Les attitudes liées à la mère et le VIH/SIDA sont-ils responsables de la remontée de la mortalité des enfants observée en Côte d’Ivoire durant la décennie 1990?

Abstract

Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in the 1990s in Côte d’Ivoire suggest a resurgence of mortality during this period. This article examines the responsibility of mother attitudes and HIV/AIDS pandemic in the increase of mortality recorded. The rise in mortality was discernible between the first and second DHS, so we tried to find out whether there have been, between the two periods, negative changes in child survival factors associated with mother attitudes and HIV/AIDS pandemic. Whether it has to do with antenatal visits, birthing places, mother and child vaccination or breastfeeding, there is an improvement in the practices of women mothers. The HIV-related mortality has certainly increased over the decade but the improvement on the part of infant mortality is not statistically significant between the two observations.

(Afr J Reprod Health 2012; 16[3]: 76-92)