[Health behaviour of women attending child health clinics in health centers at Abidjan, Ivory Coast]. / Comportements de santé des femmes consultant en protection maternelle et infantile dans lese formations sanitaires d'Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Gynecol Obstet Fertil
; 32(5): 409-13, 2004 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the health behaviour of women attending child health clinics in four health centres (HC) in the Yopougon and Abobo districts of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in March 2000. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Cross-sectional survey among women who came for infant consultations in the HC. Anonymous questionnaires filled in through interviews by social workers about the last pregnancy, delivery, and family planning (FP).RESULTS:
Two hundred and forty-six women were interviewed in 1 month. The age (median 25 years) and parity (median two liveborn children) were comparable in the four HCs. A median of four prenatal consultations had been performed during the last pregnancy. The search of albumin and sugar in urine had been performed in >90% of women, like tetanus toxoid immunisation, anti-malaria and anti-anaemia prophylaxis. Blood group was checked in half of the women, syphilis infection status and haemoglobin level in less than one third. According to the HC, 3-23% of the women delivered at home. If delivery occurred in a HC, median duration between admission and delivery was 116 min while median stay at the HC after delivery was 11 h. Only 14% of the women had attended at least one post-partum consultation and 8.5% a FP consultation.CONCLUSION:
Our observations have shown a relatively good management of pregnancy in these HC of Abidjan and some failures regarding delivery, post-partum follow-up and infant feeding.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidado Pré-Natal
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Comportamento
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Gynecol Obstet Fertil
Assunto da revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article