Disparities in parasitic infections, perceived ill health and access to health care among poorer and less poor schoolchildren of rural Cote d'Ivoire

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Raso ◽  
Jurg Utzinger ◽  
Kigbafori D. Silue ◽  
Mamadou Ouattara ◽  
Ahoua Yapi ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Maï Gilles-Harold Wilfried ◽  
Aloko-N’guessan Jérôme ◽  
Essan Kodia Valentin

State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, health is fundamental for man. Yet global figures for access to health are alarming. According to Gijs (2011) 2.5 billion people in the world do not have access to basic health care. In Côte d'Ivoire, the State has made population access a priority. Thus, sanitary infrastructures were built and equipped (PNDS, 2016). However, the problem of access to health services remains. The city of GrandBassam, located in the south-east of Côte d'Ivoire, has a wide range of health structures. Yet there are still people who still do not have access to health care. According to the RASS (2015), 25% of the population of Grand-Bassam still does not use health services. The purpose of this article is to identify the determinants of the access of the population of Grand-Bassam to health services. The methodological approach adopted to conduct this study took into account a bibliographic synthesis and the administration of a questionnaire. This study shows that perception of distance, income of head of household, perception of cost of care, household size, educational level, and age of households are the factors that determine access health services in the city of Grand-Bassam.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Djessou Flore Marie Hélèna Epse Tra

The "new conflict" that emerged in the 90s, mainly in developing countries, is a major obstacle to improving health. Quantitative studies of the impact of armed conflict on maternal health indicators are still fragmentary and scarce. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the 2002 and the 2010 conflicts on maternal health in Côte d'Ivoire. In this study, we choose a particular type of health care service with assisted delivery in a health center. We use the parametric difference using the difference method to estimate our parameter of interest. Also, we use the propensity score technique and the standard error bootstrap technique to regulate some double difference hypotheses. In making our estimates, we use survey data including the MICS 2000 and 2006 and EDSCI 2012. Our results show that, globally, the crisis of 2002 had a negative effect on the use of assisted delivery in the CNO zone (Center North and West) (-0,708). The same is true for the post-election crisis (-0,514). On the other hand, in South and Abidjan zone, the 2002 crisis had no significant effect, while that of the 2010 crisis had a positive effect (+0,628). The conflicts of 2002 and 2010 therefore constituted a major impediment to access to maternal health care services for households living in CNO zone.


Food Control ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 224-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kouadio Yao ◽  
Kouadio F. N'guessan ◽  
Nanga Y. Zinzendorf ◽  
Kra A. Kouassi ◽  
Kouassi C. Kouassi ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Adou Yedehi Euphrasie ◽  
Blahoua Kassi Georges ◽  
Yeo Kolo ◽  
Konate Souleymane ◽  
Tiho Seydou

The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is a fast growing fish and has a great importance for fisheries, aquaculture, and screen aquarium in Côte d’Ivoire. Parasitic infections constitute significant economic loss in fish production. The work based on Epidemiology of gill Monogenean parasites of O. niloticus from the Agneby River between August to December 2020, for the first time, was aimed to characterize the physicochemical parameters of this River, to inventory the gill Monogenean species in Nile tilapia, to analyze the parasitism as a function study areas and to highlight the parasite species’ distribution on the gill. A total of 102 specimens of fishes was sampled and examined for parasites. Gill helminthofauna of this fish consisted of Cichlidogyrus cirratus, C. tilapiae, C. halli and Scutogyrus longicornis. Fishes of the Agneby River at Agboville are more infested than the other ones due to environmental conditions. The examination of the two sides of the fish revealed that parasites species have the same affinity for the both sides of the fish. In contrast, at the level of the gill arch, these parasites preferred median gill arches (arches II and III).


2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (07) ◽  
pp. 499-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daouda Coulibaly ◽  
Ndahwouh T Nzussouo ◽  
Hervé A Kadjo ◽  
Youssouf Traoré ◽  
Daniel K Ekra ◽  
...  

Introduction: During the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic (pH1N1), different methods were promoted to reduce the spread of influenza, including respiratory etiquette and vaccination. To identify knowledge gaps about influenza and to plan the vaccination campaign against the pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire, a survey was conducted among health-care providers (HCPs) to assess their knowledge about influenza and their willingness to be vaccinated. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was performed in the city of Abidjan on 16-18 February 2010, in the three university teaching hospitals, a randomly selected general hospital, and two randomly selected private clinics. In face-to-face interviews, 383 health-care professionals were asked questions about their knowledge of influenza, means of influenza prevention, and their willingness to be vaccinated. Data analysis, both univariate and multivariate, was performed using SPSS. Results: Willingness to be vaccinated against pH1N1 was 80% (n = 284), and 83% of the HCPs would recommend the vaccine to others. The respiratory mode of transmission of influenza was known by 85% (n = 295) of the participants and 50% (n = 174) believed that seasonal influenza virus and pH1N1 virus were different. In a multivariate model, the factors significantly associated with willingness to receive pH1N1vaccine were fear of pH1N1 disease (OR = 2.1; IC = 1.02-4.35), having only a high school education (OR = 8.28; IC = 2.04-33.60), and feeling at risk to contract pH1N1 (OR = 11.43; IC = 4.77-27.38). Conclusion: The willingness to be vaccinated against influenza A (H1N1) by health professionals is real.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S793
Author(s):  
A.R. Attia-Konan ◽  
A.S.S. Oga ◽  
J. Kouame ◽  
A.E. Hounsa Alla ◽  
K. Koffi ◽  
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