[HTML][HTML] Impact of human papillomavirus vaccination, Rwanda and Bhutan

…, T Gheit, M Tommasino, MC Umulisa… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rwanda and Bhutan, 2 low-and middle-income countries, implemented primarily school-based
national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in 2011 (Rwanda) and 2010 (Bhutan). …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus vaccine effect against human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda: evidence from repeated cross-sectional cervical-cell-based surveys

…, DAM Heideman, H Sibomana, MC Umulisa… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Rwanda was the first African country to implement national human papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccination (against types HPV6, 11, 16, and 18). In 2011, a school-based catch-…

Targeted point-of-care testing compared with syndromic management of urogenital infections in women (WISH): a cross-sectional screening and diagnostic accuracy …

…, SK Agaba, JC Sumanyi, MM Umulisa… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Sexually transmitted and urogenital infections are typically managed by WHO-recommended
syndromic algorithms in resource-poor countries, and presumptively in Europe…

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage in Rwanda: a population-level analysis by birth cohort

F Sayinzoga, MC Umulisa, H Sibomana, V Tenet… - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In 2011, Rwanda became the first African nation to implement a national human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program, conceived to protect girls aged <15 years (ie …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda at the moment of implementation of a national HPV vaccination programme

F Ngabo, S Franceschi, I Baussano, MC Umulisa… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in Rwanda that, in 2011,
became the first African country to implement a national vaccination programme against …

[HTML][HTML] High burden of prevalent and recently acquired HIV among female sex workers and female HIV voluntary testing center clients in Kigali, Rwanda

…, MM Umulisa, E Gahiro, M Uwineza… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To estimate HIV prevalence and risk factors in population-based samples of female
sex workers (FSW) and female voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clients in Rwanda. …

Joining and leaving sex work: experiences of women in Kigali, Rwanda

…, K Mitchell, N Veldhuijzen, MM Umulisa… - Culture, health & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Although sex work can bring significant economic benefit there are serious downsides, not
least vulnerability to adverse sexual health outcomes. Focus-groups discussions and in-…

HIV diagnosis, linkage to HIV care, and HIV risk behaviors among newly diagnosed HIV-positive female sex workers in Kigali, Rwanda

SL Braunstein, MM Umulisa… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate linkage-to-care, sexual behavior change, and psychosocial experiences
among newly HIV-diagnosed female sex workers (FSWs) in Rwanda. Methods: FSWs (n…

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of human-papillomavirus testing and visual inspection for cervical cancer screening in Rwanda

MC Umulisa, S Franceschi, I Baussano, V Tenet… - BMC women's …, 2018 - Springer
Background A pilot screening campaign in Rwanda, based on careHPV-testing followed by
visual inspection with acetic acid triage (careHPV+VIA triage), was evaluated against other …

Comparison of two widely used human papillomavirus detection and genotyping methods, GP5+/6+-based PCR followed by reverse line blot hybridization and …

…, S Franceschi, V Tenet, MC Umulisa… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
GP5+/6+-based PCR followed by reverse line blot hybridization (GP5+/6+RLB) and
multiplex type-specific PCR (E7-MPG) are two human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping …