ACCESS TO CURATIVE HEALTH CARE

The main objective of this study is to contribute to the improvement of access to curative health care by households. The study is of an analytical cross-sectional type. The survey questionnaire and unstructured interview were used. Results: The use of curative health care services in the health facilities was 84.4%; most users of curative care services estimated that the costs of care are expensive (45.8%), at least 74.5% of respondents felt that curative care services were well organized and of good quality (53.4%). 81.8% of respondents were satisfied with the quality of reception and 76.6% were already aware of the use of curative health care by the RECO; Several factors significantly influenced the non-use of curative health care services by households: households with an educated head, celibacy, poor organisation of health care services, non-involvement of community relays in the consumption of curative care services by households, unaffordable health care costs and non-availability of essential drugs.