Publications by authors named "Joel Konde"
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare facility utilization by non-Ebola patients during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Glob Health Res Policy
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on the barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare facilities during an Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, highlighting how insecurity and misinformation impacted non-Ebola patients' care.
- - Qualitative interviews with families of deceased patients and healthcare workers revealed that fear, mistrust, and perceptions about the Ebola crisis significantly influenced healthcare decisions, leading many to seek informal care options.
- - Despite challenges like funding shortages and delays in care, community engagement and introducing a free care policy helped increase healthcare facility visits, emphasizing the importance of trust and support in future health crises.
Background: Hypertension is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease impacting over a billion people worldwide. Work environment factors could adversely affect workers' cardiovascular health, including contributing to hypertension. Healthcare workers who treat patients are also affected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing routine health information system performance during the tenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease (2018-2020) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A qualitative study in North Kivu.
PLOS Glob Public Health
July 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo has implemented reforms to its national routine health information system (RHIS) to improve timeliness, completeness, and use of quality data. However, outbreaks can undermine efforts to strengthen it. We assessed the functioning of the RHIS during the 2018-2020 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to identify opportunities for future development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncineration is the most used healthcare waste (HCW) disposal method. Disease outbreaks due to Ebola virus and SARS-CoV2 require attention to HCW management to avoid pathogens spread and spillover. This study describes HCW management prior to incineration and hospital incinerators performance by analysing bottom ashes from hospitals in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOccurrence of organic micropollutants and human health risk assessment based on consumption of Amaranthus viridis, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sci Total Environ
February 2021
The contamination of water resource and food chain by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) constitutes a major environmental and human health concern worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of POPs in irrigation water, soil and in Amaranthus viridis (A. viridis) from different gardening sites in Kinshasa to evaluate the potential environmental and human health risks.
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- Gender inequality and social beliefs about gender can increase the risk of HIV in relationships and behaviors.
- A study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found that men who supported unfair gender norms were less likely to get tested for HIV.
- Changing these harmful gender beliefs could help improve HIV prevention and encourage more men to get tested.