Evaluation of the Community Approach and The Resurgence of Malaria Cases in the Province of Maniema and Kwango in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Authors

  • Priss, Tambwe Mwabi Ministry of Public Health, Financial Management Support Unit, General Secretariat for Health, DRC
  • Assani Wakenge Bonny Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kindu, DRC and Faculty of Medicine, University of Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Masandi Milondo Alphonse Département de la Didactiques de Discipline, Faculté de la Pédagogie et de la Didactique des Disciplines, Université Pédagogique Nationale, DRC and Faculty of Pedagogy and Didactics of Disciplines, University of Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kahozi Mihali John Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kindu, DRC and Ministry of Public Health, Division Provinciale de la Santé, Programme Elargie de la vaccination du Maniema
  • Kibonge Pascal Désiré Ministry of Public Health, Division Provinciale de la Santé, Programme Elargie de la vaccination du Maniema and Department of Public Health, Kibombo Higher Institute of Medical Techniques
  • Iragi Mundinga Jeanne d’Arc Catholic University of Bukavu, Department of Public Health
  • Mbungi Pangalala Placide Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, DRC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/bjhmr.112.16687

Keywords:

Evaluation, Malaria, Resurgence, Community

Abstract

This study evaluated the community-based approach and the resurgence of malaria cases.  It covered two provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including Maniema and Kwango, and was a case-control study based on a retrospective interview of two people hospitalised (or on sick leave) for severe malaria between 2021 and 2022, with a sample size of 800 households. The population of households surveyed had knowledge of the danger signs of malaria (95.4%), the causal agent and the cause of mosquito development. To combat the resurgence of cases of malaria, this population protects itself by using insecticide-impregnated bed nets and by weeding the environment and evacuating breeding grounds

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Published

2024-04-27

How to Cite

Mwabi, P. T., Bonny, A. W., Alphonse, M. M., John, K. M., Désiré, K. P., Jeanne d’Arc, I. M., & Placide, M. P. (2024). Evaluation of the Community Approach and The Resurgence of Malaria Cases in the Province of Maniema and Kwango in the Democratic Republic of Congo. British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research, 11(2), 329–336. https://doi.org/10.14738/bjhmr.112.16687

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research

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Original Articles

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Copyright (c) 2024 Priss, Tambwe Mwabi, Assani Wakenge Bonny, Masandi Milondo Alphonse, Kahozi Mihali John, Kibonge Pascal Désiré, Iragi Mundinga Jeanne d’Arc, Mbungi Pangalala Placide

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