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Oral health knowledge, attitude and oral hygiene practices among adults in Rwanda

Nzabonimana, Emmanuel; Malele-Kolisa, Yolanda; Hlongwa, Phumzile.

PAMJ clin. med; 14 (), 2024

Introduction: oral diseases (OD), commonly dental caries and periodontitis are a major public health problem. Poor oral hygiene has been associated with OD, causing tooth loss, which leads to disability and compromised patients' oral health. In Rwanda, OD is among the leading causes of morbidity at the h...

Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, d0037310, d0105180, d0163880, d0193590, d0012900, d0116340, d0103610, Rwanda, Adult

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Provision and use of physical rehabilitation services for adults with disabilities in Rwanda: A descriptive study

Kumurenzi, Anne; Richardson, Julie; Thabane, Lehana; Kagwiza, Jeanne; Musabyemariya, Ines; Bosch, Jackie.

African Journal of Disability; 11 (), 2022

Physical rehabilitation interventions address functional deficits caused by impairments that affect someone’s performance. Whilst rehabilitation is important, it is assumed that these services are either minimal or nonexistent in low-resource settings. Our data expand on the data from the Situation Ass...

Learning Disabilities, Adult, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Health Facilities, Ambulatory Care, Rwanda

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Insights into vaccine hesitancy from systems thinking, Rwanda

Decouttere, Catherine; Banzimana, Stany; Davidsen, Pål; Riet, Carla Van; Vandermeulen, Corinne; Mason, Elizabeth; Jalali, Mohammad S; Vandaele, Nico.

Bull. W.H.O. (Online); 99 (11), 2021

Objective To investigate vaccine hesitancy leading to underimmunization and a measles outbreak in Rwanda and to develop a conceptual, community-level model of behavioural factors. Methods Local immunization systems in two Rwandan communities (one recently experienced a measles outbreak) were explored usi...

Vaccination, Vaccination Coverage, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Systems Analysis, Rwanda

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