Background The nutritional situation in prisons of developing countries and the health status of inmates remain a major human rights concern. The objective of the study was to assess the nutritional status of inmates jailed in a prison of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted over a 4-month period in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi, DRC. Three hundred inmates were selected according to the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). Severe malnutrition was defined according to Buzby index and Nutritional Risk Index (NRI). Data were analyzed by Stata™ (version12.0). Results The inmates were aged between 18 and 70 years and primarily males (88.7%). Of them, 24% were suffering from severe malnutrition and 62% of moderate malnutrition as based on the NRI. At the time of study, 88% of inmates were incarcerated for more than 6 months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that factors independently associated with severe malnutrition were incarceration of more than 6 months (OR=5.1; 95% CI (1.5-17.4)), origin of food (prison vs. family or NGO) (OR=4.7; 95% CI (1.6-13.8)) presence of tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus and/or intestinal infections (OR=2.6; 95% CI (1.4-4.7)). Conclusions The nutritional situation in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi is precarious. There is urgent need to supply enough nutrient-rich food to improve health of inmates.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors associated with nosocomial infections of caesarean section wounds in the maternity hospitals of the city of Mbuji-Mayi. Methods: This study was conducted in 25 maternities of general referral hospitals, clinics and hospitals in the city of Mbuji-Mayi during the period from 1 February to 1 June 2017, out of 171 parturients cesarized that were followed during a period of 4 months. A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results: Out of 171 parturients monitored, surgical site infection developed 52 (SSI), an incidence of 30.4%. After analysis, nine factors were identified as associated post-caesarean SSI in Mbuji-Mayi city (p ≤ 0.05): age (p = 0.000), anemia (p = 0.000), prolonged duration of labor delivery (p = 0.001), premature rupture of the membranes before caesarean section (p = 0.044), prolonged duration after-rupture of the membranes (p = 0.000), preparation of the operative site by shaving (p = 0.029), surgery by general practitioner (p = 0.023), duration of operation greater than 60 minutes (p = 0.040), non-compliance with asepsis during dressing (p = 0.000). Conclusion: The fight against nosocomial infections must be a permanent concern: the prevention and regular monitoring of these infections must be the control strategies of each hospital structure, under the watchful eye of a coordination center for the fight nosocomial infections.

Introduction cette étude vise à déterminer l´incidence des infections nosocomiales et les facteurs de risque chez les accouchées et les nouveau-nés dans les maternités de la ville de Mbujimayi en République Démocratique du Congo. Méthodes il s´agit d´une étude descriptive longitudinale d´incidence et facteurs de risque des infections nosocomiales dans les 231 maternités, qui a été réalisée chez les sujets indemnes de la pathologie au départ qu´on devrait suivre en utilisant la collecte hebdomadaire des données pendant 6 mois. Les critères utilisés pour la collecte des données étaient ceux de l´Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) basés sur les définitions simplifiées pouvant être utiles pour certains établissements n´ayant pas accès à des techniques diagnostiques poussées. Résultats l´incidence globale des infections nosocomiales chez les accouchées est de 24,8% et de 22,3% chez les nouveau-nés. Les facteurs de risque significatif d´infection nosocomiale au couple étaient les manœuvres instrumentales (p=0,005; OR=2,7; IC95% [1,3-5,4]), la césarienne faite en urgence (p=0,000; OR=2,3; IC95% [1,7-3,9]), l´utilisation d´un même flacon de collyre chez tous les bébés (p=0,004; OR=2,7; IC95% [1,4-5,5]) et l´élevage du prématuré hors couveuse (p=0,000; OR=2,61; IC95% [1,73-3,92]). Conclusion la réalisation d'enquêtes d'incidence (ou à défaut de prévalence) régulières est indispensable pour évaluer les effets des actions d'information, de sensibilisation et de formation qui pourront être mises en place pour lutter contre les infections acquises à l'hôpital.

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