scholarly journals Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) in Cote d'Ivoire: health-care providers’ knowledge of influenza and attitudes towards vaccination

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (07) ◽  
pp. 499-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daouda Coulibaly ◽  
Ndahwouh T Nzussouo ◽  
Hervé A Kadjo ◽  
Youssouf Traoré ◽  
Daniel K Ekra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Influenza A H1n1

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.

scholarly journals Impact Des Conflits Armes Sur La Sante Maternelle En Cote d’Ivoire: Cas Des Conflits Armes De 2002 Et De 2010

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Djessou Flore Marie Hélèna Epse Tra
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Double Difference ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Assisted Delivery ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Conflits Armes

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.

scholarly journals Les Déterminants De L’accès Aux Services De Santé À Grand Bassam

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Maï Gilles-Harold Wilfried ◽  
Aloko-N’guessan Jérôme ◽  
Essan Kodia Valentin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Cost Of Care ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The City

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.

Isolation and characterization of Cronobacter spp. from indigenous infant flours sold in public health care centres within Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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 ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

scholarly journals PNS192 ASSESSING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CATASTROPHIC HEALTH CARE PAYMENTS IN A WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY, CÔTE D'IVOIRE

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S793
Author(s):  
A.R. Attia-Konan ◽  
A.S.S. Oga ◽  
J. Kouame ◽  
A.E. Hounsa Alla ◽  
K. Koffi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
African Country ◽  
West African ◽  
West African Country ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Côte D'ivoire
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