Background: Teenage girls in Rwanda, like many other countries, continue to experience unintended pregnancies. Many adolescents exhibit inadequate knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive health, highlighting significant gaps its use specifically developing regions including Rwanda. Despite the implementation of numerous prevention strategies prevalence teenage pregnancy remains alarmingly high. The factors contributing are diverse, consequences far-reaching. Objective: This study’s...

Background Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) plays a crucial role in overall well-being, there is concerning rise teenage pregnancies globally, particularly evident Rwanda according to the Demographic Health Survey. These result serious consequences, impacting of mothers various aspects their lives. Lack accessibility inclusive SRH services among adolescents was documented different studies deters them from using services. To date, no have explored how access Rwanda. Purpose This study...

BackgroundThe quality of communication between adolescents and parents regarding sexual reproductive health is a crucial area that needs improvement. Although existing studies emphasize the significance parent-adolescent from parental views, there gap in investigating adolescents' perspectives. Understanding their experiences can help develop effective strategies address developmental promote healthier behaviours. ObjectiveThis study aims to collect detailed information about how view with...

Complications of unsafe abortion are public health issue and account for 13% maternal mortalities globally. Maternal mortality in Rwanda remains high at 203/100,000 live births. Prevalence unintended pregnancy is estimated 12%, abortion-related complications 10.7 per 1000 (8%). Existing literature suggests that many clinicians face challenges delivering reproductive services, including postabortion care. These often caused by a lack confidence insufficient training. This study aimed to...

Menstrual hygiene practices among visually impaired young girls are a significant public health concern in Rwanda. Limited knowledge about menstruation leads to inadequate practices, increasing the risk of cervical cancer, urinary tract infections, and reduced quality life. The menstrual needs who depend on daily assistance for personal have not been adequately addressed previous studies. To assess effect an audio-recorded program self-reported A pre-post mixed intervention study was...

Introduction Comprehensive abortion care is an emerging intervention being integrated into nursing and midwifery curricula. Yet, no studies have been conducted in Rwanda to determine whether faculty perceive themselves as capable of teaching comprehensive care. This study aims evaluate the perceived self-efficacy teach among higher learning institutions Rwanda. Materials methods The University College Medicine Health Sciences Institutional Review Board approved this (UR-CMHS-IRB No...

Background Research efforts in Rwanda to improve sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are increasing; however, comprehensive literature reviews on SRHR limited. This scoping review examines individual contextual factors shaping knowledge, attitudes, practices the domains of: 1) family planning, 2) abortion care, 3) other Rwanda. Recognizing that individual, community, societal influence RH, this is guided by Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory . Methods Eligible studies were...

Abstract Background Adolescents in low-middle-income countries often face limited access to health information and services due several different factors. Ineffective communication between healthcare providers adolescents is among them. This study aims assess adolescents’ perspectives regarding their with reproductive service Rwanda. Methods A phenomenological exploratory qualitative was used. Eleven focus group discussions were conducted aged 10 19 years December 2020 January 2021. All...

Addressing the gap between research and practice is crucial for enhancing reproductive healthcare outcomes. In Rwanda other low- middle-income countries, bolstering health researchers' implementation science (IS) capacity essential. We present a pre-post-intervention study assessing influence of an intensive IS training program on Rwandan perceived knowledge self-efficacy in applying their own research. To introduce principles, we held one-day diverse cohort 25 sexual researchers Rwanda. The...

Promoting family planning (FP) is a key strategy for health, economic and population growth, achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) especially SDG 3, which promotes health well-being all. The quality of FP services depends on the training competent nursing midwifery graduates before entering workforce. In order to ensure are well-trained capable meeting needs population, their teachers need demonstrate high self-efficacy willingness teach FP. However, there lack research capacity...

Abstract Introduction : Complications of unsafe abortion are public health issue and account for 13% maternal mortalities globally. Maternal mortality in Rwanda remains high at 203/100,000 live births. Prevalence unintended pregnancy is estimated 12% ,abortion related complications 10.7 per 1,000 (8%). Clinicians need to be empowered (through in-service training among other interventions) so as deliver reproductive services including post care with confidence. To the best our knowledge, no...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold>Menstrual hygiene practices among visually impaired young girls are a significant public health concern in Rwanda due to cultural taboos and beliefs. Limited knowledge about menstruation leads inadequate practices, increasing the risk of cervical cancer, urinary tract infections, reduced quality life. The menstrual needs who depend on daily help for personal not adequately addressed previous studies. <bold>Objectives:</bold>This research aimed...

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background:</bold>In low-income countries, many menstruating persons continue to face numerous challenges regarding menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Visual impairment further compounds the difficulties faced by in-school adolescent girls, but little is known about its consequences in Rwanda. <bold>Objective:</bold> To explore lived experiences of MHM among visually impaired girls <bold>Design:</bold> Descriptive phenomenology. <bold>Methods:</bold> This study...

Background: Menstruation is a universal and normal phenomenon during the reproductive age of females; adolescence an essential period where females are preparing adjusting themselves to manage their menstrual bleeding safely cleanly. Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) issue that insufficiently acknowledged has not received adequate attention among visually impaired adolescent girls (VIAGs). Objectives: The purpose this study was determine knowledge practice MHM associated factors VIAGs...

Background: Adolescents worldwide engage in sexual activity, with the proportion rising gradually from middle to late stages of adolescence. The incidence early initiation among female youth sub-Saharan Africa is reported be 46%. increasing number teenage pregnancies Rwanda indicates that adolescents do not correctly use and reproductive health services. In 2019, Eastern Province documented 36% all pregnancies. Despite availability these services through adolescent (ASRH) focal persons,...

Abstract Background: Adolescents in low-middle-income countries often face limited access to health information and services for several different factors like poverty, gender inequality, social-economic status, social norms, tradition. Proper communication of sexual issues between adolescents care providers has been proven be one the strategies that could “encourage avoid unprotected intercourse thus reducing associated risks while ineffective silently exposes many them risks. This study...

<title>Abstract</title> Background Promoting family planning is a key strategy for health, economic and population growth, to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, there lack of research on the capacity nurses midwives deliver FP at higher learning institutions (HLIs) in Rwanda. Specific Aim To explore describe perceived self-efficacy willingness nursing midwifery faculty teach HLIs students. Research design/Methodology We conducted mixed methods study using sequential...