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Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet
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Open AccessFactors influencing medical students’ attitudes towards substance use during pregnancy
People with substance use disorder, and pregnant women especially, are subject to a lot of stigmas, which can prevent optimal accessibility and quality of care. In this survey, we investigated attitudes of fin...
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Open AccessIncidence of catastrophic expenditures linked to obstetric and neonatal care at 92 facilities in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more than 93% of users must pay out of pocket for care. Despite the risk of catastrophic expenditures (CE), 94% of births in Lubumbashi are attended by skilled pe...
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Open AccessParental separation and behaviours that influence the health of infants aged 28 to 32 months: a cross-sectional study
In Western countries, many children are affected by the separation of their parents.
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Open AccessImpact of Moringa oleifera lam. Leaf powder supplementation versus nutritional counseling on the body mass index and immune response of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy: a single-blind randomized control trial
To achieve effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes, adherence to an antiretroviral regimen and a good immunometabolic response are essential. Food insecurity can act as a real barrier to adherence to b...
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Open AccessEmergency obstetric and neonatal care availability, use, and quality: a cross-sectional study in the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011
While emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) is a proxy indicator for monitoring maternal and perinatal mortalities, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), data on this care is rarely available. In ...
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Open AccessParental separation: a risk for the psychomotor development of children aged 28 to 32 months? A cross-sectional study
In Western countries, about a quarter of children are affected by parental separation and a number of authors have previously investigated how familial structure impacts children’s health. The purpose of the w...
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Open AccessNot living with both parents is associated with more health- and developmental problems in infants aged 7 to 11 months: a cross sectional study
In Western countries, many children are affected by the separation of their parents. Our main objective was to assess the possible impact of parental separation family structure on certain aspects of somatic h...
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Growth, nutritional status, and signs of rickets in 0–5-year-old children in a Kashin–Beck disease endemic area of Central Tibet
In order to describe the growth of 0–5-year-old Tibetan children living in a Kashin–Beck disease (KBD) endemic rural area and to examine the relationship between anthropometric indicators and clinical signs of...
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Open AccessDeterminants of maternal health services utilization in urban settings of the Democratic Republic of Congo – A Case study of Lubumbashi City
The use of maternal health services, known as an indirect indicator of perinatal death, is still unknown in Lubumbashi. The present study was therefore undertaken in order to determine the factors that influen...
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Open AccessDefinition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study
The epidemiology of meningococcal meningitis in the African meningitis belt is characterised by seasonality, localised epidemics and epidemic waves. To facilitate research and surveillance, we aimed to develop...
