ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2022
[Choix thérapeutiques des hypertendus et diabétiques en milieu rural : Une étude mixte dans deux zones de santé de l'Est de la République Démocratique du Congo].
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- Healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in nutrition management for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Kinshasa: a cross-sectional study in Democratic Republic of the Congo.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Blood pressure screening in Mata Sector, a rural area of Rwanda.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Article
- Use of the biomarker score in determining the risk of heart failure in diabetics in Goma, North Kivu in the Democractic Republic of the Congo.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024Article
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Abstract
Therapeutic choices of hypertensive and diabetics in rural areas: A mixed study in two health zones in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
backgroundOne third of patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not use the formal health system to access healthcare.
aimIn this manuscript we analyse the therapeutic decisions of hypertensive and diabetic patients in rural eastern DRC and the reasons for these decisions.
settingThe study was conduct in two health zones (HZ) in South Kivu (Bagira and Walungu), DRC.
methodsA mixed-methods convergent study was conducted from November 2018 to December 2018. Quantitative data were collected using a questionnaire and qualitative data were collected using focus groups. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and a Fischer exact test, while the qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsOut of 382 subjects declaring a chronic pathology, hypertensives and diabetics represented 21.5% and 7.9%, respectively. Health facilities were the first therapeutic choice of the chronically affected persons. The alternative therapeutic choices found were the use of prayer rooms, consultation with traditional healers and self-medication. Poverty, ignorance, the pharmaceutical business, and the socio-cultural dimension of the disease are the main causes of alternative therapeutic choices for hypertensives and diabetics.
conclusionTo ensure appropriate care for patients with chronic diseases in rural areas, it is important to establish a bridge of regulated collaboration between the formal and informal health sector.
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