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Common breastfeeding problems experienced by lactating mothers during the first six months in Kinshasa

PLoS ONE, 2022
Introduction Breastfeeding has numerous advantages for infant, mother and society. However, many mothers discontinue breastfeeding due to problems they encounter.
P. Babakazo, Marc Bosonkie, E. Mafuta, N. Mvuama, M. Mapatano   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Human African trypanosomiasis amongst urban residents in Kinshasa: a case-control study. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases have been reported in urban residents of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo since 1996. We set up a case-control study to identify risk factors for the disease.
Bilengue CM, Burke J, Dupont WD, Gouteux JP, Gouteux JP, Grebaut P, Magnus E, Meda AH, Mulumba PM, Noireau F, Okia M, Van Hoof L., Van Nieuwenhove S, Watsenga TN, World Health Organisation, Wyatt GB   +15 more
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Risk perceptions and behaviors of actors in the wild animal value chain in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

PLoS ONE, 2022
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which contains the greatest area of the second largest rainforest on Earth, people have long been connected to the forest for subsistence and livelihood from wild animals and bushmeat.
Ashley Lucas, Charles Kumakamba, K. Saylors, Erby Obel, Reggiani Kamenga, M. Makuwa, Catherine Clary, Guy Miningue, David J. McIver, C. Lange, P. Kingebeni, J. Muyembe‐Tamfum   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitude and practice about cancer of the uterine cervix among women living in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Nevertheless, the level of women's awareness about cervical cancer is unknown.
Ali-Risasi, Catherine, Mulumba, Paul, Praet, Marleen, Vanden Broeck, Davy, Verdonck, Kristien   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Vécu post-traumatique, scolarité et résilience des victimes de viol à Kinshasa [PDF]

Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2023
Cette étude vise principalement à comprendre le vécu post-traumatique des victimes de viol et son impact sur leur scolarité, tout en mettant l’accent sur les stratégies et les ressources de résilience qui peuvent favoriser leur rétablissement et leur ...
Isabelle MBAKIDI TOKO, Joséphat TSHANDA KAPINGA, Glody MANINGE MOPELE   +2 more
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A qualitative study on community use of antibiotics in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Resistance to antibiotics is an increasing and major threat to global health. While the large majority of antimicrobial use occurs in the community where antibiotics are available without prescription, we did not find any studies investigating
Aurélie Koho Pungu Shembo, P. Musumari, K. Srithanaviboonchai, A. Tangmunkongvorakul, O. Dalleur   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Physicochemical Characteristics of Aedes Mosquito Breeding Habitats in Suburban and Urban Areas of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background The knowledge of key elements of the ecosystem affecting mosquito distribution and their population dynamics is essential for designing mosquito-borne disease interventions.
K. Mbanzulu, L. Mboera, R. Wumba, Danoff Engbu, Michael Mondjo Bojabwa, Josue Zanga, P. Mitashi, G. Misinzo, S. Kimera   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors

Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021
Estimates of air pollution mortality in sub-Saharan Africa are limited by a lack of surface observations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Despite being large metropolises, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Brazzaville, Republic of ...
Celeste McFarlane, Paulson Kasereka Isevulambire, R. Lumbuenamo, Arnold Murphy Elouma Ndinga, R. Dhammapala, Xiao-Bin Jin, V. McNeill, C. Malings, R. Subramanian, D. Westervelt   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High Prevalence of Anti–Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (Anti–SARS-CoV-2) Antibodies After the First Wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Results of a Cross-sectional Household-Based Survey

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background In October 2020, after the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), only 8290 confirmed cases were reported in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the real prevalence remains unknown.
Antoine Nkuba, S. Makiala, E. Guichet, Paul M Tshiminyi, Yannick M Bazitama, Marc K Yambayamba, Benito M Kazenza, Trésor M Kabeya, Élysée Matungulu, Lionel K Baketana, Naomi M Mitongo, Guillaume Thaurignac, F. Leendertz, V. Vanlerberghe, R. Pelloquin, J. Etard, D. Maman, P. Mbala, A. Ayouba, M. Peeters, J. Muyembe, E. Delaporte, Steve M Ahuka   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recruiting a nonlocal language for performing local identity: indexical appropriations of Lingala in the Congolese border town Goma [PDF]

, 2013
This article describes discursive processes by which inhabitants of the Congolese border town Goma attribute new indexical values to Lingala, a language exogenous to the area of which most Goma inhabitants only possess limited knowledge.
Büscher, Karen, D'hondt, Sigurd, Meeuwis, Michael   +2 more
core   +2 more sources