Alphonse Nshimyiryo

Dados Biográficos

ID7753950
NOMEAlphonse Nshimyiryo
PRENOMESAlphonse
SOBRENOMENshimyiryo
ASSINATURANSHIMYIRYO A
AFILIAÇÕESPartners In Health
ORCID0000-0002-2683-9459
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2019
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Perioperative outcomes at three rural Rwandan district hospitals

    Open AccessGrace Umutesi, Jocelyn Mizero et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: The paucity of data on perioperative outcomes in low- and middle-income countries complicates the design and implementation of targeted interventions to improve the delivery of safe, affordable, accessible and timely surgical and anaesthesia care services. We assessed perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgical care at three Rwandan rural hospitals-Butaro District Hospital, Kirehe District Hospital and Rwinkwavu District …

  • Evaluation of an mHealth tool to improve nutritional assessment among infants under 6 months in paediatric development clinics in rural Rwanda

    Open AccessMathieu Nemerimana, Angelique Charlie Karambizi et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    Infants born preterm, low birthweight or with other perinatal complications require frequent and accurate growth monitoring for optimal nutrition and growth. We implemented an mHealth tool to improve growth monitoring and nutritional status assessment of high risk infants. We conducted a pre-post quasi-experimental study with a concurrent control group among infants enrolled in paediatric development clinics in two rural Rwandan districts. During…

  • Barriers and coping mechanisms to accessing healthcare during the Covid-19 lockdown

    Open AccessAlphonse Nshimyiryo, Dale A Barnhart et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    A large proportion of chronic care patients experienced barriers to accessing healthcare during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, many patients also independently identified positive coping mechanisms to ensure continuation of care - strategies that could be formally adopted by healthcare systems in Rwanda and similar settings to mitigate effects of future lockdowns on patients

  • Nutritional evaluation and growth of infants in a Rwandan neonatal follow‐up clinic

    Open AccessJessica Bradford, Kathryn Beck et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    Children born preterm, low birth weight (LBW) or with other perinatal risk factors are at high-risk of malnutrition. Regular growth monitoring and early intervention are essential to promote optimal feeding and growth; however, monitoring growth in preterm infants can be complex. This study evaluated growth monitoring of infants under 6 months enrolled in Paediatric Development Clinics (PDCs) in rural Rwanda. We reviewed electronic medical record…

  • Risk factors for stunting among children under five years

    Open AccessAlphonse Nshimyiryo, Ziad El-Khatib et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Family-level factors are major drivers of children's growth stunting in Rwanda. Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women so as to prevent low birth weight babies, reduce poverty, promote girls' education and intervene early in cases of malnutrition are needed