2018
Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda
Kambutse I, Igiraneza G, Ogbuagu O. Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0207650. PMID: 30475841, PMCID: PMC6261021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKigali University Teaching HospitalPre-exposure prophylaxisNew HIV infectionsHealth care workersHIV infectionHIV transmissionHealth facilitiesCare workersUniversity Teaching HospitalService delivery barriersMultiple community sitesSafer sex practicesPrEP implementationHIV testingHealthcare workersSmoking cigarettesTeaching hospitalMosquito bitesPrevention servicesHIVNew infectionsHealthcare providersHealthcare professionalsPrEPSex practices
2016
Establishment of a hospital-acquired infection surveillance system in a teaching hospital in Rwanda
Lukas S, Hogan U, Muhirwa V, Davis C, Nyiligira J, Ogbuagu O, Wong R. Establishment of a hospital-acquired infection surveillance system in a teaching hospital in Rwanda. International Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 12 DOI: 10.3396/ijic.v12i3.018.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitHAI ratesTeaching hospitalHAI surveillanceNeonatal intensive care unitWorld Health Organization criteriaLonger hospital lengthInfections Surveillance SystemRisk of HAINaso-gastric tubeInfection prevention effortsResource-limited countriesHAI surveillance systemLow-resource settingsHigher HAI ratesSurveillance systemHospital lengthCare unitOrganization criteriaChest drainInfection surveillanceUrinary catheterMulti-disciplinary teamInpatient unitExternal fixator
2014
SEQUENTIAL LOW COST INTERVENTIONS DOUBLE HAND HYGIENE RATES AMONG MEDICAL TEAMS IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING. RESULTS OF A HAND HYGIENE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONDUCTED AT UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF KIGALI (CHUK), KIGALI, RWANDA.
Manzi O, Ogbuagu O. SEQUENTIAL LOW COST INTERVENTIONS DOUBLE HAND HYGIENE RATES AMONG MEDICAL TEAMS IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING. RESULTS OF A HAND HYGIENE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONDUCTED AT UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL OF KIGALI (CHUK), KIGALI, RWANDA. East African Medical Journal 2014, 91: 44-9. PMID: 26859019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversity Teaching HospitalLow-cost interventionMedical teamTeaching hospitalProspective observational studyHand hygiene opportunitiesPearson's chi-square testPost-intervention ratesHand hygiene practicesResource limited settingsNon-significant increaseChi-square testHand hygiene ratesMorning wardMedical wardsConsultant physiciansObservational studyStudy interventionHand hygieneWeek 2Square testLimited settingsWeek twoHygiene practicesWards