African Journal of
Medical and Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Med. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2384-5589
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMHS
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 79

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in the city of Lubumbashi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

Manuel F. Manun’Ebo
  • Manuel F. Manun’Ebo
  • Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Salvatrice Madika Masonga
  • Salvatrice Madika Masonga
  • Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Didier Mbombo Ndombe
  • Didier Mbombo Ndombe
  • Bureau d’Étude et de Gestion de l’Information Statistique (BÉGIS), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Lay Tshiala
  • Lay Tshiala
  • Groupe SIDA Genève, Genève, Switzerland.
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Choudelle Nkulu-wa-Ngoie
  • Choudelle Nkulu-wa-Ngoie
  • Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Willy Ibibi Ilanga
  • Willy Ibibi Ilanga
  • Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Pierre Mbang Mazono
  • Pierre Mbang Mazono
  • Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales (ISTM) Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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  •  Received: 01 August 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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