Introduction: Women become vulnerable to certain pathologies during pregnancy in rural areas and the use of traditional pharmacopoeia using medicinal plants is the solution often adopted. This article focuses on the use of medicinal plants among pregnant indigenous Batwa women living around the Kahuzi Biega National Park (KBNP). The knowledge and practices of these women have enabled us to inventory and determine the different uses of these plants.Methodology: The data used in this study was collected by means of an ethnobotanical survey conducted using a questionnaire following the semistructured interview method. The data collected, which included ethnobotanical characteristics, were processed and analyzed with appropriate ethnobotanical and statistical software in order to select a few plants for future laboratory testing.Result: Most of the traditional practitioners interviewed were women (83.88%) and a large proportion of them (35%) were over 65 years of age. The plants used were classified according to the different stages of pregnancy development. Thus, Dichrocephala integrifolia, Kalanchoe pinnata, Pennicetum purpureum, Plantago palmata, Commelina difusa , Physalis angulata , Aloe barbadensis, Rumex bequaertii, Cannabis sativa, Carapa grandiflora Myrianthus arborea and Acmella caulirhiza have a 100% fidelity. The most commonly used organs are leafy stems (3714 %) and pressing (66, 6 %) is the most cited preparation technique. Conclusion: These results illustrate the richness of these peoples and these plant resources deserve scientific interest in order to be properly valorized.

This article describes the reproductive governance deployed in Burundi, which promotes fertility control through uptake of modern contraceptives as a solution to the economic hardship and land pressure of individuals and communities. Using a qualitative approach, we explore how women and couples in rural Burundi set their preferences, choices and practices of family planning, and how they relate with the government discourse. We describe how reproductive practices are complex and modulated by social and material factors and power dynamics. We argue that the current hegemonic discourse—largely supported by external donors—adopts a depoliticised and technocratic approach to family planning that aligns with neoliberal development frameworks, leaving existing power dynamics and resources distribution issues unexamined and unaddressed. By situating reproductive navigation in context, we show how medicalisation of reproduction is not fully enacted, and partly resisted by women and other actors.

The Republic of Burundi wants to control population growth by increasing the prevalence of contraception by 1.5% per year. However, the intention to use modern contraception is declining among women of childbearing age. The proportion of women wishing to use contraception has dropped from 66% in 2010 to 53% in 2016–2017. This research aims to verify whether household poverty is at the root of this contraceptive non-intention of women whose couples hope for better wealth from a large group of offspring. Data from the 2010 and 2016–2017 Demographic and Health Surveys of Burundi were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression. There is no significant difference in contraceptive non-intention found between women from poor households and those with medium standards of living (p = .587 ˃ .05) or rich (p = .098 ˃ .05) in 2010 or between women from wealthy households and those from poor (p = .101 ˃ .05) or medium (p = .689 ˃ .05) standards of living in 2016–2017. Standard of living does not count among the principal factors of contraceptive non-intention in Burundi. Instead, attention should be paid to sociocultural factors.

Introduction : Les délocalisations des peuples autochtones de leurs terres ancestrales en faveur de la création des réserves naturelles ou aires protégées datent de quelques siècles et se sont effectuées dans plusieurs pays. Elles ont suscité des conflits entre les peuples autochtones et les gestionnaires des aires protégées et produit un état de choc chez les autochtones riverains Batwa dans le cas de la RDC. L’étude vise à identifier les initiatives de résiliences communautaires développées par les riverains autochtones Batwa dans le contexte de conflits, dans la partie haute altitude du Parc National de Kahuzi Biega à l’Est de la RDC. Méthodologie : Les données utilisées dans cette étude ont été collectée au moyen des discussions de groupes menées, accompagnées des interviews approfondies avec certaines personnes ressources et les leaders autochtones Batwa. Résultat : Les résultats montrent que vingt-trois (23) initiatives résilientes communautaires ont été identifiées dont cinq (5) initiatives endogènes et dix-huit (18) exogènes. Les initiatives endogènes de résilience ont eu plus d’impact significatif dans le mode de vie des riverains autochtones Batwa que les initiatives exogènes de résilience. Conclusion: Les initiatives de résiliences communautaires auxquelles s’adonnent lesriverains autochtones Batwa dans le milieu d’accueil, sont juste à classer dans leur capacité d’adaptation et non de transformation dans l’hinterland du Parc National de Kahuzi Biega car cela nécessite les mécanismes de gouvernance, les politiques / réglementations, l'infrastructure, les réseaux communautaires et les mécanismes formels de protection sociale qui font partie du système plus vaste dans lequel les communautés doivent s’intégrer.