Abstract Background: The increasing prevalence of anaemia from 17% in 2010 and 19% in 2014/15 (1– 3), among women aged 15-49 in Rwanda shows that Anaemia is still a public health concern and if not addressed, it will ...

Background: Pleural effusion is a common problem and a number of diseases can cause it. The ineffectiveness of tests and procedures toconfirm pleural fluid etiologycan delay treatment. There is therefore a need for a ...

Background: The majority of the children will experience pain in their childhood. In hospitals, nurses are the first caretakers for children who are experiencing pain, and with the use of pain assessment tools, the nurses ...

BACKGROUND: In the absence of preventive measures HIV infected mother may pass the HIV infection to her baby during pregnancy, labor, and through breastfeeding. However PMTCT program will be crucial element to eliminate ...

Background: The efficacy of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) prevention protocols in low and middle-income settings is not well known, and differences in surgical procedures, available medications, and co-existing ...

Background: The hydatidiform moles remain prevalent in spectrum of gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTDs). In resource-limited settings like Rwanda, their definitive diagnosis relies upon single of histomophological ...

Background: Nursing is widely known as stressful profession while the ICU is among the most stressing work setting (Callaghan et al., 2017 p. 1518-1527). When the ICU nurses fail to cope with workplace stress, the quality ...