Contact : cheick.oumar.tiendrebeogo@umontreal.ca

Presentation

Cheick Oumar Tiendrebeogo is a doctoral candidate in public health in the global health option at the École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (ESPUM). Cheick Oumar is a medical doctor and also holds a master's degree in health promotion from the ESPUM. His research focuses on maternal and child health in the context of security crises. In the specific case of his doctorate, he is looking at the effects of terrorist attacks on family planning in Burkina Faso from an intersectional perspective.

He also has experience of working with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), which has enabled him to hone his skills in administrative management, project funding and global health research ethics. His doctoral project is also funded by the Fonds de recherches du Québec en santé.

Areas of expertise

• Family planning and gender norms
• Maternal and child health
• Global health
• Research ethics
• Health promotion and prevention
• Community interventions
• Public health policy
• Participatory research

Publications

Tiendrebeogo C, Joseph V, Bicaba F, Bila A, Bicaba A, Druetz T. Does abolishing user fees for family planning increase contraception use? An impact evaluation of the national policy in Burkina Faso. Journal of Global Health, 2022. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.12.04086

Cooper S., Bicaba F., Tiendrebeogo C., Bila A., Bicaba A., Druetz T. Vaccination coverage in rural Burkina Faso under the effects of COVID-19: evidence from a panel study in eight districts. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1): 1016. (2023). http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10029-1

Browne L, Cooper S, Tiendrebeogo C, et al. Using experience to create evidence: a mixed methods process evaluation of the new free family planning policy in Burkina Faso. Reproductive Health, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01375-0

Druetz T, Bila A, Bicaba F, Tiendrebeogo C, Bicaba A. Free healthcare for some, fee-paying for the rest: adaptive practices and ethical issues in rural communities in the district of Boulsa, Burkina Faso. Global Bioethics, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/11287462.2021.1966974

Bila, A., Bicaba, F., Tiendrebeogo, C., Bicaba, A. & Druetz, T. Soins gratuits pour les uns, payants pour les autres: perceptions et stratégies d'adaptation dans le district de Boulsa (Burkina Faso). Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2020. https://doi.org/10.7202/1073784ar