Aimable Musafili
Biographic Data
| ID | 6162117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aimable Musafili |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aimable |
| FAMILY NAME | Musafili |
| SIGNATURE | MUSAFILI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Determinants of improper healthcare waste segregation in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Southern Rwanda
Healthcare services generate both infectious and non-infectious waste, which must be separated at the source to ensure proper disposal. When the segregation is not well done, the mixed waste may spread infections to people and to the environment. This study aimed to assess the determinants of improper healthcare waste (HCW) segregation at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Southern Rwanda. From October to December 2023, a cross-sectional study was c…
Factors associated with tungiasis among primary school children
Tungiasis was a public health challenge among school going children in a rural Rwandan setting. This study revealed that children affected with tungiasis had poor hygiene, inadequate housing environments and consequently poor school attendance and performance. Improving socio-economic conditions of households with special emphasis on hygiene of family members and housing conditions, would contribute to preventing tungiasis
‘You try to play a role in her pregnancy’ - a qualitative study on recent fathers’ perspectives about childbearing and encounter with the maternal health system in Kigali, Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has raised gender equality on the political agenda and is, among other things, striving for involving men in reproductive health matters. With these structural changes taking place, traditional gender norms in this setting are challenged. Deeper understanding is needed of men's perceptions about their gendered roles in the maternal health system. OBJECTIVE: To explore recent fathers' perspectives about their roles during childb…
Trends and social differentials in child mortality in Rwanda 1990–2010
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has embarked on ambitious programmes to provide equitable health services and reduce mortality in childhood. Evidence from other countries indicates that advances in child survival often have come at the expense of increasing inequity. Our aims were to analyse trends and social differentials in mortality before the age of 5 years in Rwanda from 1990 to 2010. METHODS: We performed secondary analyses of data from three Demographi…
Trends and social differentials in child mortality in Rwanda 1990–2010
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has embarked on ambitious programmes to provide equitable health services and reduce mortality in childhood. Evidence from other countries indicates that advances in child survival often have come at the expense of increasing inequity. Our aims were to analyse trends and social differentials in mortality before the age of 5 years in Rwanda from 1990 to 2010. METHODS: We performed secondary analyses of data from three Demographi…
Trends and social differentials in child mortality in Rwanda 1990–2010
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has embarked on ambitious programmes to provide equitable health services and reduce mortality in childhood. Evidence from other countries indicates that advances in child survival often have come at the expense of increasing inequity. Our aims were to analyse trends and social differentials in mortality before the age of 5 years in Rwanda from 1990 to 2010. METHODS: We performed secondary analyses of data from three Demographi…
‘You try to play a role in her pregnancy’ - a qualitative study on recent fathers’ perspectives about childbearing and encounter with the maternal health system in Kigali, Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has raised gender equality on the political agenda and is, among other things, striving for involving men in reproductive health matters. With these structural changes taking place, traditional gender norms in this setting are challenged. Deeper understanding is needed of men's perceptions about their gendered roles in the maternal health system. OBJECTIVE: To explore recent fathers' perspectives about their roles during childb…
Factors associated with tungiasis among primary school children
Tungiasis was a public health challenge among school going children in a rural Rwandan setting. This study revealed that children affected with tungiasis had poor hygiene, inadequate housing environments and consequently poor school attendance and performance. Improving socio-economic conditions of households with special emphasis on hygiene of family members and housing conditions, would contribute to preventing tungiasis
Determinants of improper healthcare waste segregation in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Southern Rwanda
Healthcare services generate both infectious and non-infectious waste, which must be separated at the source to ensure proper disposal. When the segregation is not well done, the mixed waste may spread infections to people and to the environment. This study aimed to assess the determinants of improper healthcare waste (HCW) segregation at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Southern Rwanda. From October to December 2023, a cross-sectional study was c…
Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 work) · Child mortality (1 work)