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Oct 23, 2020Open AccessArticle
Background: The need for appropriate methods for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of HIV infection is increasing in resource-poor settings. Objective: The main objective of this study was to compare the quality of the results of HIV diagnosis by Classical Nested PCR and Rapid Screening Tests (RDTs) in order to contribute to the improvement of the care of People Living with HIV (PLHIV). Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in Kinshasa. Only people willin...
Oct 20, 2020Open AccessArticle
Background: Adolescents and youths are known to be an adventurous group, and often engage in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, and early unprotected sexual activity. University students are viewed as being at higher risks to acquire STI or HIV infection and they are categorized under the most at risk population segments due to their inclination to be engaged in risky sexual behavior. Methods: Institutional based descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted...
Oct 31, 2019Open AccessArticle
Introduction: Despite the prevention efforts of past decades, the prevalence of HIV infection continues to grow. An estimated 46 million people were living with HIV/AIDS worldwide by the end of 2005. The HIV pandemic has become a major public health and development problem around the world. Our goal is to contribute to the knowledge of serology status and early care. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the PITC ap ...
Jul 29, 2019Open AccessArticle
Background: The Early Warning Indicators (EWI) of Human Immunodefi-ciency Virus (HIV) Drug Resistance measure factors found at the site level and known to be associated with the proper functioning of the program and the prevention of the emergence of R-ARV. The fact strengthening certain aspects of implementation of the program at the sites can help minimize the occurring of HIV Drug Resistance that can be prevented to improve the ...
Jul 29, 2019Open AccessArticle
Context: For the year 2018, the Provincial Division of the National Program for the Fight against HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases published for the city of Kinshasa a total of 58,327 People Living with HIV (PLHIV) on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) of which 5,789 (9.9%) were on second-line ART.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the clinical and paraclinical profile of people living with HIV on secon ...
Apr 28, 2019Open AccessArticle
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the success of Moth-er-to-Child Transmission Prevention (PMTCT) is reducing the morbidity and mortality of newborns related to HIV/AIDS. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study whose data collection is done in a transversal way from 01 to 30 June 2017 among HIV-positive women screened and we antiretroviral treatment in the health area targeted by this s ...
May 22, 2018Open AccessArticle
Background: The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) infection was 1.2% in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according
to the Demographic Health Study report in 2014. In 2012, the severe failure
rate to first-line ART in Kinshasa was estimated at more than 16%. Objective: The objective of this study is to
determine the rate of clinical, immunological and virological failure in
first-line treatment ...
May 21, 2018Open AccessArticle
Context: In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),
the Antiretroviral (ART) drug coverage is still very low throughout the
country. Hence, a large number of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) use
traditional treatment made from plants to fight the HIV infection and the
opportunistic infection associated to it. Objective:
The objective of this work was to evaluate the clinical parameters; para clinical
and socio-demographic studies at ...
Mar 30, 2018Open AccessArticle
HIV/AIDS infection,
although of particular gravity in developing countries, today affects all
countries of the world. Among the means used to combat this pathology is
voluntary testing, which is both an effective and economical strategy for
facilitating behavior change. This study allowed us to contribute to the
improvement of the knowledge, attitude and practice of the population on
voluntary HIV/AIDS testing. This is a cross-sec ...
Jul 27, 2017Open AccessArticle
Introduction:
The increasing number of HIV/AIDS incidence over time begins to
become global problems. One of the current concerns is the morbidity and mortality rates in the
fetal outcomes patients with HIV/AIDS who can provide many complications. The
importance of adequate pre-and antenatal care may help to reduce morbidity and
mortality due to this condition. The purpose of this study is to determine
inciden ...
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