Evidence-Based Advocacy & Scientific Research
Peer-Reviewed Research Publications
HDI collaborates with academic institutions, global health bodies, and clinical researchers (published in The Lancet, BMC Psychiatry, Springer, and Dove Medical Press) to generate rigorous evidence informing policy and clinical practice across Rwanda.
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2026Dan Lutasingwa, Allan Higiro, Alain Favina, Aflodis Kagaba, Mark Mohan Kaggwa
Lowering the age of consent for contraception: Legal reform in Rwanda
2026Alain Favina, Dan Lutasingwa, Everest Turatsinze, Fred Mulisa, Deborah Kansiime, Ritah Mukashyaka, Nicholas Hobe, Octave Ngabo, Jean Marie Vianney Rukanikigitero, Moses Ochora, Louange Twahirwa Gutabarwa, Aflodis Kagaba and Mark Mohan Kaggwa
Workplace violence and mental health conditions among domestic workers in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study using the propensity score matching analysis
2026Mukashyaka Ritha, Mulisa Fred, Habimana Odile, Turatsinze Everest, Karanja Ann, Kansiime Deborah, Niyotwagira Egide, Mark Kaggwa, Dr. Favina Alain, Dr. Kagaba Aflodis, Rugema Lawrence.
The Non-Legal Barriers Experienced Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Selected Districts of Rwanda Seeking Safe Abortion Services
2025Ritah Mukashyaka, Gerald Kaberuka, Alain Favina, Dan Lutasingwa. Fred Mulisa, Everest Turatsinze, Ann Karanja, Deborah Kansiime, Egide Niyotwagira, Basile Ikuzo, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Aflodis Kagaba, Evans Mantiri Mathebula and Gallican N. Rwibasira
Enhancing HIV self-testing uptake among university students in Rwanda: the proportion, barriers, and opportunities
2025Everest Turatsinze, Alain Favina, Fred Mulisa, Ritah Mukashyaka, Ann Karaja, Deborah Kansiime, Louange Twahirwa Gutabarwa, Peace Kwizera, Aflodis Kagaba, Andrew Gasozi Ntwali, Dan Lutasingwa, Mark Mohan Kaggwa
HIV status awareness and associated factors among domestic workers in Kigali, Rwanda
2025Angelique Uwigiciro, Thomas Ndaluka, Ann Karanja, Alain Favina, Dan Lutasingwa, Ritah Mukashyaka and Aflodis Kagaba
Barriers and facilitators to utilization of family planning among married women in Nyabiheke camp, Rwanda
2025Da’Jon M. Stoudemire, Emmy K. Igonya, Emmanuel Otukpa, Aflodis Kagaba, Gutabarwa L. Twahirwa, Egide Niyotwagira and Kristefer Stojanovski
Association between family and social support and alcohol consumption among LGBTQ + people in Kenya and Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
2025Gustave Muhire, Ann Cheeren karanja, Odile Habimana, Everest Turatsinze, Deborah Kansiime, Louange Gutabarwa Twahirwa, Alain Favina, Ritah Mukashyaka, Egide Niyotwagira, Aflodis Kagaba, Emmy Kageha Igonya, Emmanuel Otukpa and Kristefer Stojanovski
Sexual and gender minority stigma and motivating beliefs among the general public in Rwanda
2024Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Nneoma E. Okunkwo, Mathew M. Hamill, Carrie E. Lyons, Neia Prata Menezes, Jean Damascene Makuza, Julien Nyombayire, Gallican Nshogoza Rwibasira, Aflodis Kagaba, Patrick Sullivan, Susan Allen, Etienne, Karita, Stefan D. Baral
Level of Knowledge on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Among the Teenage Mothers and Their Parents in Rwanda: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
2024Joan Abaatyo, Alain Favina, Dan Lutasingwa, Jean Marie Vianney Rukanikigitero, Moses Ochora, Everest Turatsinze, Fred Mulisa, Louange Twahirwa Gutabarwa
Acceptability and implementation considerations of the patient-collected rectal swab for sexually transmitted infections testing among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda
2024Joan Abaatyo, Alain Favina, Dan Lutasingwa, Jean Marie Vianney Rukanikigitero, Moses Ochora, Everest Turatsinze, Fred Mulisa, Louange Twahirwa Gutabarwa
Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal behaviors among domestic workers
2024Alain Favina, Everest Turatsinze, Dan Lutasingwa, Joan Abaatyo, Fred Mulisa, Ritah Mukashyaka, Deborah Kansiime, Nicholas Hobe, Octave Ngabo, Jean Marie Vianney Rukanikigitero, Moses Ochora, Louange Twahirwa Gutabarwa, Precious Azubuike, Aflodis Kagaba, Mark Mohan Kaggwa
Unveiling the burden: prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among domestic workers in Kigali-Rwanda
2023Lawrence Rugema, Marie Ange Uwase, Athanase Rukundo, Vianney Nizeyimana, Theobald Mporanyi and Aflodis Kagaba
Women leaders perceived barriers and consequences of safe abortion in Rwanda: a qualitative study
2022Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Vianney Nizeyimana, Neia M. Prata, Nneoma E. Okonkwo, Amelia A. Mazzei, Sulemani Muhirwa, Athanase Rukundo, Lisa Lucas, Audace Niyigena, Jean Damascene Makuza, Chris Beyrer, Stefan D. Baral and Aflodis Kagaba
Injection drug use practices and HIV infection among people who inject drugs in Kigali, Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
2021Nneoma Okonkwo, Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Carrie Lyons, Benjamin Liestman, Julien Nyombayire, Oluwasolape Olawore, Sabin Nsanzimana, Placidie Mugwaneza, Aflodis Kagaba, Patrick Sulivan, Susan Allen, Etienne Karita and Stefan Baral
The Relationship Between Sexual Behavior Stigma and Depression Among Men Who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Kigali, Rwanda: a Cross-sectional Study
2021Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Kondwani Ngoma, Nooliet Kabanyana, Aflodis Kagaba, Gallican N. Rwibasira