Background: In pediatrics, cor pulmonale due to adenoidal and tonsillar hypertrophy is uncommon. The major mode of management is adenoidectomy with or without tonsillectomy, however in a limited resource setting, managing ...

Background: The current global impact of overweight and obesity on maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy and delivery is rising. This study aimed at investigating whether maternal obesity adversely affects outcomes ...

Introduction: Menstruation is part of the female reproductive health, occurring once in every month during the reproductive age, generally between 12 to 49 years. Management of menstruation requires adequate materials, ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT Background: This study aimed to determine current contraceptive prevalence rate as well as determinants of modern contraceptive use among 15-34 years old sexually active unmarried young females in ...

Background: Every year worldwide 15 million preterm infants are born and one out of ten is a preterm infant. Sixty percent of preterm infants are born in developing countries. The infant mortality rate has decreased from ...

Background: World health organization (WHO) considers neonatal hypothermia as a decrease of axillary temperature in infant which is below thirty point five degree Celsius. Hypothermia in neonate is a big problem as it ...

Background: Nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) contribute significantly to mortality and prolonged length of stay among hospitalized patients. A significant proportion of MDRO infections ...

Centres of Excellence by definition are expected to provide leadership, best practices, training and research in particular focus areas and act as coordinating entities that ensure certain innovations or services are ...

Background: Globally cancer diagnosis is a complex problem to the patients and to the health care providers also to the family members of the patients with cancer. Cancer patients have different needs during their disease ...

Objectives: To determine the rate and neonatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries performed for non-reassuring fetal status at 2 large hospitals in Rwanda. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional study. Case files ...