| sexual violence, hsv-2 and hiv are important predictors for infertility in rwanda. | in order to formulate cost-effective health interventions aimed at preventing infertility it is necessary to identify modifiable risk factors for infertility in sub-saharan africa. this case-control study examined potential predictors and their population attributable fraction (paf%) for various infertility types including lifestyle factors, sexual behaviour and reproductive tract infections (rtis). | 2010 | 20685757 |
| the risk factor profile of women with secondary infertility: an unmatched case-control study in kigali, rwanda. | secondary infertility is a common, preventable but neglected reproductive health problem in resource-poor countries. this study examines the association of past sexually transmitted infections (stis) including hiv, bacterial vaginosis (bv) and factors in the obstetric history with secondary infertility and their relative contributions to secondary infertility. | 2011 | 21702916 |
| prevalence and concordance of hpv, hiv, and hsv-2 in heterosexual couples in kigali, rwanda. | in the absence of prospectively collected transmission data, the transmission potential of a sexually transmissible infection (sti) can be estimated by its proxy of concordance in sexual partners. here we report concordance data of 3 viral stis: human papillomavirus (hpv), hiv, and herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) among heterosexual couples in kigali, rwanda. | 2012 | 22249302 |