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Prevalence and risk of occurrence of visible birth defects in mining areas in South Kivu: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Background Possible contamination related to mining activities might contribute with other risk factors in increasing the burden of birth defects (BDs) in many developing countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cikomola FG, Bisimwa AW, Nyalundja AD, Barthélemy EJ, Matabaro BS, Mukamba FM, Nyamugabo K, Alumeti DM, Kabesha T, Miserez M, Sengeyi DM.   +10 more
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Planting date in South Kivu, eastern DR Congo: A real challenge for the sustainable management of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by smallholder farmers. [PDF]

PLoS One
There is growing research interest in the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda, a polyphagous insect that is a major pest of maize crops worldwide.
Cokola MC, Noël G, Mugumaarhahama Y, Caparros Megido R, Bisimwa EB, Francis F.   +5 more
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Detection of Artemisinin Resistance Marker Kelch-13 469Y in Plasmodium falciparum, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Partial artemisinin resistance has emerged in East Africa, posing a threat to malaria control across the continent. The Democratic Republic of the Congo carries one of the heaviest malaria burdens globally, and the South Kivu province directly borders ...
van Loon W, Bisimwa BC, Byela V, Kirby R, Bugeme PM, Balagizi A, Lupande D, Malembaka EB, Mockenhaupt FP, Bahizire E.   +9 more
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Epidemiological, clinical and prognosis aspects of acute generalized peritonitis in South-Kivu Province: descriptive observational study of 278 cases. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Introduction the aim was to determine epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of acute generalized peritonitis (AGP). Methods we conducted an observational, cross-sectional and multicentre study over 2 years of 278 cases of acute ...
Cikwanine JPB, Alumeti DM, John Mutendela K, Ise-Somo PK, Yoyu JT, Ciza PM, Raha M, Kalau WA.   +7 more
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High prevalence of hepatitis B and HIV among women survivors of sexual violence in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

PLoS One
Introduction Limited data are available on the prevalence rates of hepatitis B and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among women survivors of sexual violence (WSSV) in South Kivu province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Basimane Bisimwa P, Koyaweda GW, Bihehe Masemo D, Ayagirwe RBB, Birindwa AB, Bisimwa PN, Kikuni Besulani G, Kashosi TM, Mugisho Matabishi C, Mitima Misuka B, Mukonkole JPM, Bisimwa Nachega J, Mukwege Mukengere D, Komas NPJ.   +13 more
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Adapting the informed push model to the last mile of the contraceptive supply chain in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), contraceptive security is one of the largest barriers to improving access to family planning. This article presents findings from a pilot study that adapted an informed push distribution model to the last mile ...
LaNasa KH, Yalaza M, Hitayezu F, Roijmans F.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Are people most in need utilising health facilities in post-conflict settings? A cross-sectional study from South Kivu, eastern DR Congo

Global Health Action, 2020
Background: The disruptive effect of protracted socio-political instability and conflict on the health systems is likely to exacerbate inequities in health service utilisation in conflict-recovering contexts.
Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Hermès Karemere, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka, Chiara Altare, Magdalene Akos Odikro, Samuel Makali Lwamushi, Rosine Bigirinama Nshobole, Jean Macq   +7 more
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Demographic and Clinical Factors Affecting Pediatric Survival in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023
ABSTRACT. Promoting children’s health is challenging in underresourced regions, with worse outcomes in areas of sociopolitical instabilities. This encapsulates the difficulties faced by the Panzi General Referral Hospital (PGRH) in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshimbombu TN, Fefe MN, Shin M, Kanter JH, Crockett SC, Richard BR, Muyembe Tamfum JJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and risk of viral exposure among healthcare workers in the South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) are on the frontline of combating COVID-19, hence are at elevated risk of contracting an infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Chasinga TB, Cikwanine JB, Kribi S, Yoyu JT, Hofmann N, Grossegesse M, Nitsche A, Tomczyk S, Vietor AC, Leendertz FH, Eckmanns T, Kusinza AB, Munguakonkwa E, Kalk A, Raha M, Kambale NS, Ayagirwe RB, Schubert G, Mukwege D.   +18 more
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Hyperglycemia and elevated C-reactive protein are independent predictors of hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic was a priority public health problem because of its high mortality rate. This study mainly aimed to determine factors associated with a poor outcome in COVID‐19 hospitalized patients in South‐Kivu, an ...
Tshongo C, Baguma M, Mateso GQ, Makali SL, Bedha A, Mwene-Batu P, Mihigo M, Nzabara F, Balola C, Kabuya P, Bapolisi A, Masimango MI, Bahizire E, Maheshe-Balemba G, Shindano TA, Cirhuza C.   +15 more
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