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L’Enquête Démographique et de Santé réalisée en 2023-2024 en RDC (EDS-RDC III) est une enquête par sondage qui fournit des informations dans plusieurs domaines comme la fécondité, l’activité sexuel...
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L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive des adolescents et jeunes vivant avec le VIH dans la ville-province de K...
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Objectives 1. To analyze the retention rates at 6 and 12-month follow ups in an African HIV related cohort study. 2. To evaluate the factors associated with being lost to follow up (LTFU).
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Objectives: - Describe characteristics of young people attending HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing in Kinshasa. - Analyze prevalence of HIV and self-reported STIs, HIV-related misconceptions and sexual risk ...
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Methods - OKAPI (Observational Kinshasa AIDS Prevention Initiative) prospective cohort study - C.H.Monkole (Kinshasa, DRC) - People aged 15-59 yrs attending HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing - HIV test - Int...
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Material and Methods From April to November 2016, 160 DBS were collected at Monkole Hospital (Kinshasa, DRC) from 85 children (60 HIV-non infected, 18 HIV-positive, 7 HIV-exposed) and 75 HIV-infected adults (65...
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Background Sexually transmitted infections can be spread through oral and anal heterosexual sex. There are few data on these practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. We analyzed the prevalence of heterosexual oral and ...
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Background -The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is increasing in many world regions. -Oral and anal sex: transmission of HIV, HPV, HSV, T. pallidum, N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, T. vaginal...
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Objectives Describe among HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) attendees: 1) VCT context and personal reasons for VCT 2) Personal HIV risk perception 3) HIV Prevention plans 4) Intention to share HIV test...
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Objectives 1. Evaluate HIV-related misconceptions among people attending HIV Voluntary Counseling Testing, and compare with the prevalence in 2010-2012. 2. Identify the best media for the communication of preve...
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ThelackofHIV-1RNAviralload(VL)monitoringandresistancegenotypinginsub-SaharanAfricaleadstouncontrolledcirculationofHIVstrainswithdrugresistancemutations(DRM),compromisingsecond-lineantiretroviraltherapy(ART)effi...
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Dpt.Preventive Medicine, Univ.of Navarra, Spain; 2 IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Spain; 3 Institute for Culture and Society, Univ. of Navarra, Spain; 4 Monkole Hospital, Kinshasa; 5 Clínica Un...
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Ben Ilunga Bulanda1, Elvis Tshunza Kateba2, Berry Ikolango Bongenia1, Victor Nyiama Kasongo3, Micheline Abiba Kingombe2, Erick Ntambwe Kamangu1,4*
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CONTEXT: The introduction of Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs) has reduced morbidity and mortality associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. But also at the other hand, the massive use of thes...
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Background: Professional Sex Workers (PSW) and their partners are considered as vulnerable populations at high risk of transmission for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as well as infection with the Human...
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Background: Viral hepatitis represents a major public health burden with more than 375 million people with chronic hepatitis B infection and 130 to 150 million with hepatitis C for 2016. Sub-Saharan Africa has ...
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Abstract The distribution of HIV-1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is very heterogeneous; it is very dynamic, evolving and unpredictable. The DRC has the largest number of variants of HIV type 1, part...
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Background: Although the National HIV Infection Control Program has adopted the “Test and Treat” option, virological, immunological and clinical parameters are still important for the decision of the approp...
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Context: In Sub-Saharan Africa, the epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection tends towards a certain feminization because of the high prevalence of infected women. Objective: The objective of th...
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Background: The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in-fection was 1.2% in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the De-mographic Health Study report in 2014. In 2012, the severe failure r...
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Introduction: Antiretroviral therapy is effective only when it maintains the plasma viral load at an undetectable level or below 50 copies of RNA/ml. Viral Load (VL) is a marker of therapeutic follow-up, partic...
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ABSTRACT Context: In Sub-Saharan Africa, the epidemic of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection tends towards a certain feminization because of the high prevalence of infected women. Objective: The object...
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on HIV-related knowledge and sexual behaviors (6 and 12-m follow-up); 2) predictors of changes in HIV-related knowledge and behaviours at follow-up; 3) viral load, HIV subtypes and ARV resistance in Dried Blood...
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Analyze among women attending HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing: -Prevalence of forced sexual intercourse (FSI) - Association: (1) Sociodemographics, sexual behaviors with FSI (2) FSI with HIV
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Introduction Sexual violence, an HIV determinant, is an integrated behavior in the D.R.Congo. We aimed to analyze the prevalence of forced sexual intercourse (FSI) among people receiving HIV Voluntary Counselin...
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HIV/AIDS remains a major cause of death worldwide, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where over 71% of the global AIDS epidemic is concentrated in only 12% of the world population. In spite of a reduct...
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Background: Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are the molecules used in the fight against infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Their main objective is to stop the virus from replicating and thus allow the ...
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Abstract Mobile phone applications (apps) provide a new platform for delivering tailored services especially applied to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection prevention and care. To review mobile phone a...
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Background: Genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus affects the treatment and the emergence of resistance. Some subtypes would develop resistance more frequently than others. The aim of this study is ...
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Context: More than 30 years after its official declaration, the infection by HIV is still a major public health problem in Kinshasa. This HIV epidemic is dominated by the group M of the Type 1, which is subdivi...
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Background: The blotting paper is an alternative to the collection of blood in the tubes for analysis, especially in the field of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. This technique allows to easily send the...
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Antecedents: -Get information about AIDS, its cause, HIV transmission routes, preventive measures, treatment and control. - Get a real personal risk perception -Incorporate social norms and perceive community s...
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ABSTRACT In the Democratic Republic of Congo no previous studies have assessed the factors associated with different patterns of condom use and with multiple sexual partners, and the association between condom ...
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Background: Considering the high percentage of couples in which one or both members are HIV negative, thefrequency of transmission among non-regular partners and the probabilities of non-disclosure, attention s...
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In the DRC, blood transfusion is the second mean of HIV transmission after sexual intercourses. Most of the blood donors in Kinshasa are family members, volunteer’s donors or occasional blood sellers. This st...
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Background: Although the two types of HIV essentially cause AIDS; there are major differences between them in terms of phylogeny, pathology, virulence, evolution, transmission, infectivity and epidemiology. Obj...
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Objectives 1. Analyze the prevalence of alcohol-related sexual risk behaviors. 2. Evaluate the association between sociodemographic and behavioral factors and alcohol-related sexual risk behaviors.
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Background: Viral Load (VL), CD4 T cells count and clinical signs are significant parameters for the decision of starting ARV Treatment (ART). The aim of this study is to determine the Viral Load profile of eli...
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In theDemocratic Republic of congo , the type subtype A of HIV -1 is predominant but is molecular profile is little documented.
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Background: Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and malaria are two infectious diseases which are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and each a major pub...
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The massive use of antiretroviral (ARV) created the emergence of mutant strains resistant to treatment. Thus, the World HealthOrganization (WHO) recommends epidemiological monitoring for newly infected patients...
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Methods A case–control study was carried out from December 2010 until June 2012. We assessed 1630 participants aged 15–49 attending a primary outpatient centre in Kinshasa: 762 HIV Voluntary Counselling and...
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La mesure de la Charge Virale (CV) est le moyen virologique le plus fiable pour évaluer le suivi de l’infection au Virus de l’Immunodéficience Humaine (VIH).
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Abstract Background: Measurement of Viral Load (VL) is the most reliable mean for evaluating virological monitoring of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
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Background: The interest in the technique of HIV diagnosis by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is in: (i) primary infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), where it is necessary to identify the patien...
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Contexte: The fight against HIV/AIDS epidemics is one of the greatest challenges of this century. The epidemic affects generally under-developed countries, and Sub-Saharan Africa are the most concerned.
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Over 75% of people infected with HIV live in countries where health resources are very limited for the diagnosis and biological monitoring of people infected by the virus. In resource-limited settings, the use ...
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Le présent travail a pour objectif de contribuer à l’évaluation de l’efficacité thérapeutique de la médecine traditionnelle dans la lutte du VIH en République Démocratique du Congo.
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Background: HIV has a genetic diversity that is equal to the complexity of the follow up of patients. The classification of the different variants has allowed us to understand the virus, the geographical distri...
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Opportunistic Infections (OI) are still a major problem in the care of People Living with HIV (PLHIV). Through the military medical program, few data are available reg...
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KAMANGU NTAMBWE ERICK1*, KALALA LUNGANZA RICHARD1, MVUMBI LELO GEORGES1, MESIA KAHUNU GAUTHIER2
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Introduction In 2009, 5.25 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) are under Highly Active AntiRetroviral Treatment (HAART) in low-and middle-income as reported in 2010 the World Health Organization (WHO)1. The ...
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Abstract Context The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the causal agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, known as AIDS. Cotrimoxazole (CTX) is a drug in a fixed combination of 2 antimicrobials: sulfam...
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OBJECTIVE: This work aimed to evaluate and develop a profile of the different centers of care for patients living with HIV/AIDS in the city of Kinshasa. METHODS: This work was a cross-sectional descriptive stud...
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Background: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the use of Prevention of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection from mother to child is still very low. Objective: The objective of this study wa...
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ABSTRACT Introduction: In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the first line of treatment for HIV adopted since 2008 for the PLHIV is a combination of single-dose Azydothimidine (AZT), Lamivudine (3TC) and ...
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The search of the literature and abstracts presented at conferences with the subject of interest to identify different variants of HIV type 1 in the DRC on the websites of research. Online search was based on t...
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to establish a comparison between the electrophoresis’ profile of sera proteins of people infected by HIV, naïve of treatment, and people not infected by HIV. They could b...
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Le profil des taux lipidiques sériques est un marqueur couramment utilisée en clinique. Comme l’infection à VIH induit des modifications des taux lipidiques sériques, l’analyse du profil lipidique séri...