Emmanuel Rudatsikira

Biographic Data

ID	304730
NAME	Emmanuel Rudatsikira
GIVEN NAMES	Emmanuel
FAMILY NAME	Rudatsikira
SIGNATURE	RUDATSIKIRA E
AFFILIATIONS	Loma Linda University
VERIFIED	No
TOTAL WORKS	13
TOTAL CITATIONS	1
AUTHOR COUNT	13
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2010
H-INDEX	1

Determinants of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) among Non Smoking Adolescents (Aged 11-17 Years Old) in Greece: Results from the 2004-2005 Gyts Study
Open AccessGeorge Rachiotis, Seter Siziya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2010
The aim of the study is to investigate the determinants of exposure to ETS among Greek adolescents aged 11-17 years old. The GYTS questionnaire was completed by 5,179 adolescents. About 3 in 4 responders (76.8%) were exposed to ETS at home, and 38.5% were exposed to ETS outside of the home. Gender, age group, parental and close friends smoking status were significant determinants of adolescent's exposure to ETS. The results of the study could be …
Current use of smokeless tobacco among adolescents in the Republic of Congo
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010
Prevention programs aimed to reduce teen [cigarette] smoking must also be designed to reduce other forms of tobacco use. The teenagers environment at home, at school and at leisure must also be factored in order to prevent their uptake or maintenance of tobacco use
Socio-economic factors associated with delivery assisted by traditional birth attendants in Iraq, 2000
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2009
BACKGROUND: Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are likely to deliver lower quality maternity care compared to professional health workers. It is important to characterize women who are assisted by TBAs in order to design interventions specific to such groups. We thus conducted a study to assess if socio-economic status and demographic factors are associated with having childbirth supervised by traditional birth attendants in Iraq. METHODS: Iraqi…
Association between maternal use of traditional healer services and child vaccination coverage in Pont-Sonde, Haiti
Open AccessAdamson S Muula, Matine M Polycarpe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2009
We found that mother's use of traditional healer services was negatively associated with vaccination of Haitian children. Findings from this study underscore the potential to enlist the support of traditional healers in promoting child health by educating, mentoring them (the traditional healers) in supporting vaccination efforts
Current cigarette smoking among in-school American youth: Results from the 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2009
We found that White non-Hispanic adolescents were as likely to be current smokers as American Indians but more likely to be smokers than all other racial/ethnic groups. Older adolescents, increase amounts of pocket money, and perception that smoking was not harmful to health. The racial/ethnic differences in prevalence of smoking among America youth deserve particular exploration
Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2008
BACKGROUND: Smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. There is therefore need to identify relevant factors associated with smoking among adolescents in order to better tailor public health interventions aimed at preventing smoking. METHODS: We used data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in 2003 in Punjab, India, on 2014 adolescents of whom 58.9% were males. We conducted a weighted logistic regression anal…
Antismoking messages and current cigarette smoking status in Somaliland: Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2004
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Emmanuel Rudatsikira et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2008
A combination of school and home based antismoking interventions may be effective in controlling adolescent smoking in Somaliland
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (Gyts Study)
Open AccessGeorge Rachiotis, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008
Male gender, parental smoking, and having pocket-money > or = 16 Euros were independently associated with current smoking among Greek students. These findings could be taken into account in order to formulate a comprehensive anti-smoking strategy in Greece
Prevalence and social correlates of sexual intercourse among schoolgoing adolescents in Namibia
Open AccessKazhila Croffat Chinsembu, Nuria Rodríguez Barroso et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2008Cited by: 1References: 29
Adolescent sexuality is an important public health issue, as it affects risk to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The assessment of prevalence of sexual intercourse among adolescents is of public health significance, as it may guide policies and programmes aimed at reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections among this age group. This cross-sectional study using standardised methodology was conducted to asse…
Correlates of current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2007
We suggest that public health interventions aimed to curb adolescent cigarette smoking should be designed, implemented and evaluated with due recognition to the factors that are associated with the habit
Prevalence and determinants of adolescent tobacco smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Abdurahman Abdo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007
Prevalence of smoking among adolescents in Ethiopia is lower than in many other African countries. There is however need to strengthen anti-tobacco messages especially among adolescents
Suicidal Ideation and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe
Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Seter Siziya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2007
This study determined the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data on 1970 respondents were obtained from a cross sectional study of the Global School-based health survey. Respondents were selected using a two-stage probability sampling technique. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 21.6%. Males were less likely to have suicidal ideation than females (OR=0.70; 95% CI 0.54,…
Mentoring Cambodian and Lao health professionals in tobacco control leadership and research skills
Linda Hyder Ferry, J Job et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2006
With the successful completion of the certificate programme, the remaining two years of the grant will be used to prepare the trainees for positions of leadership within their Ministries of Health and other agencies to implement effective tobacco control policies based on locally-derived research findings

Mentoring Cambodian and Lao health professionals in tobacco control leadership and research skills
Linda Hyder Ferry, J Job et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2006
With the successful completion of the certificate programme, the remaining two years of the grant will be used to prepare the trainees for positions of leadership within their Ministries of Health and other agencies to implement effective tobacco control policies based on locally-derived research findings
Correlates of current cigarette smoking among in-school adolescents in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2007
We suggest that public health interventions aimed to curb adolescent cigarette smoking should be designed, implemented and evaluated with due recognition to the factors that are associated with the habit
Prevalence and determinants of adolescent tobacco smoking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Abdurahman Abdo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007
Prevalence of smoking among adolescents in Ethiopia is lower than in many other African countries. There is however need to strengthen anti-tobacco messages especially among adolescents
Suicidal Ideation and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe
Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Seter Siziya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2007
This study determined the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data on 1970 respondents were obtained from a cross sectional study of the Global School-based health survey. Respondents were selected using a two-stage probability sampling technique. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 21.6%. Males were less likely to have suicidal ideation than females (OR=0.70; 95% CI 0.54,…
Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2008
BACKGROUND: Smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. There is therefore need to identify relevant factors associated with smoking among adolescents in order to better tailor public health interventions aimed at preventing smoking. METHODS: We used data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in 2003 in Punjab, India, on 2014 adolescents of whom 58.9% were males. We conducted a weighted logistic regression anal…
Antismoking messages and current cigarette smoking status in Somaliland: Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2004
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Emmanuel Rudatsikira et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2008
A combination of school and home based antismoking interventions may be effective in controlling adolescent smoking in Somaliland
Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (Gyts Study)
Open AccessGeorge Rachiotis, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008
Male gender, parental smoking, and having pocket-money > or = 16 Euros were independently associated with current smoking among Greek students. These findings could be taken into account in order to formulate a comprehensive anti-smoking strategy in Greece
Prevalence and social correlates of sexual intercourse among schoolgoing adolescents in Namibia
Open AccessKazhila Croffat Chinsembu, Nuria Rodríguez Barroso et al.ARTICLESAHARA-J Journal of Social…2008Cited by: 1References: 29
Adolescent sexuality is an important public health issue, as it affects risk to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The assessment of prevalence of sexual intercourse among adolescents is of public health significance, as it may guide policies and programmes aimed at reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections among this age group. This cross-sectional study using standardised methodology was conducted to asse…
Socio-economic factors associated with delivery assisted by traditional birth attendants in Iraq, 2000
Open AccessSeter Siziya, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2009
BACKGROUND: Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are likely to deliver lower quality maternity care compared to professional health workers. It is important to characterize women who are assisted by TBAs in order to design interventions specific to such groups. We thus conducted a study to assess if socio-economic status and demographic factors are associated with having childbirth supervised by traditional birth attendants in Iraq. METHODS: Iraqi…
Association between maternal use of traditional healer services and child vaccination coverage in Pont-Sonde, Haiti
Open AccessAdamson S Muula, Matine M Polycarpe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2009
We found that mother's use of traditional healer services was negatively associated with vaccination of Haitian children. Findings from this study underscore the potential to enlist the support of traditional healers in promoting child health by educating, mentoring them (the traditional healers) in supporting vaccination efforts
Current cigarette smoking among in-school American youth: Results from the 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2009
We found that White non-Hispanic adolescents were as likely to be current smokers as American Indians but more likely to be smokers than all other racial/ethnic groups. Older adolescents, increase amounts of pocket money, and perception that smoking was not harmful to health. The racial/ethnic differences in prevalence of smoking among America youth deserve particular exploration
Determinants of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) among Non Smoking Adolescents (Aged 11-17 Years Old) in Greece: Results from the 2004-2005 Gyts Study
Open AccessGeorge Rachiotis, Seter Siziya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2010
The aim of the study is to investigate the determinants of exposure to ETS among Greek adolescents aged 11-17 years old. The GYTS questionnaire was completed by 5,179 adolescents. About 3 in 4 responders (76.8%) were exposed to ETS at home, and 38.5% were exposed to ETS outside of the home. Gender, age group, parental and close friends smoking status were significant determinants of adolescent's exposure to ETS. The results of the study could be …
Current use of smokeless tobacco among adolescents in the Republic of Congo
Open AccessEmmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010
Prevention programs aimed to reduce teen [cigarette] smoking must also be designed to reduce other forms of tobacco use. The teenagers environment at home, at school and at leisure must also be factored in order to prevent their uptake or maintenance of tobacco use