• Pregnancy Risk and Contraception Among Reproductive Age Women With Rheumatic Heart Disease Attending Care at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute 

  Paulo., D (2022-10)

  Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains prevalent in the developing part of the world and females including those of reproductive age are disproportionately affected. It is one of the commonest cardiac diseases ...
• Morbidity Patterns, Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Patients Admitted In Coronary Care Unit at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 

  Joseph, A (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2022-10)

  Background Coronary care unit is a specialized unit for caring of critically ill cardiac patients. With the increasing burden of disease it is no doubt this special unit is crucial, however the causes of admission, ...
• The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces) with Challenging Behaviors Among Public Ordinary Level Secondary School Students in Kinondoni Municipal, Dar Es Salaam 

  Mwaijala, T. A (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2022-10)

  Background: Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs) are wide varieties of distressing events during a child’s life. These events are such as physical and emotional abuse and neglect as well as living in a dysfunctional ...
• Development of a Mobile Health Application for HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Populations in Urban Settings in East Africa: A Participatory Design Approach 

  Mauka, W; Mbotwa, C; Moen, K (. JMIR Formative Research, 2021)

  Background: There is limited evidence in Africa on the design and development of mobile health (mHealth) applications to guide best practices and ensure effectiveness. A pragmatic trial for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ...
• . Immunological and Virological Outcomes among Treatment Experienced HIV-Infected Patients on Dolutegravir Regimen in Tanzania. Tanzania Medical Journal. Vol.32 (4):28-39 

  Maganda, B.; Kavuraya., B.; Mutagonda, R. (2021)

  Introduction: The integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (DTG) has recently replaced the non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (efavirenz and nevirapine) in several Sub-Saharan African countries, including Tanzania. ...
• Determinants of treatment-seeking behavior during self-reported febrile illness episodes using the socio-ecological model in Kilombero District, Tanzania 

  Mburu, C; . Bukachi, S; Shilabukha, K; Tokpa, K; Ezekiel, M; Fokou, G (BMC Public Health, 2021)

  Background: Febrile diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa cause acute and chronic illness. Co-infections are common and these diseases have a complex etiology that includes zoonoses. For the implementation of appropriate ...
• Predictors of fear of childbirth and depressive symptoms among pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey in Pwani region, Tanzania 

  Massae, A; Larsson, M; Leshabari, S; Mbekenga, C; Pembe, A; Svanberg, A (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021)

  Background: Many women experience fear of childbirth (FoB) and depressive symptoms (DS) during pregnancy, but little is known about FoB among Tanzanian women. The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of FoB and ...
• Predominance of PVL-negative community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 8 in newly diagnosed HIV-infected adults, Tanzani 

  Manyahi, J; Moyo, S; Aboud, S; Langeland, N; Blomberg, B (Europe Journals of microbiology and infection diseases, 2021-02-14)

  Abstract Difficult-to-treat infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are of concern in people living with HIV infection as they are more vulnerable to infection. We aimed to identify molecular ...
• riginal reports Survival in Cervical Cancer and Its Predictors at Ocean Road Cancer Institute From January to December 2012 

  Khami, S; Mrema, A; Katanga, J; . Lugina, E (JCO Global Oncology, 2021-01)

  Cervical cancer is a major public health problem. With an estimated 570,000 new cases and 314,000 deaths in 2018 worldwide, this disease ranks as the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth cause of ...
• No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission through transfusion of human blood products: A systematic review 

  Mawalla, W; Njiro, B; Bwire, G; Nasser, A; Sunguya, B (. EJHaem, 2021-07-06)

  The presence of viral nucleic material in the circulation poses a theoretical risk of transmission through transfusion. However, little is known about the possibility of the actual transmission through transfusion or ...
• WHO/INRUD core prescribing indicators and antibiotic utilization patterns among primary health care facilities in Ilala district, Tanzania 

  iKilipamwambu, A; Bwire, G; Myemba, D; Njiro, B; Majigo, M (JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance,, 2021-03-21)

  Results: A total of 604 prescriptions were reviewed. Patients had median age (IQR) of 15 (4–31) years with majority having upper respiratory tract infection 33.3% (n " 201), urinary tract infection 31.1% (n " 188) or diar ...
• Control of hemolysis in patients with PNH 

  Luzzatto, L. (The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2021-11)

  Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is characterized by the triad of intravascular hemolysis (IVH), a tendency to thrombosis, and an element of bone marrow failure. With the introduction of the anti-C5 antibody ...
• White Paper on Early Critical Care Services in Low Resource Settings 

  LOSONCZY, L.; GIRMA, B.; ROUHANI, S.; PAPALI, A.; et al (Annals of global health, 2021)

  This White Paper has been formally accepted for support by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) and by the World Federation of Intensive and Critical Care (WFICC), put forth by a multi-specialty ...
• Facility and patient barriers in the implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV attending Care and Treatment Centers, Songea Municipality, Tanzania 

  Komba, F; Frumence, G (Pan African Medical Journal,, 2021-01-22)

  Introduction: isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV is an essential public health intervention in low-income countries with high tuberculosis and HIV burden. Despite available evidence that it is ...
• Diagnosis and clinical management of enzymopathies 

  Luzzatto, L (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY, 2021)

  At least 16 genet i cally deter mined con di tions qual ify as red blood cell enzymopathies. They range in fre quency from ultrarare to rare, with the excep tion of glu cose - 6 - phos phate dehy dro ge nase defi ciency, ...
• Short inter-pregnancy interval: why is it still high among women in Dar es Salaam? 

  Kikula, A; Pembe, A; Sunguya, B; Kikula, A (Pan African Medical Journal,, 2021-09-06)

  Introduction: in Tanzania, for the past decade, there has been a rising trend of women with short inter-pregnancy interval (IPI) (16% to 19%). Short IPI is associated with poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. We ...
• Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolated from Broiler and Layer Chickens in Arusha and Mwanza, Tanzani 

  Kiiti, R; Komba, E; Msoffe, P; Mshana, S; Rweyemamu, M; Matee, M (International Journal of Microbiology, 2021-10-12)

  (e rise in the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens such as Escherichia coli is one of the very important dynamics off-putting treatment and prophylaxis possibilities, hence posing a threat to the modern human medicine, ...
• Strengthening emergency care knowledge and skills in Uganda and Tanzania with the WHO-ICRC Basic Emergency Care Course 

  Kivlehan, S; Dixon, J; Kalanzi, J; Sawe, H; Chien, E; Robert, J; Wallis, L; Reynolds, T (OPEN ACCESS, 2021-04-14)

  Background There is a pressing need for emergency care (EC) training in low-resource settings. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of training frontline healthcare providers in emergency care with the World ...
• The International Hemoglobinopathy Research Network (INHERENT): An International Initiative to Study the Role of Genetic Modi 

  Kountouris, P Kountouris; Stephanou, C Stephanou; Archer, M. Archer; Bonifazi, F Bonifazi; Giannuzzi, V Giannuzzi; Kuo, K. Kuo; Maggio5, A Maggio; Makani, Makani; Mar Mañú Pereira, Maria; Michailidou, Kyriak; Watoky, Siana; E Nnodu, Obiageli; Trompeter, Sara; Tshilolo, Leon; Wonkam, Ambroise; Zilfalil, Bin Alwi; Inusa, Baba; Kleanthous, Marina (Elsevier, 2021-11-05)

  Hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia syndromes, represent the commonest monogenic diseases in the world. Although their pathogenicity is well established, the diverse clinical manifestations ...
• Unexplained multi-sensory neuropathy syndrome in young Tanzanian adults 

  . Massawe, E; Moshi, N; Ren, J; Rieke, C; Magohe, A; Fellows, A; . Arega, E; . Niemczak, C; Jackson, B; Karagas, M; Buckey, J (Journal of global health, 2021-06)

  Abstract Background: A unique syndrome affecting young adults of unexplained hearing loss often associated with uncorrectable poor visual acuity and lower extremity numbness is endemic in Dar es Salaam. This study ...

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