Rice farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices towards mosquitoes in irrigation schemes in Côte d'Ivoire: a qualitative study.

Background: Irrigated rice cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa not only brings more malaria vectors to nearby communities, but also greater malaria risk. To aid the implementation of mosquito control in rice-growing communities, it is necessary to understand how farmers understand, view and manage their responsibility in mosquito generation and whether they are interested in coordinating to minimize it.

Methods: Qualitative methods (observation grids, semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions) were used to reveal the perceptions of mosquitoes and their control in two irrigated rice farming communities in central Côte d'Ivoire near the M'bé and Lokapli irrigation schemes.

[Management of traumatic anal incontinence at the University Hospital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: findings in a 12-case series].

Post-traumatic anal incontinence is a severely disabling condition. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate management of 12 cases observed in a surgical setting in Ivory Coast. There were 8 men and 4 women with a mean age of 30 years.

[Left colonic cancer obstruction in Ivory Coast].

Objective: This retrospective study comes forward to study our management of left colonic cancer obstruction by evaluating the mortality and the morbidity.

Patients And Methods: From 1984 to 2001, 21 patients with left colonic cancer obstruction were treated in emergency. They were 12 males and 9 females with a mean age of 40.