Background
Inventory control of health commodities must be handled carefully to ensure an uninterrupted health supply chain and minimize wastage in the given institutions, especially in health facilities. Therefore, this ...
Background: Nearly six million Children aged under five years died in 2015. Nearly 16 000 every day and 83% of these deaths are due to infectious diseases, neonatal conditions or nutritional conditions. Integrated ...
Background: The intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered a public health concern with serious human right abuse. This study evaluated the impact of IPV on medication adherence and/or relapses among patients with chronic ...
UMUTONI, Josiane(University of RwandaUniversity of Rwanda, 2019)
Background: Otitis media with effusion is a middle ear effusion without signs and symptoms of middle ear infections. It is mainly due to Eustachian tube dysfunction or sequelae of acute otitis media. There are different ...
Down syndrome is a genetic disease associated with delay in development, mental retardation and many congenital malformations which impact the quality of life of affected individuals. It is the most prevalent genetic disease ...
The continued treatment with Praziquantel (PZQ) since 2007, of school children without early detection of schistosomiasis do not significantly contribute to continued drop of prevalence. This pre-suggests continual ...
NDUWIMANA, Jean Leon(University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology)University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology), 2023-06)
The study examines the effectiveness of the Rwanda Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) in rural areas, with a focus on the Nyaruguru District. The research investigates the access to justice services ...
BISIMWA, Musongya Dieudonné(University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology)University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology), 2022-10-17)
As solar mini-grids and other renewable energy resources are now viewed as the least expensive alternative for electrifying remote areas away from the national grid, there is growing recognition that they will play a crucial ...
Malaria is a public health problem among febrile patients aged from five years. More malaria studies have been done for under five children while little information is known for persons aged five and above. We assessed the ...
NKUNDABAGENZI, Francois(University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology)University of Rwanda (College of science and Technology), 2022-06)
Exposure to atmospheric particulate matter remains the global environmental cause of premature human mortality in developing countries. This is a particular concern in African countries such as Rwanda, with rapid urbanization ...
Background: Thoracic surgical conditions are widely considered to be among the most important entities requiring specialized care that tends to be more readily available in developed countries than low to middle income ...
ABSTRACT 1 – Delphi study
Background: Effective communication between healthcare providers is essential for patient safety. Standardized neonatal referral forms (NRFs) ensure continuity of care between facilities.
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Burnout syndrome is defined as a syndrome consisting of combination of specifically work-related
emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and reduced personal accomplishment (PA) (1).
Burnout can lead to ...
Background
The use of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) is widespread around the world, especially in low-income countries due to cultural differences and difficulty accessing conventional ...
Background: The largest cause of disability worldwide and a chronic illness that can strike anyone at any time is depression. Studies have found that depression is two to three times more common in those with diabetes than ...
NIRERE, Marie Louise(College of science and TechnologyCollege of science and Technology, 2022-12)
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to every country's development, causing uncountable ravages in the life of all living around the globe. An increase in carbon dioxide emission, one of the main ...
Air pollution consists of a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Gases from septic tanks, car emissions, and chemicals from factories, dust, pollen, and mold spores may be suspended as particles. The effect of ...
Background: Smoking has not only been associated with adverse effects on health, but has remained as one of the primary causes of preventable illnesses and deaths globally. The fundamental way of discouraging the smoking ...
Introduction: Length of stay (LOS) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the most important factors that influence patient outcome and vary depending on severity of illness, the use of invasive medical devices, ...