[Abortion practices in high school students in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire].

Introduction: Induced abortion is illegal in Cote d'Ivoire, except when the mother's life is in danger. The primary objective of this study was to describe abortion practices among Yamoussoukro high school students. More specifically, this study estimated the prevalence of induced abortion, described the pathway and the methods used for abortion and determined any abortion-related complications.

[Preparation of healthcare workers against the threat of Ebola virus disease in Ivory Coast].

Introduction: Since the declaration of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, the government of Ivory Coast has organized the training of medical staff in all health regions of the country. This study was conducted one month after this training in order to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of health workers concerning Ebola virus disease in an Ivory Coast health region their preparation in relation to this disease.

Methods: In May-June 2014, we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of 176 health workers from private and public health facilities in 5 health districts.

[Effect of reproductive health services restructuring on antenatal care at Marcory General Hospital, Ivory Coast].

Introduction: Improvement of the work environment and staff training are health promotion strategies that can contribute to improving the supply of health care. This study evaluated the effects of reorganization of health services on antenatal care (ANC) activities.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 4 months in the ANC unit of Marcory General Hospital in Abidjan.

[Quality of immunization data in children aged 0 to 11 months in Côte d’Ivoire].

Introduction: In order to guide the decisions of programme managers, an immunization Data Quality Self-Assessment was performed in Côte d’Ivoire in 2012. This study was designed to assess the accuracy of immunization data and the quality of the immunization tracking system with this tool.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 88 randomly selected immunization facilities from 30 health districts.

[Socioeconomic factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding among primiparous women in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)].

Objective: To ensure complete adhesion of primiparous women with exclusive breastfeeding, we need to understand the factors influencing this practice. The objective of this study was to determine the socioeconomic factors related to exclusive breastfeeding of infants less than six months old born to primiparous mothers.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study was conducted over a two-month period from 4 June to 6 August 2012 in three health facilities in the city of Abidjan.

[Knowledge, attitudes and practices of household heads regarding rabies in the Abobo district (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) in 2008].

Introduction: In order to investigate the factors predisposing to human rabies in Abobo, we conducted a study to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of household heads in this district.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 13 September to 13 December 2008 and consisted of interviewing, by means of a questionnaire, household heads or their representatives at home. We randomly selected 53 households in each sub-district, with a total of 702 households for the 13 sub-districts.

[Urban alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Côte d'Ivoire].

Introduction: Alcohol consumption is both a health and social risk factor. Few studies have been conducted on alcohol use among students in Côte d'Ivoire. This study was designed to determine factors associated with alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Côte d'Ivoire.

[Knowledge, and attitudes of Civil Society Organizations in the implementation of the Expanded Program on Immunization in Côte d'Ivoire].

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the level of involvement of leaders of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in implementation of routine EPI activities.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of the knowledge and attitudes of CSOs concerning implementation of routine EPI activities in the health district of Adiaké (Côte d'Ivoire).

Results: This study shows that 77.

[Seroprevalence of HIV infection in the context of a mobile counseling and voluntary testing strategy in rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire].

Introduction: In Côte d'Ivoire, HIV testing and counselling has been identified as a priority in the National 2006-2010 AIDS Strategic Plan, which is designed to evaluate the prevalence of HIV in rural areas measured by means of a mobile strategy.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study from 1st April, 2007 to 31st March 2008 in six rural areas of Côte d'Ivoire: Dabou, San Pedro, Abengourou, Tanda, Daloa, and Soubré*. The study population consisted of subjects attending the mobile voluntary counselling and testing units.

[The use of ultrasound to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in a primary care facility in Ivory Coast].

Introduction: In pregnancy care, ultrasound is used to detect pregnancy-related complications. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of ultrasound in monitoring pregnant women in a primary care facility for the purposes of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.

Patients And Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from February 16, 2009 to April 16, 2009.

[The quality of immunization services in community centers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire].

In addition to health care centers, other institutions such as community centers are also involved in providing immunization services, the purpose being to address the inadequate provision of services in this area. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of immunization services provided by non-medical staff. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over the course of two months in the 15 public community centers providing immunization services in Abidjan.

[Adherence to rabies vaccine treatment for people exposed to rabies in Abidjan (Côte d' Ivoire)].

This descriptive retrospective study ran from August 2003 to December 2003 at the Rabies Center of the National Institute of Public Health in Abidjan. It covers subjects at risk of rabies transmission during 2004. Identification of participants in the study was made via a census of patients consulting the rabies clinic: a total of 533 subjects were included, predominantly male (54.