Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study

Cedrick S. Mutombo; Salvius A. Bakari; Vianney N. Ntabaza; Amandine Nachtergael; Jean-Baptiste S. Lumbu; Pierre Duez; Joh B. Kahumba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0276325

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Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study

Cedrick S. Mutombo ,

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ShakalengaM@Unilu.ac.cd

Affiliations Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, Unit of Therapeutic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-5233

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Salvius A. Bakari,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
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Vianney N. Ntabaza,

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3154-9149

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Amandine Nachtergael,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Therapeutic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
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Jean-Baptiste S. Lumbu,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Service de Chimie Organique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
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Pierre Duez,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Therapeutic Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-1478

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Joh B. Kahumba

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
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Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study

Cedrick S. Mutombo,
Salvius A. Bakari,
Vianney N. Ntabaza,
Amandine Nachtergael,
Jean-Baptiste S. Lumbu,
Pierre Duez,
Joh B. Kahumba

Published: October 18, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276325

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