Childhood cancer: epidemiology in the pediatric oncology department of a university hospital center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under the age of 15 years worldwide. To contribute to better knowledge of childhood cancers in Africa. To determine the causes of pediatric cancers and compare them with the results of a previous study and with data available for sub-Saharan Africa.

[Rare pancreatic tumor detected unexpectedly in a child in the Ivory Coast].

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP) is rare. It most often affects young women. It was first described by Frantz in 1959, but its pathogenesis remains unclear.

[Neonatal and child tetanus morbidity and mortality in the University hospitals of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (2001-2010)].

The lack of data on neonatal tetanus and children in university hospitals (UH) in Abidjan for over a decade has motivated the realization of this study. The objective of this study is to evaluate the morbidity and mortality related to neonatal tetanus (NT) and child tetanus (CT) in Abidjan University Hospital from 2001 to 2010. It is a retrospective study, multicenter analysis with records of newborns and children suffering from tetanus in the three UH of Abidjan.

[Knowledge and practices of the mothers of children from 6 to 18 months relative to the conduct of weaning: cases from the general hospital of Marcory].

Unlabelled: Weaning is a high-risk phase in the life of infants around the world, because poorly managed, it raises protein-energy malnutrition to levels causing crucial problems to the health of infants.

Aims: The purpose is to estimate the knowledge and the practices of the mothers regarding the conduct of food weaning of their children aged 6 to 18 months.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional survey at the general hospital of Marcory in Abidjan-CI on a sample of 100 mother-child pairs who came to consult.

[The psychological experience of the mothers whose babies were born deformed in the neonatological ward of the academic hospital center of Treichville (Côte-d'Ivoire)].

Objective: When a baby is born deformed, his birth breaks up plans his family has made for his life as well as for the family itself. So, our objective was to describe the experience undergone by the mothers who gave birth to babies with serious deformities.

Method: A prospective and descriptive study was carried out during 12 months about 35 mothers whose babies were born seriously deformed.