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Résumé

173 cas de patients atteints d'un cancrum oris, amenés par leurs parents au C.H.U. d'Ibadan au Nigeria, furent analysés. 52,6 % soit 91 personnes étaient des hommes et 47,4 % soit 82 personnes étaient des femmes. Leur âge varie de 1,5 à 11 ans avec une moyenne de 4.36 (écart-type 2,13) ans. 69,9 % parmi les 121 et 30.1 % parmi les 52 personnes étaient respectivement des familles monogames et polygames. La moyenne d'enfants par famille était de 7. Le nombre de parents sans formation professionnelle était de 85.5 % (148 personnes) et 98.3 % avait de faibles revenus. La relation qui existe entre la profession, le salaire et le niveau d'éducation était grandement significative.
Cette étude suggère que la pauvreté, une famille nombreuse et un niveau scolaire faible sont des facteurs déterminants dans l'étiologie du cancrum oris.

Abstract
Cancrum oris (noma) : level of education and occupation of parents of affected children in Nigeria

A total of 173 cancrum oris patients who were brought by their parents to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, were analyzed. Ninety-one (52.6%) were males and 82 (47.4%) females. Their ages ranged from 1.5 to 1 1 years with a mean of 4.36 (standard deviation 2.13) years. One hundred and twenty-one (69.9%) and 52 (30.1 %) were from monogamous and polygamous family respectively. The average number of children per family was 7.0. The number of parents with no formal education was 148 (85.5%) and 98.3% were low-income earners. The relationships between occupation, income and educational status were highly significant.
This study suggests that apart from poverty, large family units and low educational status of parents are contributing factors in the aetiology of cancrum oris.