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La déforestation et la dégradation de l’environnement ont évolué au gré des conditions naturelles et de l’action anthropique. Dans le Département de l’Alibori, la production cotonnière, l’élevage bovin essentiellement extensif et transhumant, l’exploitation forestière, les influences climatiques sahéliennes et l’urbanisation sont autant de facteurs qui accélèrent la déforestation. L’objectif de la présente recherche est d’évaluer la déforestation dans le Département de l’Alibori à base de l’imagerie satellitaire. Les données planimétriques issues des images SPOT 5 et 7 de 2005 et de 2015 fournies par le Projet OSFACO ont été interprétées et analysées. La classification supervisée couplée à l’interprétation visuelle des images SPOT dans le logiciel QGIS 2.18 ont été utilisées. Le contrôle-terrain a été effectué à travers 852 points GPS. La précision moyenne des cartes d’occupation des terres est d’environ 96 %. Les résultats révèlent une régression des formations végétales naturelles au profit des mosaïques de champs et jachères. Les forêts galeries, les forêts denses sèches, les forêts claires et savanes boisées et les savanes arborées et arbustives ont été converties en mosaïques de champs et jachères et en agglomérations. Les terroirs villageois sont plus touchés par la déforestation que les aires protégées qui occupent près de 45 % de la superficie du Département. Le taux de déforestation sur l’ensemble du Département est de 2,84 %. Ce taux est de 3,71 % dans les terroirs villageois et de 0,72 % dans les aires protégées. Ainsi, 37,56 % de la superficie du Département est touchée par la déforestation dont plus de 51,27 % des terroirs villageois et 15,05 % des aires protégées. Par ailleurs, 2,66 % du département est touché par la dégradation, 1,40 % a été reconstitué naturellement et seulement 0,35 % a connu une amélioration. La restauration de ces zones dégradées s’avère nécessaire dans le Département de l’Alibori considéré comme le bassin cotonnier du Bénin.

Introduction: A child's multiple disabilities have a major impact on families in both developed and developing countries. In Côte d'Ivoire, very few data are available concerning the real experiences of families of children with multiple disabilities. The objective of this study was to improve our knowledge of the impact of children with multiple disabilities on families in Côte d'Ivoire., Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among the families consulting the Child Guidance Centre of the National Institute of Public Health in Abidjan. Data were collected in May 2015 by semi-structured individual interviews with mothers of children with multiple disabilities., Results: Twenty mothers of multiply disabled children between the ages of 2 and 14 years were interviewed. The child's multiple disability was found to have a negative impact on finances, health, and social life. Health check-ups, treatment and transport are the main additional costs. Mothers suffer from insomnia, fatigue, back pain and anxiety and were often held responsible for their child's disability. A disabled child was a source of discord in several couples and a cause of school drop-out in some families.This study partially addresses the experiences of families with children with multiple disabilities. It confirms the results of several other studies, highlighting the vulnerability and social dysfunction of these families., Conclusion: The presence of a child with multiple disabilities in a family is a source of psychological, financial and social upheaval. This study raises questions about the impact of multiple disabilities on the whole family and a more detailed analysis of economic aspects.

Method: We conducted a survey from 9 to 14 March 2015 (for approximately 3 months) after the end of the vaccination campaign in these four regions. Interviewees were selected using two stages cluster sampling stratified according to the regions. MenAfriVac vaccine in Controlled Temperature Chain (CTC) was used in 10 districts, in Togo., Results: A total of 2707 households were surveyed and 9082 people aged 1-29 years were interviewed. The average age of the individuals surveyed was 11.8±7.7 years and sex-ratio (H/F) was 1.01. The average number of individuals per household was 5.7 and that of persons aged 1-29 years targeted in the campaign was 3.4. Out of 9082 people surveyed 8889 (98%) were vaccinated. Multivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with immunization coverage using MenAfrivac vaccine were: habitual residence in the area at the time of the campaign (AOR = 4.52; 95%CI = [4.07 - 4.97]) and level of information about the campaign before it starts (AOR=2.42; 95%CI = [2.05 - 2.80]). By contrast, there were no differences in vaccination coverage between the areas based on whether the CTC approach was used or not (AOR=0.09; 95%CI = [-0.27 - 0.45]). Two hundred and seven respondents (2.3%) reported that they had Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) after the administration of the vaccine. These were usually minor AEFI involving fever, abscesses and swelling at the injection site., Conclusion: Survey results show that the use of CTC in a country with limited resources such as Togo doesn't have a negative impact on immunization coverage. Indeed, there was no difference between immunization coverage in CTC and non-CTC areas. It is important to capitalize on the experience gained in order to use vaccines by Expanded Program of Immunization in CTC approach especially in countries with limited resources in terms of cold chain availability.

Objective: The objective of this study was to document the influence of pornography on the sexual behaviour of school children in the Cocody district of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire., Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted from October to November 2013 with pupils from four schools in Cocody, Abidjan., Results: A total of 398 pupils (224 boys and 174 girls) were interviewed: 14.3% of them had access to pornography on internet or television. 52.8% (210) of the 398 pupils interviewed were sexually active at the time of the survey, 41.9% (88/210) of whom had at least two sexual partners. On bivariate analysis,access to pornography was statistically associated with being sexually active (OR= 2.61; 95%CI [1.41; 4.83]), early onset of sexual intercourse (OR= 2.38; 95%CI = [1.19; 4.76]) and multiples exual partners (OR== 6.09; 95%CI= [2.79; 13.3])Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that access to pornography had a negative influence on the sexual behaviour of school children in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire].

Background: Togo is one of the West African countries in which HIV prevalence remains high in the general population. Several HIV prevention interventions have targeted truck drivers. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyse the perceptions of truck drivers with respect to the HIVprevention message of the <> billboard., Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among truck drivers at "Terminal du Sahel" in Lomé in May 2013 in French and sometimes in a local language. The data generated by this survey were submitted to qualitative analysis., Results: A total of 24 truck drivers were interviewed. They had already heard about HIV/AIDS and were able to list various modes of HIV transmission and various ways of protecting oneselffrom HIV However, they had a poor perception of the risk of contracting HIV infection. Although all participants had seen the "Roulez Protégé" billboard several times in various places, it made them feelguilty, as itsuggested that they were responsiblefor spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Truck drivers had a poor understanding of the message expressed by this billboard., Conclusion: In Togo, truck drivers constitute a group at high risk of HIV in which prevention interventions must be intensified.