CONCLUSION
Adherence to retinoblastoma
treatment was low in the Ivory Coast and the DRC. Refusal and
abandonment of treatment for retinoblastoma were mainly linked to
unsecured coverage of care, the socioeconomic conditions of the parents,
and their apprehension of the effects of treatment, in particular the
fear of the effects of enucleation. In 2018, the World Health
Organization launched a global initiative to combat childhood cancer40, the aim of which is to improve the prognosis of
this pathology in low- and middle-income countries. To achieve these
objectives, technical support for public health actions by governments
is gradually being carried out. Six cancers have been selected as
priorities, including retinoblastoma. We hope that the prognosis of
retinoblastoma can thus be improved in our countries, through
better-organized psychosocial support for parents.