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The effectiveness of text messages support for diabetes self-management: protocol of the TEXT4DSM study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: People with diabetes find it difficult to sustain adequate self-management behaviour. Self-Management Support strategies, including the use of mobile technology, have shown potential benefit. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mobile phone support intervention on top of an existing strategy in three countries, DR Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines to improve health outcomes, access to care and enablement of people with ...
Holistic study of the disease ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Treatment outcomes for human African Trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: analysis of routine program data from the world's largest sleeping sickness control program Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
OBJECTIVE: To enable the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) control program of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to generate data on treatment outcomes, an electronic database was developed. The database was piloted in two provinces, Bandundu and Kasai Oriental. In this study, we analysed routine data from the two provinces for the period 2006-2008.
METHODS: Data were extracted from case declaration cards and monthly reports ...
A biodiverse rich environment does not contribute to a better diet: a case study from DR Congo Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a looming emergency? [viewpoint] Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy: a retrospective analysis of birth weight data in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Objective: To assess the effect of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) on birth weight in sites with varying degrees of drug resistance. Methods Birth weight data from three regions in Democratic Republic of Congo with varying degrees of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance (1.6% in Mikalayi, 21.7% in Kisangani and 60.6% in Rutshuru) were analysed retrospectively by means of a logistic model that ...
Facteurs d'adhésion au traitement recommandé pour le paludisme simple au Nord-Est de la République Démocratique du Congo Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of adherence to malaria treatment (co-blistered AS-AQ) among health care providers, medicine sellers and patients in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A cross-sectional study was carried out on health care providers, medicine sellers and patients in 13 health zones between March and June 2009. Only 69% of the cases of uncomplicated malaria were treated with ...