The objective of this study is to determine the experience of parents in supervising children with stuttering in Makiso commune. The study population consists of parents of stuttering children in the city of Kisangani. To carry out this study, we used a non-probability network-type sampling plan. The qualitative investigation method of the phenomenological type supported by the structured interview conducted this research. At the end of the surveys, it was found that parents try to do everything to make their children feel comfortable by informing friends, teachers and classmates about their children’s problems. The expected results prove how often stuttering remains a problem for children who reach the age of recognition of their situation, which leads them to loss of self-esteem, mockery, etc.

The objective of this study is to determine factors that are directly and indirectly associated with maternal death. This is a quantitative study with a retrospective approach carried out on an exhaustive sample of 26 cases of death recorded at the General Referral Hospital of the Rural Health Zone of Bunia from January 2023 to July 2024 by the cross-sectional method supported by the documentary analysis of Antenatal records, partograms and maternal death review records. After analysis, it was observed that 23.1% of maternal deaths are linked to postpartum hemorrhage whose associated factors are direct and 57.7% of maternal deaths have unknown indirect associated factors. Based on these results, it is observed that maternal death remains a problem in the rural health zone of Bunia, despite the multiple steps and actions taken to avoid or reduce it, we wish that the government, not only supports the General Referral Hospital of Bunia in its fight against maternal death by strengthening the health providers’ capacity in the care of women but also, that women put into practice all the orientations offered to them during antenatal consultations.

Worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, nearly 3.5 million children under the age of five die each year from diarrheal diseases and pneumonia due to non-compliance with hand hygiene. However, hand washing still remains inaccessible for millions of people (around 40%), most often found in places of learning and in schools. Furthermore, deaths of diarrheal origin attributable to water, hygiene and sanitation problems are burdens linked to unsanitary water, the absence of a sanitation system and lack of hygiene, as well as on the latest estimates of infant and child mortality. This study explores the opinions of street children in the city of Bunia regarding hand hygiene. This is an exploratory type study, during which we used the cross-sectional method. Purposive sampling was used to draw our sample. Thanks to a semi-structural interview to collect data. The results obtained state that: The majority of children think that digestive problems are the consequence of lack of hand hygiene, while others have the opinion that lack of hand hygiene results in respiratory illnesses and finally the majority have the opinion that diseases from dirty hands come from the products contained in the water prepared for hand washing (alluding to chlorine 0.05%). In short, we found that the hand washing devices are non-existent in public places; the consequences of which are enormous especially among children in Situation de la Rue in the city of Bunia.