Background: Determinants of abnormal lung function among students living in hostels have not been evaluated. University students commonly come into contact with residential pollution and others different factors in their ...

Background: Intestinal helminthiases and Schistosomiasis are among neglected tropical diseases targeted by the World Health Organization for elimination as public health issues by 2030. For this, it is important to determine ...

INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality among children around the world, with over 6 million deaths occurring each year and an estimated 155 million worldwide being stunted in 2016. Rwanda has one the ...

Background: The health supply chain, which is accountable for the performance of the health service delivery system, is responsible for providing a continuous supply of high-quality, safe, and effective health commodities ...

Over the past decades, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has a mixed record in conflict resolution in Africa. In some cases, ECOWAS demonstrated its capabilities in conflict prevention and peace-making, ...

Background Rational medicine use improves patient and community health; however, irrational medicine use persists despite official efforts to reduce it. This study used WHO indicators to evaluate medicine use, with a focus ...

Background: Youth corners are designed to make health services accommodate the unique needs of youth. Nevertheless, in developing countries like Rwanda, the use of the services provided in youth corner is limited. The main ...

Background: The goal of antiretroviral therapy is to achieve sustained human immune deficiency virus (HIV) viral suppression. However, research on the prevalence and factors associated with viral load suppression among ...

Background: Modern methods of contraception use studies often focus on married women due to their increased likelihood of being sexually active within the context of a committed partnership. This study expanded the focus ...

Background: Despite the effective diagnostic tools and treatment availability tuberculosis (TB) remains the top cause of death as a single infectious disease worldwide. However, there is limited evidence on determinants ...