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Awareness, attitude and perceived knowledge regarding First Aid in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional household survey

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
African relevance • Prehospital emergency care systems in Africa need to be developed to address a growing burden of disease and improve outcomes.• Minimal data exist on First Aid (FA) in the low socioeconomic setting of Sub-Saharan Africa and the ...
K. Diango, J. Yangongo, Vera Sistenich, E. Mafuta, L. Wallis   +4 more
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Accounting for recent trends in the prevalence of diarrhoea in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : results from consecutive cross-sectional surveys [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: To analyse trends in diarrhoea prevalence by maternal education, access to clean water and improved sanitation, household wealth index; to identify the sources of variation and assess contribution of changes in socioeconomic characteristics ...
Emina Be-Ofuriyua, Jacques, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin   +1 more
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Protocol: Developing a framework to improve glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

PLoS ONE, 2022
In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), between 68–86% of patients with type 2 diabetes present with poor glycaemic control leading to increased risk of complications and high cost of care.
Jean-Pierre Fina Lubaki, O. Omole, J. Francis   +2 more
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Review article of recent literature on the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Nzongola-Ntalaja: The Congo from Leopold to Kabila, Trefon (ed): Reinventing Order in the Congo, and Clark (ed): The African Stakes of the Congo War) [PDF]

, 2008
By survival in conditions that are murderous, by evading forms of control and de-linking from the system, people in Congo ultimately limit the reach of the power imposed on them.
Marriage, Zoe
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Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Profile of People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Starting Treatment in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

OALib, 2022
Context: Since the transition to Dolutegravir (DTG) in 2019, several studies have been documented on People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and particularly in Kinshasa. Neverthe-less, no study was found on the socio-
L. O. Losenga, N. M. Dikati, B. Bongenya, Thérèse Kasaka Ntumba, G. Booto, Rosalie Djamba Dembo, S. M. Selenge, Jocelyn Ewuti Nonga, Candide About Kabamba, M. Sombo, G. Bumoko, E. Kamangu   +11 more
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Critical Assessment of Transfusional Practices in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department At the University Hospital of Kinshasa

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2023
Yvon Wangi Ngoy,1– 3 Mireille Solange Nganga Nkanga,1,2 Guy Ndelembo Baina,1 Audrey Katende Katende,3 Jacques Bikaula Ngwidiwo,1 Lethy Mpudi Massamba,1 Fanny Walo Diessa,1 Bienvenu Kuyangisa Boloko,1 Héritier Mawalala Malengele,2,4 Benjamin Longo-Mbenza2,
Wangi Ngoy Y, Nganga Nkanga MS, Ndelembo Baina G, Katende Katende A, Bikaula Ngwidiwo J, Mpudi Massamba L, Walo Diessa F, Kuyangisa Boloko B, Mawalala Malengele H, Longo-Mbenza B   +9 more
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Résultats commentés de l’enquête sur l’informalité et les mutations socioéconomiques qui s’opèrent à Kinshasa [PDF]

Mouvements et Enjeux Sociaux, 2023
En apportant une contribution essentielle à l’analyse dynamique de la pauvreté des ménages urbains en RDC, la présente étude éclaire sur l’évolution des activités des micro-entreprises de l’informel et les mutations socioéconomiques qui s’opèrent et ...
Léopold PONGO OSOMBA W’OMATETE
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Pattern of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Associated with Human Exposure to Dengue Virus in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Dengue is a worldwide public health concern. The current study assessed the extent of human exposure to the dengue virus in relation to the distribution pattern of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Kinshasa.
K. Mbanzulu, R. Wumba, L. Mboera, J. M. Kayembe, Danoff Engbu, Michael Mondjo Bojabwa, Josue Zanga, G. Misinzo, S. Kimera   +8 more
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Immunisation-related knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

South African Family Practice, 2008
Background: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it was reported in 1995 that the routine coverage for BCG was as low as 47%, and that it was 27% for DPT3, 28% for OPV3 and 39% for measles vaccine. The trend also was declining unevenly.
Mala A. Mapatano, Patrick K. Kayembe, Astride L. Piripiri, Jean K. Nyandwe   +3 more
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The emergence of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Kinshasa

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background The first COVID-19 case in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was reported on 10 March 2020 in Kinshasa, prompting the government to promote internationally agreed non-pharmacological interventions for infection prevention and control ...
P. Akilimali, D. Mashinda, Aimée M. Lulebo, E. Mafuta, M. Onyamboko, N. Tran   +5 more
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