Psychosocial functioning and health related quality of life in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Congo.

Objectives: To describe the psychosocial functioning and assess the quality of life of children, adolescents and young adults with T1DM; and to identify the risk factors associated with the psychosocial experience and quality of life of these patients.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study of children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. Symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the quality of life were assessed using the Beck's Anxiety and Depression Scales and the pedsQL diabetes module score respectively.

[Evaluation of the Follow-Up and State of Adolescents with Sickle-Cell Disease in Brazzaville (Congo)].

The experience of the adolescent with homozygous sickle-cell disease is influenced by several factors that differentiate it from the older child entirely dependent on his parents. The objective of this study was to describe the state of health and to assess the quality of follow-up and to identify the determinants of poor monitoring of adolescent sickle-cell followed in Brazzaville for an average of 12 ± 9.6 years, starting from a cross-sectional study carried out at the Brazzaville University Hospital from March to September 2016.

[Homozygous Sickle Cell Children Treated with Hydroxyurea in Brazzaville (Congo)].

The objective of this study is to reduce the morbidity of children with homozygous sickle cell disease presenting severe forms. We have conducted a longitudinal study between November 2015 and September 2017 at the Brazzaville University Hospital. Children with sickle cell disease requiring treatment with hydroxyurea were included.

Outcome of HIV-positive children and adolescents treated with second-line antiretroviral agents in Congo.

Unlabelled: Antiretroviral agents (ARVs) are the leading therapeutic weapon against HIV/AIDS infection. When first-line treatment fails, a second-line ARV is needed.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV-infected children treated with second-line ARVs, to assess their adherence and therapeutic response, and to identify factors of good adherence.

[Quality of Life of Adolescents with Homozygous Sickle-Cell Disease Managed at the Brazzaville Teaching Hospital (Congo)].

Adolescence is a particular age group in terms of psychological and somatic changes. Thus, the experience of a chronic disease such as sickle-cell disease is different compared to the younger child who depends entirely on his parents. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of life and to identify the determinants of good quality of life of such teenagers.