Application of machine learning methods for predicting infant mortality in Rwanda: analysis of Rwanda demographic health survey 2014–15 dataset

Autor: Emmanuel Mfateneza, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Sanctus Musafiri, Willy Gasafari Mpabuka

Publikováno v: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Abstract Background Extensive research on infant mortality (IM) exists in developing countries; however, most of the methods applied thus far relied on conventional regression analyses with limited prediction capability. Advanced of Machine Learning

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Effects of a large-scale distribution of water filters and natural draft rocket-style cookstoves on diarrhea and acute respiratory infection: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Western Province, Rwanda.

Autor: Miles A Kirby, Corey L Nagel, Ghislaine Rosa, Laura D Zambrano, Sanctus Musafiri, Jean de Dieu Ngirabega, Evan A Thomas, Thomas Clasen

Publikováno v: PLoS Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e1002812 (2019)

BackgroundUnsafe drinking water and household air pollution (HAP) are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 in low and middle-income countries. Household water filters and higher-efficiency biomass-burning cookstoves have bee

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Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus in rural Rwanda: Time to contextualize the interventions? A cross-sectional study

Autor: Loise Ng'ang'a, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Charlotte Bavuma, Sanctus Musafiri, Sarah H. Wild, Ruth McQuillan

Publikováno v: BMC Endocrine Disorders, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
BMC Endocrine Disorders
Bavuma, C M, Musafiri, S, Rutayisire, P-C, Ng’ang’a, L M, McQuillan, R & Wild, S H 2020, ' Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of diabetes mellitus in rural Rwanda: Time to contextualize the interventions? A cross-sectional study ', BMC Endocrine Disorders, vol. 20, no. 1, 180 (2020), pp. 180 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-020-00660-y

Background Existing prevention and treatment strategies target the classic types of diabetes yet this approach might not always be appropriate in some settings where atypical phenotypes exist. This study aims to assess the socio-demographic and clini

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https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.10437/v2

Proximal deep vein thrombosis among hospitalised medical and obstetric patients in Rwandan university teaching hospitals: prevalence and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Pierrot Lundimu Tugirimana, Eugene Nkusi, Marc Simpao, Florence Masaisa, Tim Walker, Eric Rutaganda, Regine Mugeni, Kayan Lea Lewis, Sanctus Musafiri

Publikováno v: BMJ Open

ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by ultrasound scanning, as well as associated clinical features and known risk factors, among medical and obstetrics–gynaecology inpatients in two Rwandan tertiary hospita

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6887052

Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges

Autor: Tim Walker, Patrick Kyamanywa, Sanctus Musafiri, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Emmanuel Kayibanda, Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, Zeta Mutabazi, Faith C. Robertson, Constance Mukabatsinda, John W. Scott

Publikováno v: World journal of surgery. 43(2)

Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain unclear. A mixed-methods study was performed at th

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30232568