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Effects of a Digital Health Literacy Intervention on Porcine Cysticercosis Prevalence and Associated Household Practices in Iringa District, Tanzania

Kajuna, F.; Mwang'onde, B.; Holst, C. (2023)

Introduction: Digital health is considered an opportunity to engage a wider community in disease control for public health. It has been used in healthcare consultation, in medical treatments and in reporting emergencies. ...
Heterosexuals’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards Female Homosexuality in Tanzania: Qualitative Findings from Women Who Have Sex with Women in Dar-es-Salaam City

Kamazima, S.R. (2023)

Background: Until a decade or so, ago, the general public demonstrated negative perceptions and attitudes towards homosexuality and homosexuals: lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT). However, there is empirical ...
Intersexuality: What Parents, Guardians and Communities Should Know and Do to Care and Protect Infants and Children Born with Intersex Variations’ Rights in Tanzania

Kamazima, S.R. (2023)

ABSTRACT Tanzania lags behind in the course of ending stigma and discrimination against persons born with intersex variations. To date, the Tanzania Government has not enacted any law outlawing cosmetic surgeries, stigma ...
Vaginal Douching: A Neglected Health Risk Behavior among Women and Sexually Active Adolescent Girls in Tanzania?

Kamazima, S.R. (2023)

Introduction: In this paper I present the public heath importance of vaginal douching or vaginal cleaning risk behavior among women and sexually active adolescent girls in Tanzania. I argue, vaginal douching control exclusion ...
Healthcare Seeking Behavior among Women Who Have Sex with Women in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Kamazima, S.R. (2023)

Introduction: Little is known about sexually minority women‘s health and wellbeing in the developing countries like Tanzania. Hence, there is limited knowledge of these women‘s health seeking behaviors and pathways they ...
Novel likely pathogenic variant in NR5A1 gene in a Tanzanian child with 46XY DSD, inherited from the mosaic father.

Damji, R.; Alimohamed, M.Z. (2023)

Pathogenic variants in the nuclear receptor subfamily 5 group A member 1 gene (NR5A1), which encodes steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1), result in 46,XY and 46,XX differences of sex development (DSD). In 46,XY individuals with ...
Implementation of a General Therapy Education Initiative by the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Cornetta, K.; Samantha, K.; Urio, F. (2023)

ABSTRACTThere has been rapid growth in gene therapy development with an expanding list of approved clinical products. Several therapies are particularly relevant to patients in low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, ...
Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar.

Connelly, S.V.; Brazeau, N.F.; Msellem, M (2023)

Background: The Zanzibar archipelago of Tanzania has become a low-transmission area for Plasmodium falciparum. Despite being considered an area of pre-elimination for years, achieving elimination has been difficult, likely ...
Examining oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) literacy among participants in an HIV vaccine trial preparedness cohort study.

Chimukeche, R.S.; Kawuma, R.; Mahapa, N. (2023)

Background: Prep literacy is influenced by many factors including the types of information available and how it is interpreted. The level of PrEP literacy may influence acceptability and uptake. Methods: We conducted 25 ...
Adapting and usability testing of the Kansas City cardiomyopathy questionnaire (KCCQ) in a heart failure clinic in Tanzania: The Swahili KCCQ

Chillo, P.; Mlay, J; Akanyirige, P.W. (2023)

Background: The integration of patient–reported outcome measures (PROMS) into health care delivery systems is being increasingly recognized as an important component of quality, person-centered care, especially for chronic ...
Genetic regulation of fetal hemoglobin across global populations

Cato, L.D.; Li, R.; Lu, H.Y. (2023)

Human genetic variation has enabled the identification of several key regulators of fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switching, including BCL11A, resulting in therapeutic advances. However, despite the progress made, limited ...
Partial Splenic Embolization (PSE) in the Management of Thrombocytopenia Due to Hypersplenism.

Byekwazo, Z.A.; Alswang, J.M. (2023)

Introduction: Hypersplenism with resultant thrombocytopenia is a common complication of chronic liver disease. Recent studies suggest the safety advantages of PSE over the definitive treatment, splenectomy. This review ...
Implementation research for promoting access and rational use of antibiotics for children: lessons learnt from Tanzania

Bwire, G.M (2023)

Implementation research (IR) has proved to be a potential catalyst in facilitating the uptake of evidence-based innovations into routine practices and thereby maximizing public health outcomes. IR not only focuses on the ...
The Importance of Culturally Relevant Breast Clinic Navigation in Improving Breast Cancer Care in Africa

Benn, C.A; Mbanje, C.P.T (2023)

Objective: Cultural norms, community-specific cultural or religious beliefs, and resultant patient health-belief models are known to pose a significant but imperceptible barrier to breast cancer care. However, there is a ...
Access to water sources and intimate partner violence against women in 26 Sub-Saharan African countries

Bachwenkizi, J.; Mohamed, H.; Birungi, N. (2023)

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a serious problem in many developing countries. Longer distance traveled to access water services may affect women's ability to meet domestic obligations and ...
Assessing association of dental caries with child oral impact on daily performance; a cross-sectional study of adolescents in copper belt province, Zambia

Anthony, S.N.; Kahabuka, F.K.; Birungi, N. (2023)

Background: Dental caries and child oral impact on daily performance (C-OIDP) have been linked in several studies. However, the studies used caries indices, which limit the ability to examine how C-OIDP prevalence varies ...
Teaching Research to Nursing and Midwifery students in Tanzania: A 10-Year Evaluation

Anne, H; Edith, A.M (2023)

ABSTRACT Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, in Tanzania, moved from content-based teaching to a competency-based education approach in 2011. The overall goal of a research course at the School of Nursing ...
Knowledge and practices of open science among scholars and researchers in Tanzania.

Aneth, D; Mohamed, Z.A.; Modern, G (2023)

The Open Science (OS) movement has been spreading rapidly among researchers with positive outcomes on accessibility of scientific knowledge. However, there is no clear evidence on the level of awareness and types of OS ...
Outcomes of Hydroxyurea Accessed via Various Means and Barriers Affecting Its Usage Among Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in North-Western Tanzania

Ambrose, E.E.; Kidenya, B.R.; Charles, M. (2023)

Purpose: To assess clinical and hematological outcomes of Hydroxyurea accessed via various access means and uncover the barriers to its utilization in children with Sickle cell anaemia (SCA), North-western Tanzania. Patients ...
Report from the first Tanzania Liver Cancer Conference: a call for action to unite Tanzania

Ally, M.; Eric, M.; Jared, A. (2023)

The first Tanzania Liver Cancer Conference (TLCC2023) took place on 17–18 March 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with the aim of raising awareness among healthcare providers on the problem that liver cancer poses to the ...

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