Abstract

Anemia in the problem of morbidities in Reproductive Health in Cote d'Ivoire

Author(s): Adou Serge Judicael ANOUA

Anemia is worrying morbidity in reproductive health. Indeed, it affects 38% of pregnant women aged 15 to 49 worldwide. Its persistence is increasingly noticed with prevalence greater than 50% in South Asia, Central Africa, and West Africa (WHO, 2017). This magnitude is made more complex due to the vulnerability of the pregnant woman and her child. In Côte d’Ivoire, among pregnant women, the proportion of those with anemia is 64% with a maximum prevalence of 75% in the Center-North region (MSHP, 2016). In this region, the city of Bouaké is no exception to the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women. This morbidity during pregnancy remains a risk base for the survival of the mother-child couple. If it is admitted that several works according to various fields of research have been carried out to identify the causes, the consequences, and the means of prevention of this morbid fact, it nevertheless remains to take into account the social perceptions which under tend this reality. This research aims to specify the explanatory model of anemia in pregnant women in order to contribute to the control of this disease during the prenatal period.