title: [Cervical cancer: epidemiology and medical assistance in African society].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to improve the medical assistance and the prognostic of cervical cancer in African society.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was a retrospective and descriptive study carried out in the gynecology and obstetrics department at the teaching hospital of Cocody. It spanned over five years, from January 1st, 2002 to December 31st, 2006. It was focused on 171 cases of cervical cancer histologically confirmed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The frequency of cervical cancer in that study was 1.7%. Patients had an average age of 48.5 years. 38.7% of patients were aged between 41 and 50. Multiparous represented 73.1% of patient with a majority of 38.6% for seven births and more. Patient socio-economic background was low in 72% of cases, married and divorced patients represented 63.2%. Patients who had an early sex and those with numerous partners respectively represented 77.2% and 73.2%. In 70.2% of cases, they had suffered a sexually transmitted infection once. Extension rate was limited to the financial capacities of our patients. Operable stages represented 19.3% and belated stages 57.1%. Only 8.8% of our patients were operated. The average theoretical cost of the surgical treatment was 298.203 F CFA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that to improve medical assistance to patients, it is (capital) urgent to face efficiently the out break of factors of risk and improve diagnosis and therapy.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: N'guessan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kouakou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Loué
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Angoi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abauleth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*