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Screen, Notify, See, and Treat: Initial Results of Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Rwanda

JCO Global Oncology, 2021
PURPOSETo describe the first year results of Rwanda's Screen, Notify, See, and Treat cervical cancer screening program, including challenges encountered and revisions made to improve service delivery.METHODSThrough public radio broadcasts, meetings of ...
Marie-Aimee Muhimpundu, Fidele Ngabo, Felix Sayinzoga, Jean Paul Balinda, John Rusine, Sardis Harward, Arielle Eagan, Sara Krivacsy, Alice Bayingana, Jean Claude Uwimbabazi, Jean Damascene Makuza, Jean de Dieu Ngirabega, Agnes Binagwaho   +12 more
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Availability, accessibility, and quality of adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in urban health facilities of Rwanda: a survey among social and healthcare providers

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Adolescents are still getting pregnant and contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Rwanda as elsewhere. Quality and comprehensive SRH services and information for adolescents is valuable for
Pacifique Ndayishimiye, Rosine Uwase, Isabelle Kubwimana, Jean de la Croix Niyonzima, Roseline Dzekem Dine, J. Nyandwi, Justin Ntokamunda Kadima   +6 more
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Risk factors for stunting among children under five years: a cross-sectional population-based study in Rwanda using the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey

BMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundChild growth stunting remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where 34% of children under 5 years are stunted, and causing detrimental impact at individual and societal levels. Identifying risk factors to stunting is key to developing proper
A. Nshimyiryo, B. Hedt-Gauthier, Christine Mutaganzwa, Catherine M. Kirk, Kathryn Beck, Albert Ndayisaba, Joel M. Mubiligi, F. Kateera, Z. El-Khatib   +8 more
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An assessment of Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care related to road traffic accident victims at three selected hospitals in Rwanda

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Quality emergency nursing care is an important variable in reducing death and disability due to road traffic accidents (RTA), yet little is known about emergency nursing care within the Rwandan context.
Claudine Nshutiyukuri, Busisiwe Rosemary Bhengu, Darius Gishoma   +2 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Limited Laboratory Monitoring for Hepatitis C Treatment: A Blinded Clinical Trial in Rwanda

Hepatology Communications, 2020
Direct‐acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are highly effective and well‐tolerated. However, only a small percentage of HCV‐infected individuals globally have received therapy.
Philip Grant, Fabienne Shumbusho, Jennifer Ilo Van Nuil, Fredrick Kateera, Joia Mukherjee, Jules Kabahizi, Fabien Ntaganda, Sabin Nsanzimana, Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Makuza Jean Damascene, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Constance Mukabatsinda, Emmanuel Musabeyezu, Cyprien Ntirenganya, Neil Gupta   +14 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Malaria among Children Aged Six Months to 14 Years Old in Rwanda: Evidence from 2017 Rwanda Malaria Indicator Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Malaria is a major public health risk in Rwanda where children and pregnant women are most vulnerable. This infectious disease remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality among children in Rwanda.
Faustin Habyarimana, S. Ramroop
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Air pollution in Kigali, Rwanda: spatial and temporal variability, source contributions, and the impact of car-free Sundays

, 2020
Introduction Ambient air pollution, especially fine particulate mass (PM2.5) and ozone (O3), has been associated with premature human mortality (Dockery et al., 1993; Jerrett et al., 2009; Laden et al., 2006).
R. Subramanian
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‘They are a shame to the community … ’ stigma, school attendance, solitude and resilience among pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda

Global Public Health, 2020
Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda, whose population is predominately Burundian, has registered a rapid rise in pregnancies among girls between 13 and 15 years.
Yvette Ruzibiza
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Effect of neonatal nurse mentorship in improving neonatal care competencies among neonatal nurses in Rwandan hospitals

Public Health Challenges, 2023
Background Despite healthcare improvements in Rwanda, newborn mortality remains high. This study assesses the impact of neonatal mentorship on enhancing nurses’ competencies within neonatal units, aiming to address this mortality concern and strengthen ...
Marie Louise Manirakiza, Aphrodis Gustave Tuyishime, Amedee Fidele Ndibaza, Francoise Musabeyezu, Benjamin Kulaaza, Francois Biziyaremye, Dieudonne Ndatimana, Richard Kalisa, Diane Rinda, Assumpta Mwali Kayinamura, Christian Mazimpaka   +10 more
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Effects of Intergenerational Trauma on Attitudes Toward Reconciliation Among Genocide Survivors in Rwanda [PDF]

, 2020
The 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda was a one-hundred-day period of mass slaughter that culminated from decades of ethnic tension. It is estimated that over a million Rwandans lost their lives as a result of this violence.
Toth, Kaitlyn
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