[Tetanus vaccination of women of childbearing age in Bamako (Mali)].

In Mali, despite the existence of a national vaccination policy, coverage of neonatal tetanus remains low. According to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) IV Mali, the rate of births protected against neonatal tetanus is 56%. The objective of this study was to investigate the status of tetanus toxoid (TT) in women of reproductive age (WRA) in the municipality V of Bamako District.

[Postoperative complications and free caesarean section in Mali = case of a health district].

Our study aimed to assess the impact of free caesarean section on emergency obstetric care. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that took place over a period of eight months during the period of June 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008. The study included 262 parturients admitted from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2006.

[Smoking at school in a commune of Bamako, Mali].

Heavy smoking causes 4 million deaths worldwide, more than 70% being in the developing countries. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of heavy smoking and to identify the factors which influence it in school settings in Bamako. We carried out a cross-sectional investigation in April 2009, in 8 randomly selected schools in a town of Bamako, with a sample of 328 pupils over 11 years of age.