Valery Katché Adoueni

• programme national de lutte contre les maladies métaboliques et de prévention des maladies non transmissibles

Introduction: several adverse pregnancy outcomes have been reported in gestations with associated hypothyroidism. The prevalence of hypothyroidism has not been frequently reported in Black Africans. This study sorts to report the prevalence and associated factors of hypothyroidism in Black African pregnant women. Methods: this was a hospital-bas...

Introduction: Lack of specialists is one of the major problems in the management of diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to evaluate the practice of trained general practitioners (GPs) on diabetes.Material and methods: A multicenter study was conducted in Senegal and Côte-d'Ivoire from August 2008 to August 2009. Untreated typ...

Introduction Lack of specialists is one of the major problems in the management of diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to evaluate the practice of trained general practitioners (GPs) on diabetes. Material and methods A multicenter study was conducted in Senegal and Côte-d’Ivoire from August 2008 to August 2009. Untreated typ...

Introduction Le centre antidiabétique d’Abidjan, ouvert en 1979 a pour mission de suivre en ambulatoire les patients qui lui sont référés des structures sanitaires de l’intérieur du pays et de la capitale économique de la côte d’ivoire, il fonctionne comme un hôpital de jour et vient d’être réhabilité pour lui permettre de mieux remplir ses tâches....

RESUMEN Introduction/Objective: In the Ivory Coast, the reported prevalence of diabetes is 6% and the medical care of a diabetic person is unaffordable for the majority. Acceptable results have been observed in Thailand, Cuba, China, Mongolia, and previously in the Ivory Coast with the Ma-Pi 2 vegetarian macrobiotic diet in type 2 diabetes mellitus...

Introduction Le diabete sucre constitue un probleme de sante publique avec une prevalence de 5,7 % dans notre pays. Avec la creation du CADA (Centre antidiabetique d'Abidjan), dans les annees 1970 les complications metaboliques et infectieuses ont ete mieux maitrisees entrainant un allongement de l'esperance de vie des patients de meme que la prise...

The objective of this study is to describe and compare the strength of commitment to following the recommended lifestyle (eating and exercise habits) among six Black groups, with type 2 diabetes in Miami, Florida, and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Four public clinics in Miami and one clinic in Abidjan were used. Approximately 180 Black Americans (African...

Incidence of diabetes is increasing dramatically in developing countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. In these countries, where most inhabitants have very low income, and no - or extremely limited - health insurance coverage, diabetes treatment, either type 1 or type 2, is highly expensive, particularly with regard to patients and their families...

The objectives of this study were to develop a measurement tool to assess perceived positive attitudes/behaviors to successful dietary, and weight control management and to assess correlations between scales and participants' outcomes. Persons with Type 2 diabetes, aged 20 years and older were surveyed in a qualitative pilot study (N=50) to derive...

Within less than a quarter century diabetes has become a health problem in developing countries. In Africa this metabolic disorder is found in a wide variety of sometimes atypical forms. The purpose of this study was to highlight the special epidemiological features of medically diagnosed diabetes in Ivory Coast. Data from the files of 10320 Africa...

Due to its low prevalence, diabetes of the young has been hardly studied in Africa. This retrospective study of 83 cases of diabetes in children and adolescents during a eleven year-period (January 1978-December 1988) was aimed at determining the epidemiological, clinical, evolutive and therapeutic features of this condition in Cote-d'Ivoire. The p...