Facteurs associés aux accidents de la route dans la ville de Lubumbashi

Kandolo, Simon Ilunga; Matungulu, Charles Matungulu; Mukanya, Pascal Kimba; Umba, Irène Kabange; Kabamba, Julie Ndayi; Numbi, Oscar Luboya; Ilunga, Benjamin Kabyla; Kaj, Françoise Malonga; Lubaba, Célestin Banza; Ngongo, Ghislain Mashini

doi:10.3917/spub.146.0889

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“…In Lubumbashi, in 10.18% of cases the crashes were fatal. These results are higher than those found in 2011 and 2012 [7] in the same city where the proportions of fatal crashes were 6.4% in 2011 and 4.73% in 2012.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…It was also observed that January experienced a higher number of road crashes (9.2%) followed by that of October (9.1%) than the other months. January is the main holiday period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (January the 1st: conducted in Lubumbashi between 2011 and 2012 found a peak for the two series in November [7]. Kafando found results in Burkina Faso similar to those of the study by Ilunga et al [9].…”

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confidence: 65%

“…In the present study, this predominance of male drivers could be partly explained by the difference in numbers between male and female drivers, but also by the risk-taking behaviour of men behind the wheel and on the handlebars (speeding, driving during night hours, etc.) [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also in Lubumbashi, a study conducted in 2014 on a comprehensive sample of 1915 traffic crash cases revealed that the majority (59%) of cases were caused by public transport vehicles driven by young adult males (89%) with an average age of 28, mainly due to ignorance of traffic laws (46.0%). These crashes mainly took place (52.9%) in the commune of Lubumbashi [7].…”

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Road Crashes: An Anthropic Pandemic, Case of the City of Lubumbashi

Kandolo¹,

Hardcastle²,

Matungulu³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Road traffic crashes are a significant public health challenge in view of the high morbidity and mortality for which they are responsible. Objective: This study aims to describe the frequency and profile of road traffic crashes in the city of Lubumbashi. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017. Included are all cases of vehicles registered with the road safety police, involved in a traffic crash. The data were processed using SPSS version 23 software (SPSS, Armonk, NY). Results: The study focused on 3495 cases of road traffic crashes registered with the road traffic police service from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. These crashes were caused mainly by male drivers (98.6%). January had a large number of road crashes (9.2%) followed by that of October (9.1%); with 17.9% of the cases, crashes were on a Sunday. In 10% of road crashes there were fatalities recorded. Night driving; driving downtown; the use of public transport vehicles as well as the fact of driving on a long straight road predisposed to fatal road crashes in Lubumbashi (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Roads are designed to allow human movement; however there is major risk of injury and death particularly in holiday months and at night. Awareness campaigns can be used as a tool to reduce the pandemic of life-threatening traffic accidents. Some health education channels like schools, churches, political parties, socio-cultural associations, trade unions can be useful for this purpose (road prevention).

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confidence: 71%

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confidence: 65%

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Road Crashes: An Anthropic Pandemic, Case of the City of Lubumbashi

Kandolo¹,

Hardcastle²,

Matungulu³

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“…ese head injuries are often secondary to road traffic accidents, which are due to the lack of safety measures (lack of traffic control, absence of seatbelt, or helmet for motorcyclists, etc.) [23]. Sometimes they result from work or home accidents or violent sports [4].…”

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Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mukuku

Nawej²,

Bugeme

et al. 2020

Neurology Research International

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Background. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, but the majority of epilepsy patients in sub-Saharan countries do not receive appropriate treatment. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in Lubumbashi, very few epidemiological studies on epilepsy have emerged. This study aims to analyze demographic characteristics, semiology of epileptic seizures, and their etiologies in patients followed in hospital. Methods. This is a prospective descriptive study that enrolled 177 epileptic patients who performed a neurological consultation at the Centre Médical du Centre Ville (CMDC) in Lubumbashi (DRC) from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017. Results. The mean age of the patients was 20.0 years (range: 5 months and 86 years). The male sex was predominant (57.1%). The mean age at the seizure onset was 13.1 years, and the mean duration between onset of seizures and consultation was 83.5 months. The family history of epilepsy was present in 27.7%. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures were the most frequent (58.2%), followed by atonic generalized seizures (9.6%) and focal clonic seizures (8.5%). The etiology was found in 68 (38.4%) patients and was dominated by neurocysticercosis (26.5%), meningitis (25%), perinatal pathologies (20.6%), and head injury (20.6%). Conclusion. This study is a useful starting point from which health programs and health professionals can work to improve the diagnosis and quality of epilepsy management in our community.

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