Perception of the risk of sexual transmission of HIV among Congolese and Japanese university students.

Objective: Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV infection. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Congolese students of risk behaviors for sexual transmission of HIV in comparison with their Japanese counterparts.

Methods: Of the 1,747 undergraduate students who participated in the survey, there were 1,326 respondents (752 Japanese, 574 Congolese) who voluntarily and fully filled out the auto-administered questionnaire.

[What about partial subcutaneous symphysiotomy or Zarate's operation? Review of the literature].

This study is a review of the literature on Zarate's partial subcutaneous symphysiotomy. Unfortunately, this operation is now forgotten since many obstetricians in western countries and even those of developing countries feel that symphysiotomy is an obsolete obstetric procedure. Partial subcutaneous symphysiotomy is an operation intended to widen the maternal pelvis in order to enable vaginal delivery in the presence of moderate feto-pelvic disproportion.

[A comparative study of 2 uterotonic drugs during assisted delivery. Ergometrine versus ergometrine combined with oxytocin].

Ergometrine and ergometrine combined with oxytocin were used during assisted delivery for respectively 65 and 60 labours associated with a risk of hemorrhage. Both these substances have a remarkable hemostatic action, though that of ergometrine combined with oxytocin was found to be superior.

[Etiopathogenesis and type of congenital malformations observed in Kinshasa (Zaïre)].

The authors report on 115 malformed newborns, who are compared with 120 normal newborns from October 1985 up to September 1986 at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, Zaïre. There were 4,422 deliveries with 4,465 newborns, of whom 173 died during the perinatal period. The main results are: 1) the incidence of congenital defects is 2.

[Malaria and pregnancy. Epidemiological situation in Kinshasa (Zaïre)].

By regular blood smears to 730 women (430 pregnant women and 250 non pregnant) authors state precisely epidemiologic situation of malaria to women at Kinshasa. The prevalence of malaria of pregnant women is 22 per cent against 6.1 per cent for non pregnant adult women.