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  1. Knowledge of obstetric fistula and its associated factors among reproductive age women in North Kivu Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo): A community-based cross-sectional study
  2. At a crossroads: confronting setbacks and advancing the 95-95-95 HIV targets in sub-Saharan Africa
  3. Goma’s unfolding crisis: the humanitarian catastrophe and its devastating public health consequences in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  4. Gut Bacterial Microbiome and Hypertension: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Therapeutic Perspectives
  5. Prevalence and determinants of unsuppressed HIV viral loads among children and adolescents living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective cross-sectional study
  6. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Healthcare Providers Regarding Sickle Cell Disease and Its Newborn Screening in Mbuji-Mayi, DRC
  7. Personal and Cultural Perceptions About Orofacial Clefts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  8. Barriers and facilitators to HIV viral load suppression among adolescents living with HIV in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A qualitative study
  9. LUSSY score predictive of failure of surgical closure of obstetric rectovaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  10. Evaluation of Mortality Risk Factors in Prostate Cancer: Impact of Demographic, Clinical, Laboratory, Therapeutic, and Trace Element Influences
  11. Exploring Geophagy as a Risk Factor for Neurocysticercosis: A Case Series from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  12. Exploring knowledge, attitudes, practices, and determinants regarding emergency contraception use among female university students in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study
  13. Assessment of healthcare workers’ knowledge and availability of resources for sickle cell disease management in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  14. Acceptability of Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease Among Pregnant Women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Factors Associated With Uptake and Implications for Public Health
  15. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Workers Regarding Sepsis in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  16. Prevalence and risk factors of gunshot wound infection in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A hospital‐based cross‐sectional study
  17. Screening for common mental disorders in people with epilepsy in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cross-sectional study
  18. Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension in adults in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A hospital cross-sectional study
  19. The use of negative pressure therapy for the treatment of gunshot wounds in a limited resource setting in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Case series
  20. Sexual violence among female survivors in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: epidemiology, clinical features, and circumstances of occurrence
  21. Impact of surgical repair on the patients' quality of life with cleft lip and palate in the DRC: A longitudinal study using the CLEFT-Q scale
  22. Prevalence and risk factors of gunshot wound infection in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
  23. Exploring quality of life disparities among 177 families with children affected by cleft lip and/or palate: A comprehensive analysis using the Impact on Family Scale
  24. Exploring quality of life disparities among 177 families with children affected by cleft lip and/or palate: A comprehensive analysis using the Impact on Family Scale
  25. The Use of Negative Pressure Therapy for the Treatment of Gunshot Wounds in a limited resource setting in Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo: case series.
  26. Predictors of in-hospital mortality among patients with status epilepticus in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A retrospective study
  27. Determinants and predictive model of failure of surgical repair of obstetric vesico-vaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  28. Knowledge of risk factors and early detection methods toward breast cancer among healthcare workers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  29. Access to High Quality Surgical Repair Services is a Fundamental Right of Patients with Obstetric Fistulas: A Study on Quality of Life Data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  30. Breast carcinoma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Characterization of hormone receptors
  31. Assessing high-risk sexual practices associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection among young female sex workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study
  32. Prediction of mortality in adult COVID-19 patients using chest CT severity scoring systems: A comparative analysis of different scores
  33. HEAL Africa score to predict failure of surgical repair of obstetric urethro-vaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  34. Unravelling the Nexus of Risky Sexual Practices, and HIV Prevalence Among Young Female Sex Workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  35. Screening for common mental disorders in people with epilepsy in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study
  36. A hospital cohort study of epilepsy caused by neurocysticercosis in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  37. Epidemiology of epilepsy in Goma, People’s Republic of the Congo
  38. Evaluation of quality of life of people with epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo using epilepsy-31 inventory (QOLIE-31)
  39. Knowledge about chest imaging findings in COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  40. Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: An update on the prevalence of the disease
  41. Epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of ptosis in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  42. Ptosis surgery in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: comparative study of two surgical techniques
  43. Profil épidémio-clinique et séminal de l’homme consultant pour désir de procréation: état des lieux à Lubumbashi, en République Démocratique du Congo
  44. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in Central Africa: A case report
  45. Three first cases of Meige syndrome in Central Africa
  46. Determinants of knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices for COVID-19 infection in Goma, DRC
  47. Knowledge regarding breast cancer among Congolese women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  48. Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke among Adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Hospital-Based Study in a Limited Resource Setting
  49. Predictors of Mortality in Adults with Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis: A Cohort Analysis
  50. Facteurs de risque de mortalité au début de traitement d’épuration extrarénale de l’agression rénale aiguë au Nord-Kivu, République démocratique du Congo
  51. Incidence, facteurs de risque et mortalité à 60 jours des adultes hospitalisés avec agression rénale aiguë : une cohorte prospective multicentrique au Nord-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo
  52. Epidemiological and Histopathological Features of Ocular Tumors in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  53. Immunohistochemical Features of Breast Cancer Seen in Women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Six-Year Retrospective Study
  54. Adolescents’ knowledge, attitude and utilization of emergency contraceptive in Idjwi Island in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  55. Epidemiological and clinical features of epileptic patients in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  56. Factors Associated with Acceptability of Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  57. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Urban Workers toward Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Results from a Cross-sectional Study in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  58. PD-L1 expression in Congolese women with triplenegative breast cancer
  59. Epidemiology of cancers in women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  60. Assessment of knowledge of acute kidney injury among non-nephrology healthcare workers in North-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  61. Determinants of Utilization and Quality of Antenatal Care Services in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  62. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Sub-Saharan African Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
  63. Breast cancer in women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Current state of knowledge
  64. Women’s breast cancer risk factors in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  65. Availability and quality of family planning services in Idjwi Island, DRC
  66. Epidemiological and histopathological features of ocular tumors in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  67. Height and External Measurement of Pelvic Diameters to Predict Obstetric Fistula in Congolese Women: A Case–Control Study
  68. Obstetric Fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Neglected Care of Young Women in Rural Areas
  69. Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula: Development of a Predictive Score of Failed Surgical Repair
  70. Impact of feeding practices on nutritional status of infants aged 12 to 23 months in Lubumbashi, DRC: A community based cross-sectional study
  71. Diagnostic value of serum creatinine versus urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) in acute kidney injury in resource-limited settings
  72. Quality of life of people with epilepsy at a tertiary referral centre in Goma, DRC
  73. Sickle Cell Disease Complications Following Air Travel: A Review of the Current Literature
  74. Geophagy as risk behaviour for neurocysticercosis among Congolese women
  75. Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis among people living with HIV in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  76. Peripheral neuropathies in people living with HIV in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  77. Clinical and prognostic features of cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  78. Neuromeningeal cryptococcosis in HIV-infected patients in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  79. Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
  80. Risk factors for neonatal sepsis in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo: A retrospective case-control study
  81. Individual prostate cancer screening: Practice survey with general practitioner of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  82. Neonatal sepsis: A review of the literature
  83. Occupational COVID-19 Prevention among Congolese Healthcare Workers: Knowledge, Practices, PPE Compliance, and Safety Imperatives
  84. Clinical, Histopathological, and Prognostic Characteristics of Patients with Prostate Cancer in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  85. Tolosa–Hunt Syndrome: A Painful Ophthalmoplegia
  86. Maternal and perinatal outcomes of uterine rupture in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  87. Epilepsy due to Neurocysticercosis: Analysis of a Hospital Cohort
  88. General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in children in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  89. Case Report: Three Cases of Neurocysticercosis in Central Africa
  90. Visual evoked potentials: Normative values from healthy Senegalese adults
  91. The practice of self-medication in children by their mothers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  92. Obstetric Fistula: a retrospective study of 413 cases in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
  93. Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  94. Synergistic Effect of a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and a Selective Cyclo-Oxygenase-2 Inhibitor on Post Spinal Anesthesia Headache
  95. Evolution clinique et biologique des enfants infectés par le VIH sous traitement antirétroviral à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  96. Maladies infectieuses émergentes : transmission et épidémiologie
  97. Prevalence and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  98. Impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 on macroeconomics and overall development in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  99. Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis in an immunocompetent adult: A case report
  100. Melioidosis and sickle cell disease: Description of a rare association
  101. Acute renal failure as severe malaria complication in Lubumbashi: Management and follow-up in an under-equipped setting
  102. Maternal knowledge and practices regarding childhood acute respiratory infections in Lubumbashi, DRC
  103. Thyroid dysfunction in Congolese subjects with Down syndrome
  104. Increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension with associated risk factors in a mine-based workforce, Democratic Republic of Congo
  105. Modèle prédictif de l’échec de la réparation chirurgicale de la fistule obstétricale vésico-vaginale
  106. Familial idiopathic generalized epilepsies: diagnosis challenge in limited resources setting
  107. Epidemiological and clinical profile of epileptic patients in a hospital cohort in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  108. Factors Associated with the time to Breast Feeding Cessation among children aged one to four Years in a Rural area in Democratic Republic of Congo
  109. Increased prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension with associated risk factors in a mine-based workforce, Democratic Republic of Congo
  110. Predictive Score of Malnutrition in Children
  111. Issues materno-fœtales des grossesses non suivies à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  112. Prévalence du surpoids et de l’obésité chez l’adolescent en milieu scolaire à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  113. Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Congolese children: risk factors of death
  114. Albumin, copper, manganese and cobalt levels in children suffering from sickle cell anemia at Kasumbalesa, in Democratic Republic of Congo
  115. Incidence of malaria in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: An assessment of eight years
  116. Fragile X checklists: A meta-analysis and development of a simplified universal clinical checklist
  117. Fragile X syndrome with mosaic size mutation in a Bantu patient from Central Africa
  118. Oscillometric blood pressure by age and height for non overweight children and adolescents in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  119. Développement d’un score prédictif de malnutrition aiguë sévère chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans
  120. Fistules obstétricales dans la province du Haut-Katanga, République Démocratique du Congo: à propos de 242 cas
  121. Profil pressionnel de l’adolescent en milieu scolaire à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  122. Severe malaria and death risk factors among children under 5 years at Jason Sendwe Hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo
  123. Étude anthropométrique et pelvimétrique externe chez les nullipares de Lubumbashi: facteurs de risque et score prédictif de la dystocie mécanique
  124. Risk Factors Affecting Mortality in Children with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  125. Spinal Abscess Revealed by Spastic Paraplegia in a 15-Month-Old Infant: About an Observation
  126. Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases: Alternatives to Biological Monitoring in Under-resourced Settings (Two clinical observations)
  127. Profile of delivering mothers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  128. Exploring the Plural World of Scientific Research
  129. Sickle cell disease revealed by seizures and ischemic stroke: About two cases
  130. Trace elements in children suffering from sickle cell anemia: A case-control study
  131. Post-traumatic subdural hygroma: About two cases
  132. Urinary lithiasis in the pediatric age group: Case report and literature review
  133. Non Hodgkin Lymphoma and Related Factors in Patients with Peripheral Lymphadenopathy in Lubumbashi (DR Congo)
  134. Etude du pronostic maternel et périnatal au cours de l’accouchement chez l’adolescente à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  135. Accouchement chez la primipare à Lubumbashi: pronostic maternel et périnatal
  136. Trouble psychotique partagé atypique: à propos d’une observation
  137. Prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and associated risk factors in a mining workforce, Democratic Republic of Congo
  138. Maladie rénale chronique: facteurs associés, étiologies, caractéristiques clinique et biologique à Lubumbashi en République Démocratique du Congo
  139. A cross-sectional study on obesity and related risk factors among women of the central market of Lusonga in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
  140. Césarienne à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo I: fréquence, indications et mortalité maternelle et périnatale
  141. Accouchements sur utérus cicatriciel en République Démocratique du Congo: épreuve utérine et facteurs déterminants de l’issue
  142. Césarienne à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo II: facteurs de risque de mortalité maternelle et périnatale
  143. Séroprévalence et facteurs associés à l’acceptation du Conseil et Dépistage Volontaire du VIH chez l’enfant à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  144. Uptake of Services for Prevention for Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Lubumbashi (D.R. of Congo)
  145. Risk factors for low birth weight in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  146. Infant feeding practices in urban and rural southern Katanga communities in Democratic Republic of Congo
  147. Macrosomie fœtale à Lubumbashi: facteurs de risque et pronostic maternel et périnatal
  148. Peripheral Lymphadenopathy: A Descriptive Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in Lubumbashi (D.R.C)
  149. Fréquence et pronostic néonatal précoce de faible poids de naissance à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  150. Immunological, Virological, Parasitic and Biological Profile of Malaria/HIV Co-Infection in 18 Years Old and Above Patients in Lubumbashi (DR Congo)
  151. Profil épidémiologique et séroprévalence des donneurs de sang aux cliniques universitaires de Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  152. Clinical and Biological Approach to Peripheral Lymphadenopathy in Adults from a Tertiary Care Centre in Lubumbashi (D. R Congo)
  153. Sacrococcygeal teratoma in a female newborn with clinical features of trisomy 13: a case report from Central Africa
  154. Syndrome de West: à propos d’une observation
  155. Neurocysticercose révélée par une épilepsie réfractaire: à propos d’une observation
  156. Atrophie cérébelleuse post accident d’électrisation se manifestant par un état d’agitation psychomotrice: à propos de 2 cas
  157. Evolution des syndromes électrocliniques chez des jumeaux dizygotes: de l’enfance à l’adolescence, à propos d’une observation
  158. Etude épidémio-clinique des diarrhées aiguës à rotavirus chez les nourrissons à l’hôpital Jason Sendwe de Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  159. Etude du faible poids de naissance associé à l’âge maternel et la parité dans une population couple mère-enfant suivi à Lubumbashi
  160. Profil hématologique et nutritionnel du drépanocytaire homozygote SS âgé de 6 à 59 mois à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  161. Etude de facteurs de risque de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant dans la stratégie « option A » à Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo
  162. Corps étranger métallique inhalé: 36 mois d’évolution intrabronchique chez un enfant de 8 ans
  163. Infections néonatales: quelle est la place des antécédents obstétricaux dans la prévention du risque ?
  164. Manifestations neuropsychiatriques révélant une hémorragie cérébro-méningée causée par un accident d’électrisation : à propos d’une observation et revue de la littérature
  165. Mucocèle appendiculaire : à propos d’un cas observé à Lubumbashi
  166. Accouchement du siège par voie basse: étude de la morbi-mortalité maternelle et néonatale
  167. Sirénomélie (Mermaid Syndrome): description du premier cas Congolais et revue de la littérature
  168. Exstrophie vésicale : à propos d’un cas diagnostiqué tardivement
  169. Gibbosité vertébrale congénitale évoquant un mal de Pott chez un nouveau-né de mère tuberculeuse: à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature
  170. Screening of fetal alcohol syndrome using the T-ACE questionnaire in semi-rural areas around Lubumbashi: lessons learned
  171. Evaluation de la fonction hépatique au cours du paludisme grave chez les enfants de moins de cinq ans à Kinshasa en République Démocratique du Congo
  172. Facteurs de risque de mortalité chez les nouveaux-nés transférés au service de néonatologie de l’Hôpital Jason Sendwe de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
  173. Drépanocytose chez l’enfant lushois de 6 à 59 mois en phase stationnaire: épidémiologie et clinique
  174. Acidocétose diabétique chez l’adulte à l’Hôpital Sendwe de Lubumbashi: à propos de 51 cas
  175. Parturition en présentation transverse et modalités d’accouchement : la césarienne versus la manœuvre de version interne et grande extraction du siège (MVIGES) ; à propos de 162 accouchements à la maternité Jason Sendwe de Lubumbashi, RD du Congo
  176. Ictères pathologiques du nouveau-né à l’hôpital Bonzola de Mbuji-Mayi, République Démocratique du Congo
  177. Fentes labiopalatines dans la province du Katanga en République Démocratique du Congo: Aspects épidémiologiques, anatomocliniques et thérapeutiques
  178. Tuberculose chez le personnel de santé du secteur public au Burundi: fréquence et facteurs de risque
  179. Folie à Trois à Lubumbashi: à propos d'un cas
  180. Transposition des gros vaisseaux associée aux communications interventriculaire et interauriculaire: à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature
  181. Trouble de l’écriture révélateur d’un accident vasculaire cérébral ischémique: à propos d’un cas
  182. Utérus bicorne bicervical perméable: découverte fortuite lors d’une césarienne d’urgence chez une multipare lushoise
  183. La singularité du patient tuberculeux dans le système de santé: l’expérience du Burkina Faso