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How communication can help women who experience a maternal near-miss: a qualitative study from Tanzania

Kwez, H. A.; Mselle, L.; Leshabari, Sebalda (BMJ open, 2021-10)

Objectives This study aimed to explore experiences of communication as an element of quality of care, among women surviving a maternal near-miss event, thus women who nearly died but survived haemorrhage, or ...

How communication can help women who experience a maternal near-miss: a qualitative study from Tanzania

Kwezi, H.A.; Mselle, L.; Leshabari, S. (2021)

ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to explore experiences of communication as an element of quality of care, among women surviving a maternal near-miss event, thus women who nearly died but survived haemorrhage, ...

How much time do health services spend on antenatal care? Implications for the introduction of the focused antenatal care model in Tanzania

von Both, C.; Fleßa, S.; Makuwani, A.; Mpembeni, R.; Jahn, A. (BioMed Central, 2006)

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is a widely used strategy to improve the health of pregnant women and to encourage skilled care during childbirth. In 2002, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania developed ...

'How to know what you need to do': a cross-country comparison of maternal health guidelines in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania.

Baker, U.; Tomson, G.; Somé, M.; Kouyaté, B.; Williams, J.; Mpembeni, R.; Massawe, S.; Blank, A.; Gustafsson, L.L.; Eriksen, J. (BioMed Central, 2012)

Background: Initiatives to raise the quality of care provided to mothers need to be given priority in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The promotion of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is a common strategy, but their ...

HPLC analysis of anti-malaria agent, chloroquine in blood and tissue from forensic autopsy cases in Tanzania

Yonemitsu, K.; Koreeda, A.; Kibayashi, K.; Ng’walali, P.; Mbonde, M.; Kitinya, J.; Tsunenari, S. (ELSEVIER, 2005)

HPLC analysis of anti-malaria agent, chloroquine (CQ) in blood and tissues with a simple HCl back extraction method was applied to three forensic autopsy cases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CQ concentrations in femoral vein ...

Human bite injuries in the oro-facial region at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Shubi, F.M; Hamza, O.J.M; Kalyanyama, B.M; Simon, E.N.M (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: Human bites in the maxillofacial region compromise function and aesthetics, resulting in social and psychological effects. There is paucity of information regarding human bite injuries in Tanzania. The aim ...

Human Decidual NK Cells from Gravid Uteri and NK Cells from Cycling Endometrium are Distinct NK Cell Subsets

Kopcowa, H.D.; Mselle, T.F (PuMed, 2009)

Human NK cells from the decidua basalis of gravid uteri and from the cycling endometrium of women undergoing hysterectomy were isolated and compared by gene expression profiling using Affymetrix microarrays with probes ...

Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) sero-detection and HIV association in Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), non-KS tumors and non-neoplastic conditions

Mwakigonja, A.R.; Pyakurel, P.; Kokhaei, P.; Pak, F,.; Lema, L.K.; Kaaya, E.E.; Biberfeld, P. (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: The association of the human herpesvirus-8/Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (HHV-8/KSHV) serology with various malignancies in Tanzania is not currently well established while previous studies ...

Human IgG Response to Nterm-34KDa Salivary Peptide as a Biomarker to Assess Temporal Exposure to Aedes’ Bites among Individuals Aged ≥ 6 Months in Lower Moshi-Tanzania, 2019

Laswai, Daniel (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021-10)

Background: Mosquito-borne diseases inflict significant health, economic and social burden on the populations of endemic areas and are a major cause of important morbidity and mortality. Studies have reported several ...

Human resource and funding constraints for essential surgery in district hospitals in Africa: a retrospective cross-sectional survey.

Kruk, M.E.; Wladis, A.; Mbembati, N.; Ndao-Brumblay, S.K.; Hsia, R.Y.; Galukande, M.; Luboga, S.; Matovu, A.; de Miranda, H.; Ozgediz, D.; Quiñones, A.R.; Rockers, P.C.; von Schreeb, J.; Vaz, F.; Debas, H.T.; Macfarlane, S.B. (2010)

BACKGROUND: There is a growing recognition that the provision of surgical services in low-income countries is inadequate to the need. While constrained health budgets and health worker shortages have been blamed for the ...

Humanizing birth in Tanzania: a qualitative study on the (mis) treatment of women during childbirth from the perspective of mothers and fathers

Mselle, L.T. (2019)

Background: While there has been a trend for greater number of women to deliver at health facilities across Tanzania, mothers and their family members continue to face mistreatment with respectful maternity care ...

Hygiene practices and disease risk perception among Abattoir workers in Dar es Salaam

Minga, G.A. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2019)

Background: Globally, a Hygienic practice among abattoir workers is a big problem, only 40% of abattoir workers show good hygiene practices. This causes an increased risk of infectious diseases, food and borne diseases, ...

Hypermutation of HIV Type 1 Genomes Isolated from InfantsSoon after Vertical Infection

KOULINSKA, I.N; CHAPLIN, B.; MWAKAGILE, D.; ESSEX, M.; RENJIFO, B. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2003)

Hypermutation involving excessive G-to-A substitutions in the dinucleotide context GA or GG is common among the lentiviruses and results in multiple stop codons across the genome. Hypermutated viruses have been associated ...

Hypertension, Periodontal Disease, and Potassium Intake in Nonsmoking, Nondrinker AfricanWomen on NoMedication

Yamori, M.; Njelekela, M.; Mtabaji, J.; Yamori, Y.; Bessho, K. (SAGE-Hindawi, 2011)

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of periodontitis and/or tooth loss with hypertension by excluding the common confounders. Eighty-one Tanzanian women who were aged 46–58 years, ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with an inflammatory state: evidence from hematological findings and cytokine levels

Mtali, Y.S. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Abnormalities of blood cell counts and of cytokine profiles in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have been reported in several studies. Although their cause-effect relationships to HDP are ...

Hypoglycemia induced changes in cholinergic receptor expression in the cerebellum of diabetic rats.

Antony, S.; Peeyush Kumar, T.; Mathew, J.; Anju, T.R.; Paulose, C.S. (BioMed Central, 2010)

Glucose homeostasis in humans is an important factor for the functioning of nervous system. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia is found to be associated with central and peripheral nerve system dysfunction. Changes in acetylcholine ...

Hypoglycemic effect of triphala on selected non insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus subjects.

Rajan, S.S.; Antony, S. (2008)

Modern life style is characterized by high stress, increased automation, junk food consumption and sedentary life style which have lead to the incidence of Diabetes. The study involved selection of NIDDM subjects who were ...

Hypothermia, associated factors and neonatal outcome

Kisenge, R.R (University of Dar es Salaam, 1997)

Hypothermia in newborn babies is a problem in tropical countries despite warm environmental conditions and it contributes to neonatal morbidity and mortality. This cohort study was done in the Neonatal Care unit, ...

The hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy score in predicting neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with birth asphyxia at the Muhimbili National Hospital.

Mwakyusa,S.D. (2003)

Background: Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is known to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the full term infant. It is evident from some studies that HIE in the long-term produces a ...

The hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy score in predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants with birth asphyxia at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Mwakyusa, S.D; Manji, K.P; Massawe, A.W (Oxford University, 2008)

Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) score may be used to predict neurodevelopment outcome in infants with birth asphyxia. A total of 140 infants who had a 5 min Apgar score of <7 at birth had detailed motor and ...

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