Marie-Hortense Koudika
Biographic Data
| ID | 7756268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie-Hortense Koudika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie-Hortense |
| FAMILY NAME | Koudika |
| SIGNATURE | KOUDIKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Médecins Sans Frontières |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding the medical challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of bilateral pitting oedema in children
Severely malnourished patients can present with bilateral pitting oedema, which is a common sign of Kwashiorkor. However, bilateral pitting oedema can also be an expression of other pathologies. In Mali and DRC, the number of children presenting with bilateral pitting oedema at MSF (Médecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders) hospitals are up to 30% (Mali) and 49% (DRC) higher than in other countries, however, the reasons underlying this tre…
Barriers to accessing and using primary and secondary healthcare among children under-five in the Koutiala health district of Mali
Barriers to accessing care in Koutiala encompass issues with the healthcare delivery system (e.g., stock shortages, service fees, referral failure, distances to CSComs), patterns of service utilization (e.g., self-medication, traditional medicine) and sociocultural factors (e.g., household decision-making). The low referral completion rate is particularly concerning, as these children are high-risk for health deterioration and death and require u…
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Understanding the medical challenges for the diagnosis and treatment of bilateral pitting oedema in children
Severely malnourished patients can present with bilateral pitting oedema, which is a common sign of Kwashiorkor. However, bilateral pitting oedema can also be an expression of other pathologies. In Mali and DRC, the number of children presenting with bilateral pitting oedema at MSF (Médecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders) hospitals are up to 30% (Mali) and 49% (DRC) higher than in other countries, however, the reasons underlying this tre…
Barriers to accessing and using primary and secondary healthcare among children under-five in the Koutiala health district of Mali
Barriers to accessing care in Koutiala encompass issues with the healthcare delivery system (e.g., stock shortages, service fees, referral failure, distances to CSComs), patterns of service utilization (e.g., self-medication, traditional medicine) and sociocultural factors (e.g., household decision-making). The low referral completion rate is particularly concerning, as these children are high-risk for health deterioration and death and require u…
Biostatistics (1 work) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies (1 work) · Epidemiology (1 work) · Global Health and Epidemiology (1 work) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 work) · Health care (1 work) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Mortality rate (1 work) · Pediatrics (1 work)