Sawadogo Y, Ngoran NK, Kaba KF, Coulibaly CI, Kouame KJ; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 1998; 12: 858 (abstract no. 42424).

PNLS MST TUB, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.

ISSUES: As of December, 31 1996, a total of 37,963 AIDS cases has been officially reported in Cote d'Ivoire. The estimated prevalence of HIV infection in all the population varied between 10 and 15%. The care provision structures are localized in Abidjan (the economic capital). OBJECTIVE: To describe the care mode of HIV/AIDS patients in peripheric areas of Ivory Coast where 75% of the whole population lived. METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional survey based on direct observation and interview with questionnaire. RESULTS: HIV/AIDS infection is lately diagnosed in 90% cases in Cote d'Ivoire. The rapid test of HIV cost average 7 US dollars in institutional care service delivery. The confirmation test of HIV infection was at the same level. HIV patients serostatus was not most of the time announced. Specialized AIDS care service delivery was available in three cities (Bouake, Bondoukou, Korhogo). Home care is provided to infected persons in only one city (Bouake). CONCLUSION: All HIV infected persons in Ivory Coast did not have access to the same quality of care. Efficiency in AIDS prevention need the same care service delivery all over the country.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Africa
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• Humans
• Longitudinal Studies
• Population
• Prevalence

Other ID:

• 98404408

UI: 102231222

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