title: [Companions of surgical patients at the university hospital of Point G, Bamako].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine the median number of accompanying by patient, the nature of the bonds between accompanying and patient, to describe the contribution of accompanying in the assumption of responsibility by the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  It was about an exploratory study which proceeded in the Department of surgery B of the CHU of the Point G in Bamako, from October 2001 at January 2002. It related to the whole of the patients having been hospitalized during at least 24 hours and their accompanying as well.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We recruited 100 patients profiting all from an accompaniment. The total frequency of the accompaniment was of 100%. The middle age of accompanying was 38.3 years. The female sex was prevalent (59.2%). The most frequent occupations were the housewives in 30.3%. The number of accompanying by patient varied from 1 to 4. Accompanying were especially the son or daughter in 27 cases (19.0%), husband or wife in 18 cases (12.8%), Mother in 14 cases (9.9%), father in 12 cases (8.5%). The contribution of accompanying with the patients was: financial contribution in 34.5% of the cases. The technical personnel was considered as being not available by 45.8% of accompanying, not very courteous by 52.1%, not very accessible by 52.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The accompaniment of the patient by his close relations in the hospital structures is a phenomenon of great vitality in Africa. It mitigates the insufficiency of medical staff significantly.
authors: Service de chirurgie B, CHU Point G.
authors: A K dit Diop
authors: AK
authors: Traoré
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Traoré
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Diallo
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ongoïba
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Koumaré
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D055815:Young Adult