Presentation of the living environment and socio-cultural and demographic characteristics of households in precarious neighborhoods of Port-Bouët in Abidjan

This work is part of the realization of our doctoral thesis whose theme is "Problematic of food and nutritional practices of urban populations in precarious neighborhoods of Port-Bouët, in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). This study aims to present the environment, the living environment, the socio-economic and cultural characteristics of households in precarious neighborhoods of the municipality of Port-Bouët-Abidjan. The methodology is based on (1) direct observation of the environment and living environment of households and (2) household surveys (questionnaires) and resource persons (interview guides). In the 65 precarious neighborhoods of Port-Bouët, grouped into seven zones, the majority of houses are "hard". The materials used for their constructions are made of "brick" of "relatively good" quality. The roofs of the houses are almost all composed of sheet metal, of "relatively good" quality. The doors and windows are mostly made of wood, of "relatively good" quality. The habitats