Untreated villages and factors associated with the absence of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) in DRC.

Introduction: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), the main objective of which was the Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI), was closed by the end of 2015. The purpose of this study was to describe untreated villages in DRC and to assess the factors associated with the absence of CDTI in endemic villages, between 2001 and 2014.

Methodology: This retrospective study was descriptive.

Analysis of Insecticide-Treated Net Use by Pregnant Women: Implications for Donor Organizations.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for the prevention of malaria and reduction of mortality and morbidity from mosquito-borne diseases. Although many countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, have adopted this recommendation and distributed bed nets to their inhabitants, the percentage of the population using ITNs remains low.

Methods: This study was conducted with 400 mothers with at least one child under 5 years of age in health zones in the Bandundu province.