Introduction: Malaria in pregnancy induces significant risks for the mother and the foetus. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of malaria and the risk factors among pregnant women in the Health District of Mwene Ditu in DR Congo.Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study based on household survey was carried out in June 2016 in the Health District of Mwene Ditu. The calculated sample size was 461 pregnant women selected through a stratified random sampling. A structured interview using a pre-established questionnaire was administered to and peripheral blood samples were collected for laboratory tests in all pregnant women presenting malaria symptoms or fever history. The following statistics were used: Chi square test and Odds ratio with a confidence interval at 95%.Results The prevalence of malaria in pregnant women was 14.97%. The following parameters proved to be risk factors for malaria illness in pregnant women in Mwene Ditu: low socio-economic level of the couple [AOR = 6.48 (1.51; 27.

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Introduction: Road accidents constitute a major public health problem with regard to the costs generated by this phenomenon. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study of Road traffic accidents in the city of Manono, an urban-rural area, with the aim of understanding this phenomenon in a highly suburbanized environment, characterized by artisanal exploitation of among others lithium, coltan with an increasing flow of urban population as well as the automobile car. Results: We found that most road accidents occurred on the day 51.0%, Sunday and Monday 19.2%. In 78.8%, drivers were ≥18 years old. Conclusion: It is important that an emphasis be placed on the rules of road safety because road accidents do not spare any environment, be it urban or rural.

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Introduction: A major impediment to sustainable development, sexual assault imposes exorbitant costs on families, communities and economies. The objective of the study was to identify the determinants of sexual violence in urban areas. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in the form of a survey of 501 households conducted on 17 and 20 May 2018 at Bongonga District in the Kampemba Health District in Lubumbashi. The sampling was proportionally stratified randomly and the sampling rate was 17. Collected by the structured interview technique after obtaining informed consent, the data were analyzed by the SPSS software version 23. Univariate analyzes, bivariate and multivariate were made. Results: The community prevalence of sexual violence was 31.1%. Almost all of the victims were female (98.0%). The median age at first sexual experience was 17 years and the mean age was 15.8 ± 8 years. Six variables, namely the history of sexual violence during childhood (AOR = 30.2 95% CI [10.4-87.4], p = 0.000), the feast (AOR = 4.9 95% CI [1.2-19.7], p = 0.027), mental handicap (AOR = 0.079 95% CI [0.02-0.34], p = 0.001), sexy clothing (AOR = 0.11 95% CI [0.02-0.56], p = 0.008), drunkenness (AOR = 0.081 95% CI [0.02-0.36], p = 0.001) and living in a couple (AOR = 0.532 95% CI [0.33-0.87], p = 0.011), have been found to be determinants of sexual violence. Conclusion: Despite their magnitude, sexual violence, whose main determinants are the antecedent of sexual violence during childhood and living together, remains a neglected health problem in the city of Lubumbashi.