Volume 39, Issue 3, May 2023, Pages 1068–1074
Mohammed Chahboune1, Badreddine Dahou2, Sara El Fellaq3, Laila El Younoussi4, Safaa Moqqaddem5, Abdelmajid Soulaymani6, and Rachida Soulaymani-Bencheikh7
1 Laboratoire de Génétique et Biométrie, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
3 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
4 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
5 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
6 Laboratory of Genetics and Biometry, Faculty of Sciences of Kenitra, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco
7 Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohammed V - Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: English
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The objective of this study is to measure the state of health of the population of Morocco regarding carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning based on the evolution over time and space of health indicators. A retrospective analytical study of health indicators related to carbon monoxide poisoning, i.e. incidence, mortality, and lethality at the regional and national population level during the period 1999 to 2013. The evolution over time of the incidence shows continuous growth at the national level. The highest average is thus observed in the region of Meknes-Tafilalt (0.112 per 1000 inhabitants). Regarding mortality indicators, the evolutionary study reveals overall continuous growth over time at the national level. At the regional level, we note annual fluctuations in rates in virtually all regions and case fatalities record the highest averages in the regions of Fez-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Doukkala-Abda, and Souss-Massa-Draa. The study highlights, on the one hand, that CO poisoning in Morocco is mainly influenced by weather conditions. Indeed, regions characterized by autumn and especially cold winter temperatures record the highest incidences. On the other hand, the fatal risk in the event of poisoning does not depend on the incidence at the level of regional populations, and the chronological evolution of mortality and case fatality rates at the national level is rather dependent on the unforeseeable accidental nature of the occurrence of deaths.
Author Keywords: Poisoning, carbon monoxide, incidence, mortality, lethality, Morocco.
Mohammed Chahboune1, Badreddine Dahou2, Sara El Fellaq3, Laila El Younoussi4, Safaa Moqqaddem5, Abdelmajid Soulaymani6, and Rachida Soulaymani-Bencheikh7
1 Laboratoire de Génétique et Biométrie, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, Kénitra, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
3 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
4 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
5 Laboratory of Biology and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, IbnTofail University, Kénitra, Morocco
6 Laboratory of Genetics and Biometry, Faculty of Sciences of Kenitra, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco
7 Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohammed V - Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The objective of this study is to measure the state of health of the population of Morocco regarding carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning based on the evolution over time and space of health indicators. A retrospective analytical study of health indicators related to carbon monoxide poisoning, i.e. incidence, mortality, and lethality at the regional and national population level during the period 1999 to 2013. The evolution over time of the incidence shows continuous growth at the national level. The highest average is thus observed in the region of Meknes-Tafilalt (0.112 per 1000 inhabitants). Regarding mortality indicators, the evolutionary study reveals overall continuous growth over time at the national level. At the regional level, we note annual fluctuations in rates in virtually all regions and case fatalities record the highest averages in the regions of Fez-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Doukkala-Abda, and Souss-Massa-Draa. The study highlights, on the one hand, that CO poisoning in Morocco is mainly influenced by weather conditions. Indeed, regions characterized by autumn and especially cold winter temperatures record the highest incidences. On the other hand, the fatal risk in the event of poisoning does not depend on the incidence at the level of regional populations, and the chronological evolution of mortality and case fatality rates at the national level is rather dependent on the unforeseeable accidental nature of the occurrence of deaths.
Author Keywords: Poisoning, carbon monoxide, incidence, mortality, lethality, Morocco.
How to Cite this Article
Mohammed Chahboune, Badreddine Dahou, Sara El Fellaq, Laila El Younoussi, Safaa Moqqaddem, Abdelmajid Soulaymani, and Rachida Soulaymani-Bencheikh, “Retrospective study of health indicators related to carbon monoxide poisoning in Morocco,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 1068–1074, May 2023.
