Objective: The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with home delivery in Health Zone of Lemera in South-Kivu province of DR Congo. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study design was applied from February 2nd to March 30 2016 to collect data from 384 reproductive age women who gave birth in 2015. They were selected by stratified random sampling method. A logistic regression was used to determine the existence of association between home delivery and independent variables. Result: Mother educational status, parity of the women, distance from facilities, lack of preparation of women in labor, failure to render assistance to women in labor were statistically significant association with home delivery. Conclusion: home deliveries are still very common in our communities because of the above mentioned factors which deserve special attention during antenatal care and stay in the maternity ward.

Objective: This study aimed at determining the acceptability level of family planning and its factors associated in view to participate to the promotion of the contraceptive practice. Material and methods: It was a cross- sectional study among 384 women in childbearing age during the period going from April to June 2015. A probabilistic sampling in clusters has been used. The chi-square has been used to compare proportions and the logistic regression for multivariate analysis. Results: The sample of our study was constituted of women of less than 30-year age (70%) with an average age of 31.25

Introduction: Since more than two decades, the territory of Masisi in North-Kivu province is dived in a crisis whose contours are far to be known. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of the population of Kamuronza grouping concerning management of conflicts and peace promotion in view to contribute to the funding of the peace in North Kivu province. Methods: In November 2015, a descriptive study has been conducted close to 448 people inhabitants the seven localities of Kamuronza grouping nearby from a questionnaire and focus groups. Results: Of land conflicts, identity, socio-economic, bound to rapes and sexual violence and based on the gender and those related to the abuse of the power and the exploitation and the natural resource depredation have been identified. Knowledge of the population of the grouping of Kamuronza concerning management of conflicts and peace promotion were insufficient. A negative attitude persistence within the population has been observed as well as a good practice insufficiency concerning management of conflicts and peace promotion. Conclusion: The population directly concerned by these conflicts is to place to the center of the solution research while privileging the backing of his community capacities concerning management of conflicts and peace promotion and the social dialogue that will permit him to understand reasons of conflict and their dynamics better, and, will give him means to formulate some concerted actions in favor of the peace.

There is growing concern about self-medication during pregnancy in many low resource countries. Despite its adverse impact on pregnancy, at the eastern of DR Congo, no study was conducted on this question until now. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Bukavu town. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 14 health centers of Bukavu from March to April 2015. Multi stage sampling method was used to select 920 pregnant mothers. We chose fourteen health centers from all health centers in Bukavu by a simple random method. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to reveal association with self-medication practice. Results revealed a prevalence of self-medication (61.3%) among pregnant women interviewed. Reasons for practicing self-medication were disease not serious, prior experience about the drug, economical cost and easy access to the drug without prescription. The main drugs used were paracetamol (40.8%), amoxicillin (17.1%), and papaverin (13.4%). The factors associated with the self-medication in Bukavu town were previous self-medication practice, drugs advised by pharmacist/druggist, lack of sensibilisation on the drug

Objective: To identify the factors associated with resurgence of cholera in the Western coast of the lake Eduard. Methods: We led a cross-sectional study to analytical aiming relating to the factors associated with resurgence of cholera in the Western coast of the lake Eduard. The data were collected near 770 heads of households of eight villages which form the side Western of the lake Edouard. A logistic regression enabled us to identify the factors associated with resurgence of cholera in the Western coast of the lake Edouard. Results: The main factors associated with resurgence of cholera were the educational level, the size of the household, the nature of the ground, the environmental characteristics of the medium and the presence in the medium of moved the interns (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The factors associated with resurgence of cholera in the Western coast of the lake Edouard are related to economic, geographical, ecological factors and policies of this zone. A strategy taking account of these factors is essential for an effective prevention of the cholera.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with early sexual initiation for young girls between 15 and 25 years in Bukavu town. Methods: A cross-sectional study with analytical aiming near 385 young girls from 15 to 25 years inhabitants three communes of Bukavu town using survey questionnaire. A logistic regression enabled us to identify the factors associated with early sexual Initiation among young girls in Bukavu town. Results: 70.5% of the respondents met had known the early sexual initiation whose average age was of 15.35

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of contraceptive use among women met to the service of Gyneaco-obstetrics of the General Hospital of Referral Bagira. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in general hospital of referral Bagira from March to April 2013. A total of 162 women aged between 20-45 years participated in this study. Occasional sampling was used. The tool of data compilation was a questionnaire of investigation. Results: Among these women, 60.5% used a contraceptive method during the period of study. Among users, pills and condoms were the most methods used. The religious beliefs and the side-effect fear constituted major barriers to the contraceptive practice. Determinants of the contraceptive practice were the woman's favorable attitude facing the contraception, the husband's implication in the contraceptive use, the conjugal dialogue on family planning and the desire besides to have child (p <0,05). Conclusion: This study recommends the intensification of sittings of sensitization of the population and the better advice offer that would bring to better contraceptive method acceptability in that hospital.