Rwanda Biomedical Center

Antimicrobial stewardship in practice: determinants of prescription behaviour and developing interventions to improve surgical prophylaxis in a Rwandan tertiary hospital—a mixed methods study using the behaviour change wheel

BACKGROUND: Behavioural sciences should be used to design and improve antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions aiming surgical prophylaxis (SP). METHODS: A mixed-methods study at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda. The study included an audit on SP practices...

Spatiotemporal trends and multilevel determinants of coexisting maternal and child undernutrition in Nepal: evidence from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2006–2022

Abstract Background Coexisting maternal and child undernutrition (CMCU) is a critical aspect of intergenerational malnutrition. The evidence on its epidemiological trends and spatial distribution remains limited in Nepal. This study investigated the temporal trends, determinants,...

Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities

Airborne microbes significantly influence environmental processes and human exposure, yet they remain poorly characterized in Africa. This study presents a regional survey of airborne bacterial and fungal communities across 10 sites in five East African countries: Burundi, the De...