Barriers to modern contraceptive use in rural areas in DRC

MF Muanda, GP Ndongo, LJ Messina… - Culture, health & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Recent research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shown that over a quarter
of women have an unmet need for family planning and that modern contraceptive use is …

Family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: encouraging momentum, formidable challenges

…, T Mukaba, T Nemuandjare, MF Mbadu… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
Momentum for family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is evident in
multiple ways: strong political will, increasing donor support, a growing number of …

Evolution of a Large-scale community-based contraceptive distribution program in Kinshasa, DRC based on process evaluation

JH Hernandez, PZ Akilimali, MF Muanda… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
In a context where distance, user fees, and health staff shortages constitute significant
barriers to accessing facility-based family planning services, the use of community-based …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health among adolescents and young people in urban and rural DR Congo

F Mbadu Muanda, NP Gahungu, F Wood… - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), onset of sexual intercourse is
initiated during adolescence, however only two in ten sexually active unmarried women are …

[HTML][HTML] The provision of emergency contraception in Kinshasa's private sector pharmacies: experiences of mystery clients

JH Hernandez, MF Mbadu, M Garcia, A Glover - Contraception, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Recent programmatic and research efforts on addressing gaps in health systems
of low-income countries increasingly see task shifting, ie the provision of healthcare by non-…

Évolution dKun programme de distribution à base communautaire à grande échelle à Kinshasa, en RDC, selon son évaluation de processus

JH Hernandez, PZ Akilimali, MF Muanda, AL Glover… - ghspjournal.org
Dans un contexte où l'éloignement, les frais cliniques, et les ressources humaines limitées
constituent des barrières significatives à l'accès des services de planification familiale dans …

Provision of emergency contraceptive pills in Kinshasa's informal drug shops: results from a mystery client study

JH Hernandez, P Akilimalib, MF Mbadu - International perspectives on …, 2020 - JSTOR
CONTEXT: Despite the prominence of informal drug shops as sources of contraceptives in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, evidence on the quality of services they provide …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Policies, Laws, and Regulations Affecting the Contraceptive Needs of Adolescents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DM Mukendi, EM Musalu, FM Muanda, GO Lutumba… - Health, 2020 - scirp.org
Background: Poor regulation is a barrier to adolescents’ accessing family planning (FP)
services. We aimed to assess policies, laws, and regulations according to the contraceptive …

[PDF][PDF] Fourniture de la pilule contraceptive d'urgence dans les dépôts de vente de médicaments informels de Kinshasa: résultats d'une étude par clientes fictives

H Julie, P Hernandez, M Fidèle - guttmacher.org
Muanda Fidèle Mbadu est directeur, Programme National de Santé des Adolescents, …
Mbadu MF, Programme national de la santé des adolescents, Ministère de la Santé, République …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of policies, laws, and regulations affecting the contraceptive needs of adolescents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

D Mpunga, E Mafuta, F Mbadu, A Mboko, GO Lutumba… - ccsc-rdc.net
… Dieudonné Mpunga1,*, Eric Mafuta1, Fidèle Mbadu2, Alain Mboko3, Guy-Octave
Lutumba4, Faustin … Fidèle Mbadu Muanda, Ndongo Parfait Gahungu, Francine Wood and …