[Health behaviour of women attending child health clinics in health centers at Abidjan, Ivory Coast].
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.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Viho
I
I
Projet DITRAME PLUS, Programme PACCI, BP 18, 1954 Abidjan 18, Côte-d'Ivoire.
Ekouévi
D K
DK
Bequet
L
L
Catestbon
K
K
Horo
A
A
Dabis
F
F
Leroy
V
V
D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D003151:Community Health Centers; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D010298:Parity; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires