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Career development expectations and challenges of midwives in Urban Tanzania: a preliminary study

Tanaka, N.; Horiuchi, S.; Shimpuku, Y.; Leshabari, S. (Bio med central, 2015-05)

Background: Approaches to addressing the shortage of midwives are a great need especially in Sub-Saharan Africa including Tanzania. The midwifery shortage in Tanzania consists of two major causes; the first is the shortage ...

Caretaker-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health: a cross- sectional study in Unguja-Tanzania Zanzibar

Thecla, W.K; Candida, S.M.; Saada, A.S. (BMC Public Health, 2017)

Background: Caretakers/parents/caregivers/guardians play important roles in improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of adolescents. Caretaker-adolescent sexual communication suggested to influence young people’s sexual ...

Caretaker-Adolescent Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Cross-sectional Study in Unguja-Tanzania Zanzibar

Moshiro, C.S.; Seif, S.A.; Kohi, T.W. (BiomedCentral, 2018)

Background: Caretakers/parents/caregivers/guardians play important roles in improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) of adolescents. Caretaker-adolescent sexual communication suggested influencing young people’s ...

Caretakers’ hygiene practices towards occurrence of diarrhea to under-five years in semi-pastoralist society in Siha District, Tanzania

Lyimo, P.D. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2019)

ABSTRACT Introduction: The occurrence of diarrhea among children under-five years of age is associated with poor hand hygiene, unsafe drinking water, un-proper fecal disposal practices and poor child feeding practices ...

Case control study of sexual dysfunction in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms at Muhimbili national hospital.

Mbalamula, Athumani (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2008)

Objectives :Erectile dysfunction can be caused by several factors and leads to reduction in quality of life of the affected patient. Lower urinary tract symptoms have been implicated as one of the causes of ED. The objective ...

A Case–Control Study to Evaluate Environmental and Lifestyle Risk Factors for Esophageal Cancer in Tanzania

Mmbaga, E. J.; Mushi, B. P.; Deardorff, K; Mgisha, W; Akoko, L. O.; Paciorek, A; Hiatt, R. A.; Buckle, G. C.; Mwaiselage, J.; Zhang, L.; Van Loon, K (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prevention, 2021)

Background: East Africa is affected by a disproportionately high burden of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods:We conducted an incident case–control study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with 1:1 matching for ...

Caudal block for pain relief in children undergoing perineal and lower abdominal Surgeries at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

Muhozya, A.P. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences., 2013)

Background Pain management is one of the important components of balanced anaesthesia. It can be provided by different methods intravenous, intramuscular, orally, topical or regional. Caudal block has evolved to become ...

Causes and patterns of hip fractures among adult patients at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute from 2019 to 2020

Said, H (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Background The population of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa has substantially increased (two times higher than in northern Europe) and is expected to grow rapidly than anywhere else by 2050. This is linked to increased ...

Causes of ascites among adult patients admitted in medical wards at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Ng’wanasayi, M. D. P. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2013)

Introduction: Ascites is a common cause of admission in Africa, especially among patients with liver cirrhosis23, and schistosomal periportal fibrosis, both of which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality21. ...

Causes of re-admissions for heart failure at Muhimbili National Hospital

Makule, Clement E. L. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2002)

growing public health problem, which is common, costly, disabling and deadly. It is the principal complication of all heart diseases. In Tanzania, The Ministry of Health reports indicate that it accounted for 0.3% ...

CCL3L1 copy number, HIV load, and immune reconstitution in sub-Saharan Africans

Aklillu, E.; Odenthal-Hesse, L.; Bowdrey, J.; Habtewold, A.; Ngaimisi, E.; Yimer, G.; Amogne, W.; Mugusi, S.; Minzi, O.; Makonnen, E.; Janabi, M; Hollox, E. J (BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013)

Background: The role of copy number variation of the CCL3L1 gene, encoding MIP1α, in contributing to the host variation in susceptibility and response to HIV infection is controversial. Here we analyse a sub-Saharan African ...

Cerebral Malaria at Muhimbili Medical Centre

Maro, E.E.R. (University of Dar es Salaam, 1985)

Cervical cancer recurrence among patients treated with external beam and intracavitary radiotherapy at Ocean Road Cancer Institute

Swai, C.R. (Muhimbili University, 2014)

Cervical cancer still represents a significant public health problem with increased incidence of new cases worldwide. Cervical cancer occurs as malignant changes in the squamo-columnar junction in the uterine canal. It is ...

Cervical cancer screening: knowledge and perceptions of women of reproductive age attending Mnazi Mmoja hospital, Ilala municipal, Dar es salaam

Tryphone, N.J. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2017)

Background: Cervical cancer is the third common cancer among women worldwide, about 500,000 new cases are identified for the first time to have cervical cancer and 250,000 deaths occur every year. Aim is to describe the ...

Cervical cytological changes in HIV infected patients on HAART attending care and treatment clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital

Torres, Liset Maria Menendez (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2007)

Cervical cytological changes in HIV-infected patients attending care and treatment clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mwakigonja, Amos R; Torres, Liset M.; Mwakyoma, Henry A.; Kaaya, Ephata E. (BioMed Central, 2012)

Background: Tanzania is among Sub-Saharan countries mostly affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic, females being more vulnerable than males. HIV infected women appear to have a higher rate of persistent infection by high ...

Cervical cytological changes in HIV-infected patients attending care and treatment clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mwakigonja, A.R.; Kaaya, E.E.; Torres, L.M.; Mwakyoma, H.A. (2012)

BACKGROUND: Tanzania is among Sub-Saharan countries mostly affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic, females being more vulnerable than males. HIV infected women appear to have a higher rate of persistent infection by high ...

Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis among patients attending the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mtenga, A.A.; Kalyanyama, B.M.; Owibingire, S.S.; Sohal, K.S.; Simon, E.N.M. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare life-threatening infection in the head and neck region that characteristically spreads along the fascial planes to involve subcutaneous tissues, fascia and ...

Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis among patients attending the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

Augustino, A. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2013)

Background: Cervicofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is a rare life threatening infection which characteristically spreads along the fascial planes to involve subcutaneous tissues, fascia, and fat and in late stages it can ...

Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis among patients attending the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dares Salaam, Tanzania

Mtenga, A.A. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare life-threatening infection in the head and neck region that characteristically spreads along the fascial planes to involve subcutaneous tissues, fascia and ...

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