Aims and Scope

The Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences is a biannual (twice a year), peer reviewed journal which resulted from merger of the Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences and the Rwanda Journal Series F: Health Sciences. It publishes topics of special interest and those that have relevance in various health related fields including but not limited to medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, public health, nutrition, health management and policy, and other health sciences. The Journal accepts quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies, each evaluated for their scientific rigor and validity. The following types of manuscripts will be considered for publication in the journal: original research, review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, personal views, lessons from the field, editorials, and case reports. Each of these is further elaborated below. The journal may publish supplements of conference proceedings or special editions.

Current Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022)

• Articles

  • Editorial

  Kato J Njunwa

  6

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.1

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  • Interdisciplinary Collaborative Reproductive Health Research in Africa: A Team Science Approach

  Julie Marie Buser, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Olive Tengera, Diomede Ntasumbumuyange, Felix Sayinzoga, Tamrat Endale Wmichael, Yolanda R. Smith

  7-8

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.2

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  • Factors of Family Violence in the Southern Province of Rwanda

  Japhet Niyonsenga, Thérèse Uwitonze, Ignatiana Mukarusanga, Jean Mutabaruka

  9-19

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.3

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  • Communication between Adolescents and their Parents on Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviours and Facilitating factors in Rwanda

  Jacqueline Nyirandegeya, Joselyne Rugema, Godfrey Katende

  20-33

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.4

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  • Prevalence of Surgical site Infection among Adult Patients at a Rural District Hospital in Southern Province, Rwanda

  Deborah Mukamuhirwa, Omondi Lilian, Vedaste Baziga, Cecile Ingabire, Christian Ntakirutimana, Joselyne Mukantwari, Emerthe Nyirasafari, Vedaste Bagweneza, Innocent Ngerageze, Marie Christine Umutesi

  34-45

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.5

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  • Bacterial Infections in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Prevalence, Predictors, and in-Hospital Mortality at a District Hospital in Ghana

  Duah Amoako, Asafu Adjaye Frempong, Asafu Adjaye Sedina, Agyei Nkansah Adwoa, Duah Francisca, Osei Poku Foster, Ampofo Boobi Daniel

  46-54

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.6

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  • A Five-Year Review of Hysterosalpingographic Findings at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

  Isiaq Jamiu, Ohagwu Christopher, Daniel Jovita, Okafor Henry, Ijever Andrew

  55-61

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.7

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  • Incidence of Spinal Anesthesia Induced Severe Hypotension among the Pregnant Women Undergoing Cesarean Section at Muhima Hospital

  Thomas Munyanziza

  62-70

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.8

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  • Knowledge and Utilization of Contraceptive Methods among Secondary School Female Adolescents in Rwamagana District, Rwanda

  Innocent Ngerageze, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Aimable Nkurunziza, Emmanuel Bikorimana, Ernest Uwishimye, Deborah Mukamuhirwa, Judith Mbarushimana, Florian Bahaya, Emerthe Nyirasafari, Janviere Mukabizimana, Perpetue Niyitegeka, Delphine Mukandayisaba, Marie Louise Tuyishimire, Vestine Mukanoheli

  71-84

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.9

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  • ‘I want to live for them’; Determinants of Uptake of Clinical Breast Examination: A Qualitative Inquiry

  Buunaaisie Camillus, Philip Nyinaku, Daniel Mingle, Cynthia Adiasani

  85-98

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.10

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  • Motivators and Barriers for Using E-learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic among Students at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda

  Benoite Umubyeyi, Gerard Nyiringango, Reverien Rutayisire, Dieudonne Kayiranga, David Ryamukuru, Alice Nyirazigama, Juliet Mukankusi, Justine Bagirisano, Christine Igikundiro, M. Eric Niyikiza, Madeleine Mukeshimana, John Mugarura, Adejumo Oluyinka

  99-112

  DOI: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.11

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