Trafic routier et accidents de la circulation : a propos de 277 deces par accident de la circulation routiere survenus dans la ville d'Abidjan en 28 mois

Une exploitation retrospective des activites de l'unite hospitaliere de Medecine Legale de Treichville revele 277 cas de deces par accidents de la circulation routiere en 28 mois. Les auteurs precisent le cadre de leurs interventions et evoquent les difficultes rencontrees. Les accidents de la circulation routiere representent 26 pour cent des necropsies judiciaires effectuees dans cette unite chaque annee. Mais cet echantillon ne renferme pas les victimes de ces accidents de la circulation routiere dont le deces a ete constate dans d'autres formations sanitaires de l'agglomeration d'Abidjan. Il s'en degage neanmoins des donnees statistiques d'orientation interessantes quant aux axes routiers reputes les plus dangereux. Puis les auteurs relevent les principales causes de ces accidents; en situant les responsabilites et emettent des suggestions a l'endroit des organismes de securite et de prevention ainsi qu'a l'egard des pouvoirs publics

AIDS--the leading cause of adult death in the West African City of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

In 1988 to 1989, 698 adult cadavers in Abidjan's two largest morgues were studied, representing 38 to 43% of all adult deaths in the city over the study period, and 6 to 7% of annual deaths. Forty-one percent of male and 32% of female cadavers were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Fifteen percent of adult male and 13% of adult female annual deaths are due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In Abidjan, AIDS is the leading cause of death and years of potential life lost in adult men, followed by unintentional injuries and tuberculosis. In women, AIDS is the second leading cause of death and premature mortality, after deaths related to pregnancy and abortion. AIDS-specific and AIDS-proportional mortality rates may be higher in other African cities where AIDS has been found for a longer time than in Abidjan.