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Assessing burden, risk factors, and perceived impact of uterine fibroids on women’s lives in rural Haiti: implications for advancing a health equity agenda, a mixed methods study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Uterine fibroids, the most common cause of gynecologic surgery, have a reported cumulative incidence of 59% among Black women in the U.S. Uterine fibroids negatively impact the quality of women’s lives.
Christophe Millien, Anatole Manzi, Arlene M. Katz, Hannah Gilbert, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Paul E. Farmer, Joia Mukherjee   +6 more
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Rediscovering life after being diagnosed with HIV: A qualitative analysis of lived experiences of youth living with HIV in rural Rwanda

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2022
IntroductionIn sub-Saharan Africa, youth living with HIV, especially those who have lost one or both parents, face economic, socially and psychological challenges that hinder adherence to ART, ultimately leading to poor health outcomes.
Josée Uwamariya, Marcel Nshunguyabahizi, Jean Népomuscène Nshimyumuremyi, Gerardine Mukesharurema, Emmanuel Ndayishimiye, Innocent Kamali, Jean d’Amour Ndahimana, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Vincent K. Cubaka, Dale A. Barnhart, Dale A. Barnhart   +10 more
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Social partners:

, 2023
This chapter discusses the role that social partners and social dialogue can play by enabling or not the integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the European labour market. Social partners play a key role in labour market dynamics as they contribute towards determining the policy and legal frameworks that shape labour markets, but also ...
Thomas Montgomery, Simone Baglioni, Francesca Calò   +2 more
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Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance After Cesarean Section Delivery in Rural Rwanda

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Background: As the volume of surgical cases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) increases, surgical-site infections (SSIs) are becoming more prevalent with anecdotal evidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), despite a paucity of data on ...
Lotta Velin, Grace Umutesi, Robert Riviello, Moses Muwanguzi, Lisa M. Bebell, Marthe Yankurije, Kara Faktor, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Gilbert Rukundo, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Ivan Emil, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Fredrick Kateera   +12 more
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The true costs of cesarean delivery for patients in rural Rwanda: Accounting for post-discharge expenses in estimated health expenditures

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Introduction While it is recognized that there are costs associated with postoperative patient follow-up, risk assessments of catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) due to surgery in sub-Saharan Africa rarely include expenses after discharge.
Anne Niyigena, Barnabas Alayande, Laban Bikorimana, Elizabeth Miranda, Niclas Rudolfson, Deogratias Ndagijimana, Fredrick Kateera, Robert Riviello, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier   +8 more
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Does community-based health insurance protect women from financial catastrophe after cesarean section? A prospective study from a rural hospital in Rwanda

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background The implementation of community-based health insurance in (CBHI) in Rwanda has reduced out of pocket (OOP) spending for the > 79% of citizens who enroll in it but the effect for surgical patients is not well described.
Rachel Koch, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Niclas Rudolfson, Jonathan Nkurunziza, Laban Bakorimana, Holly Irasubiza, Kristin Sonderman, Robert Riviello, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Mark Shrime, Fredrick Kateera   +10 more
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Decentralized Heart Failure Management in Neno, Malawi

Global Heart, 2023
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in Malawi. In rural districts, heart failure (HF) care is limited and provided by non-physicians. The causes and patient outcomes of HF in rural Africa are largely unknown.
Bright G. D. Mailosi, Todd Ruderman, Sheila L. Klassen, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Moses Banda Aron, Medson Boti, Kenwood Kumwenda, Gene Bukhman, Adamson S. Muula, Ndaziona P. K. Banda, Gene F. Kwan   +10 more
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis Program Performance in the Kingdom of Lesotho

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Background: As tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease requiring multi-month therapy, systems of TB detection and care were profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afom T. Andom, Donald Fejfar, Courtney M. Yuen, Melino Ndayizigiye, Jean Claude Mugunga, Joia S. Mukherjee   +5 more
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Tuberculosis clinical presentation and treatment outcomes in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background There is limited research to guide TB treatment specifically in pregnant women and few studies have described the presentation of TB in pregnant women.
Brittney J. van de Water, Meredith B. Brooks, Chuan-Chin Huang, Letizia Trevisi, Leonid Lecca, Carmen Contreras, Jerome Galea, Roger Calderon, Rosa Yataco, Megan Murray, Mercedes C. Becerra   +10 more
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Implementation, Outputs, and Cost of a National Operational Research Training in Rwanda

Annals of Global Health, 2020
Background: Training and mentorship in research skills are essential to developing a critical mass of researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Jackline Odhiambo, Ann C. Miller, Naome Nyirahabimana, Loise Mwihaki, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier   +5 more
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