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.

[African histoplamosis. A report of three pediatric cases].

Unlabelled: Histoplasmosis duboisii (Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii) is uncommon disease especially in children. It is observed in Africa where the incidence is unknown. The authors report a series of three pediatric cases.

[Nephrotic syndrome complicated by chylous ascites in a girl of 2 years and 8 months old].

We report on a case of nephrotic syndrome with focal and segmental hyalinosis complicated by chylous ascites in a girl of 2 years and 8 months old. This pure nephrotic syndrome in its early stage was initially treated with intensive steroid treatment at 2mg/kg/day orally for 2 months, followed by a bolus of methylprednisolone. The persistence of proteinuria meant corticosteroid resistance.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Parents Facing Child and Adolescent Obesity in Brazzaville, Congo.

The study aimed to assess obesity-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents when facing child and adolescent obesity in order to improve the quality of care. A case-control study was conducted from February 1 to July 1, 2013. The study compared parents of obese school children (group 1 or cases; n = 254) and those school children without obesity (group 2 or controls; n = 254).

[Psychosocial issues of mothers whose children have sickle cell disease].

Objectives: To study and describe the psychological responses (depression and anxiety), the coping strategies, and the impact of sickle cell disease on the quality of life (QOL) of mothers.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study of mothers with affected children was conducted at the university hospital center of Brazzaville, between February and April 2014. Hamilton and Beck scales, the Brief-COPE, and the Short Form Health Survey were used to assess anxiety, depression, coping strategies, and QOL, respectively.

Study of 9 Cases of Tuberculosis Pneumonia in Children at Chu of Brazzaville, Congo.

In the Republic of Congo, a country where tuberculosis is endemic, there have not been many reports about tuberculosis pneumonia. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of tuberculosis pneumonia in children. This was a retrospective study of 9 cases of children admitted from 2002 to 2015, that is, 0.

[Study of 11 new cases of Kawasaki disease Congolese].

Kawasaki's disease (KD) is a rarely described entity in Africa. The purpose of this work is to describe the clinical, biological and evolutionary aspects of KD in the Congolese child. This is a retrospective study of 11 cases of KD collected from 2003 to 2014 at the University Hospital of Brazzaville.

[Epidemiology and outcome of Congolese children who had surgery for heart defects].

Aims: to determine the principal heart defects for which children underwent surgery and to determine the survival rate.

Patient And Methods: this retrospective cohort study involves Congolese babies treated surgically from September 1989 to September 2010 in France for congenital heart defects (through "Mécénat chirurgie cardiaque" and "Chaîne de l'espoir"). It includes only 110 of the 182 recorded patients during the study period.

Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo.

Background. To determine the prevalence and associated factors of prehypertension (pre-HT) and hypertension (HT) in schoolchildren at Brazzaville (Congo). Methods.

[Short-term prognosis of heart diseases managed at the pediatric intensive care unit of the Brazzaville University Hospital].

Objective: To determine the main heart diseases of children admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011 (January to December) in the pediatric intensive care of the Brazzaville University Hospital.

Results: The study included 42 children, 27 of them girls (64.

[Professional absenteeism in the pediatric service of the general hospital of Loandjili in Pointe-Noire (Congo)].

The supply and the quality of care dispensed in a service depend on the quality of the technical and human tray, but also from effective presence of the staff during the work time. The purpose of this study is to determine the absenteeism level of the paramedical staff in General Pediatric and Neonatology of Loandjili General Hospital (Pointe Noire) and identifying causes. A cross-sectional study has been conducted from January 1(st) to June 30(th) 2011 on 21 nurses in General Pediatric and 20 in Neonatology.

[Prescription of antibiotic drugs for children at the Brazzaville University Hospital Center (Congo)].

Unlabelled: Antibiotics are a class of drugs commonly prescribed in pediatric practice, often inappropriately.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of antibiotic prescription in hospitalized children, assess the quality of prescribing, and identify factors related to inappropriate prescriptions.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted from July through December 2009 (6 months).

[Determinants of cerebral malaria in Congolese children].

Malaria still constitutes a worrying problem of public health. It remains an important cause of infant mortality. To determine the determinants of severe malaria a case control study was carried out from July to December 2011 in the pediatric intensive care department of the university hospital of Brazzaville.

[Scarification in children hospitalized in Congo].

Objective: The purpose of this report is to describe the epidemiologic, prognostic and clinic features of scarification in children in Congo.

Material And Method: A transversal study of scarification was conducted from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 in children hospitalized in neonatology and pediatrics department of Loandjili General Hospital.

Results: During the study period, therapeutic scarifications were observed in 130 patients including 74 (56.

[Discharge of children against medical advice at CHU of Brazzaville (Congo)].

In a prospective study conducted from January to December 2010 in the Teaching Hospital of Brazzaville (Congo), we compared the discharge of hospitalized children against medical advice at the parents' request (group 1 - cases) with those admitted during same period with routine discharge (group 2 - controls). Two hundred and seven (7.7%) hospitalized children, 117 boys and 90 girls, were discharged at the parents request.

[Nighttime attendance at the Pediatric Emergency Room of the University Hospital Centre in Brazzaville, Congo].

The University Hospital Center is the only hospital in Brazzaville, Congo with a pediatric emergency room. The purpose of this prospective study carried out from January 1 to December 31, 2006 was to evaluate nighttime emergency room attendance by comparing children (excluding newborns) admitted between 7 p.m.