University of French Guiana

Mental Health Inequalities: Prevalence of Depression and Health-Seeking Behaviors in the General Population of French Guiana

Background: The population of French Guiana is young, poor, and multicultural. We thus hypothesized that the epidemiology of depression and its care may differ from that in mainland France. We took the opportunity of the Mental Health in the General Population survey to estimate...

Adolescent pregnancies and associated obstetric and neonatal outcomes: a retrospective study in Western French Guiana

In French Guiana, a multiethnic Amazonian region of the European Union marked by significant social, economic, and health vulnerabilities, the birth rate among teenagers is the highest in Europe. However, data on the associated obstetric and neonatal complications in this context...

Predictors of vaso-occlusive crisis-related emergency department encounters in children with sickle cell disease in Western French Guiana

Vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are a major cause of emergency department (ED) utilization in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). In Western French Guiana, recurrent VOC-related ED encounters may reflect both disease severity and barriers to longitudinal preventive care. We con...

Improving ADRC Strategy for DC-Link Voltage Regulation in PV Grid-Tied Four-Leg Inverters Using an Adaptive Nonlinear High-Gain Observer

In practical photovoltaic grid-tied four-leg inverter systems (PV-GTFLIs), changes in radiation, temperature, and grid voltage magnitude cause significant disturbances, including DC-link voltage disturbance and power unbalance, which can impact the system’s dynamic responses, con...