[Rabies knowledge, attitudes, and practices of human and animal healthcare providers in Chad].

Introduction: Rabies, an infectious disease mainly transmitted by dog bites, is fatal due to lack of appropriate knowledge-attitudes-practices (KAP). The KAP of healthcare providers are particularly important because of their presence in the communities and their profession and were evaluated in the present study.

Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based descriptive study was conducted in healthcare providers recruited from four health districts in Chad in 2015.

Perception of Beninese on intimate partner violence: evidence from 2011-2012 Benin demographic health survey.

Background: Violence against women remains an important issue of inequality in African societies, with several consequences to health, social and economic status. This study aims to identify the factors related to the perception of intimate partner violence in Benin.

Methods: Data on intimate partner violence was collected by conducting live interviews, and from the Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2012.

[Evaluation of Knowledge-Attitudes-Practices of the populations in the health districts of Benoye, Laoukassy, Moundou and South N'Djamena towards canine rabies in Chad].

Introduction: Canine rabies remains a concern in Africa as well as in Chad. Our study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the populations towards the appropriate management of people exposed to canine rabies and effective fight against it.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study in four health districts in Chad in July and in September 2015.

Cost Description and Comparative Cost Efficiency of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Canine Mass Vaccination against Rabies in N'Djamena, Chad.

Rabies claims approximately 59,000 human lives annually and is a potential risk to 3.3 billion people in over 100 countries worldwide. Despite being fatal in almost 100% of cases, human rabies can be prevented by vaccinating dogs, the most common vector, and the timely administration of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to exposed victims.

[Factors associated with psychoactive substance use among Beninese adolescents].

Introduction: Psychoactive substances use among adolescents is a serious public health problem, as it exposes them to risks and health hazards and can ultimately lead to dependence. The present study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with substance use in the Kpomassè Ouidah Tori-Bossito health area in Benin.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 1st May to 15 July 2014 in 451 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years selected by the cluster sampling technique.

[Factors associated with the poor coverage of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnant women in the Pobè-Adja-Ouèrè-Kétou health zone in Benin].

World Health Organization estimates indicate 216 million malaria episodes in 2010, including 81% in the African region. One of the recommended means of prevention in pregnant women is intermittent preventive treatment, until 2012, two doses of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine or three doesfor a woman living with HIV In the Pobè-Adja-Ouèrè-Kétou health zone of Benin, coverage ofintermittent preventive treatment remains low (49% against a forecast of 80%) several years after implementation of this strategy. We conducted a cross-sectional study in June and July 2012 to identify factors associated with low intermittent preventive treatment coverage in this area.

Factors associated with data quality in the routine health information system of Benin.

Background: Routine health information systems (RHIS) are crucial to the acquisition of data for health sector planning. In developing countries, the insufficient quality of the data produced by these systems limits their usefulness in regards to decision-making. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with poor data quality in the RHIS in Benin.

[An evaluation of the implementation of the national treatment protocol for uncomplicated malaria in rural areas of Burkina Faso].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a treatment protocol based on artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in rural areas. Population and methods. A descriptive and comparative study was conducted in the rural health district of Houndé (Burkina Faso).