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

Abstract

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.

Overview of Child Otological Care at the Reference Health Center of Commune V, Bamako

“…Ear pathologies were estimated at 66.4% of our consultations [1]. Some of its symptoms or functional sequelae such as deafness can constitute a disability at all ages [2] [3].…”