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    Feasibility and acceptability of using medical and nursing students to provide Implanon NXT at the community level in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

    The use of implants has steadily increased in Kinshasa since 2013 but clinic-based access to this family planning method is limited due to distance and costs barriers. The objective of this study was to examin...

    Julie H. Hernandez, Pierre Akilimali, Annie Glover, Jane T. Bertrand in BMC Women's Health (2020)

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    Reverse epidemiology of elevated blood pressure among chronic hemodialysis black patients with stroke: a historical cohort study

    Stroke is the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. The objective of this study was to assess the extent of stroke in chronic hemodialysis patients.

    Yannick Nlandu, François Lepira, Jean-Robert Makulo, Yannick Engole in BMC Nephrology (2017)

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    Predictors of discontinuing exclusive breastfeeding before six months among mothers in Kinshasa: a prospective study

    Although breastfeeding is common in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the proportion of women who exclusively breastfeed their babies up to 6 months remains low. This study aimed at identifying predictors of d...

    Pélagie Babakazo, Philippe Donnen, Pierre Akilimali in International Breastfeeding Journal (2015)