early nutrition support can provide significant benefits into later life, provided the later life contexts allow. This study examines the limits of siloed investments in nutrition and illustrates how ignoring life-course contextual constraints limits human development benefits and exacerbates inequality, particularly in fragile conte…

  • What values drive communities’ nutrition priorities in a resource constrained urban area in South Africa

    Open AccessAgnes Erzse, Teurai Rwafa-Ponela et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Our study demonstrates how public engagement can facilitate the incorporation of community values and programmatic preferences into nutrition priority setting, enabling a responsive approach to local community needs, especially in resource constrained contexts. Findings could guide policy makers to facilitate more appropriate decisions and to improve nutrition in the first 1000 days of life

  • Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessPalwendé Romuald Boua, Cassandra Claire Soo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Regional variation in the patterns and prevalence of substance use was observed across study sites, and in rural and urban settings. The high levels of substance use recorded in this study are of concern due to the increased risk of associated morbidities. Further longitudinal data will be valuable in determining trends in substance misuse in Africa

  • Patterns of child mortality in rural area of Burkina Faso

    Open AccessNavideh Noori, Karim Derra et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Our results emphasize the importance of geographical proximity to health care, distinguish between inpatient and outpatient facilities, and also show a seasonal effect, probably driven by malaria

  • Men are not playing their roles’ , maternal and child nutrition in Nanoro, Burkina Faso

    Open AccessAdélaïde Compaoré, Kadija Ouedraogo et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To collect context-specific insights into maternal and child health and nutrition issues, and to explore potential solutions in Nanoro, Burkina Faso. Design: Eleven focus groups with men and women from eleven communities, facilitated by local researchers. Setting: The study took place in the Nanoro Health district, in the West-Central part of Burkina Faso. Participants: Eighty-six men (18–55 years) and women by age group: 18–25; 26–34 …

  • Community perspectives on maternal and child health during nutrition and economic transition in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessDaniella Watson, Sarah H Kehoe et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To explore community perceptions on maternal and child nutrition issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Thirty focus groups with men and women from three communities facilitated by local researchers. Setting: One urban (Soweto, South Africa) and two rural settings (Navrongo, Ghana and Nanoro, Burkina Faso) at different stages of economic transition. Participants: Two hundred thirty-seven men and women aged 18–55 years, mostly subsistenc…

  • Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa

    Open AccessStuart A Ali, Cassandra Claire Soo et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the growing consumption of processed and calorie-dense food, combined with physical inactivity and more sedentary behaviour. While the link between lifestyle and public health has been extensively studied in Caucasian and African American populations, few studies have been con…

  • Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso – an AWI-Gen sub-study

    Open AccessPalwendé Romuald Boua, Hermann Sorgho et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: The global health transition is linked with an increased burden of non-communicable diseases with cardiovascular diseases leading the epidemic. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of obesity has increased during the past decades and there is a need to investigate the associated driving factors. In Burkina Faso obesity remains low, especially in rural areas. In this study we recruited middle-aged adults, as part of a larger stu…

  • Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries

    Open AccessMichèle Ramsay, Nigel J Crowther et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2018

    BACKGROUND: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a profound impact on body fat mass. Obesity, a key risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, in the wake of the epidemiological and health transitions across the continent, requires detailed analysis together with other…