Patriarchal family relationship under threat during forced migration. The case of Burundians in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda [PDF]
Background Patriarchal structure puts men in a position to rule, control, decide, and provide for the family and the household. However, during forced migration, men’s resources and survival capacity are reduced and are dependent on humanitarian donors ...
Iyakaremye, Innocent +2 more
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition Among Infants and Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review [PDF]
Objective: To explore the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among infants and children aged six months to five years in Sub-Saharan African countries.
Jones, Mark A. +3 more
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Status and Dynamics of Gender Mainstreaming in East Africa Community COVID-19 Social and Economic Response Policies, Strategies and Interventions [PDF]
COVID-19 has had serious implications globally for social, economic areas and public health. Equally, the pandemic has proved quite challenging to many countries in East Africa. Recognizing that swift and decisive responses to the pandemic are needed
Maloiy, Lanoi, Wawire, Violet
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Development and application of a hybrid implementation research framework to understand success in reducing under-5 mortality in Rwanda. [PDF]
Hirschhorn LR +7 more
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Genomic prediction for testes weight of the tiger pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes, using medium to low density SNPs. [PDF]
Hosoya S +3 more
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A high-fat diet has sex-specific effects on nicotine vapor self-administration in mice. [PDF]
Henderson BJ, Richardson MR, Cooper SY.
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Age-of-Consent Policies and HIV Among Adolescents in Sub-Sahara Africa [PDF]
Age of consent policies have recently been identified as a barrier to HIV testing among adolescents in HIV endemic Sub-Sahara Africa. Grounded in the modified social ecological model, the purpose of this study was to determine if these policies were ...
King, Suzanne Marie
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A common limiter circuit for opioid choice and relapse identified in a rodent addiction model. [PDF]
Heinsbroek JA +6 more
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Health-related quality of life determinants among Rwandan women after delivery: does antenatal care utilization matter? A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: Despite the widespread use of antenatal care (ANC), its effectiveness in low-resource settings remains unclear. In this study, self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was used as an alternative to other maternal health measures ...
Condo, Jeanine +6 more
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Field testing two existing, standardized respiratory severity scores (LIBSS and ReSViNET) in infants presenting with acute respiratory illness to tertiary hospitals in Rwanda - a validation and inter-rater reliability study. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: There is a substantial burden of respiratory disease in infants in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Many health care providers (HCPs) that initially receive infants with respiratory distress may not be adequately skilled to differentiate ...
Cartledge, PT +5 more
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