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Non-inferiority of low-dose compared to standard high-dose calcium supplementation in pregnancy: study protocol for two randomized, parallel group, non-inferiority trials in India and Tanzania.

Dwarkanat., P.; Muhihi, A.; Sudfeld, C.R. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are important causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as preterm birth, the leading cause of death for children under 5 years globally. The World Health Organization ...
Framing the Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Tanzania

47. Durrance-Bagale, A.; Jung, A.; Frumence, G. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Despite global awareness of the key factors surrounding antimicrobial resistance (AMR), designing and implementing policies to address the critical issues around the drivers of AMR remains complex to put into ...
Drug and alcohol use in Tanzanian road traffic collision drivers.

Dozois, A.; Nkondora, P.; Noste, E. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Introduction: Road traffic collisions (RTCs) are an important public health problem in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where 90% of RTC deaths occur. The World Health Organization has suggested strategies ...
Nutraceutical value of carica papaya : A review.

Dotto, J.M.; Abihudi, S.A. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Papaya (Carica papaya L.), one of the extensively studied plants, belongs to the family Car- icaceae. Papaya is commonly known for its nutritional and medicinal value worldwide. Many parts of papaya plant such ...
Reliability of visual assessment of neonatal jaundice among neonates of black descent: a cross-sectional study from Tanzania.

Dionis, I.; Chillo, O.; Bwire, G.M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Jaundice is common among neonates and if untreated can lead to kernicterus. Diagnosing neonatal jaundice (NJ) using Kramer’s method (visual assessment) is considered user-friendly in resource-limited ...
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Cutaneous Mycoses Among Boarding Secondary Schools Students in Coast Region, Tanzania

Deogratias, E.; Mwambete, K. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Aims: To determines the prevalence and risk factors for cutaneous mycoses (CMs) among boarding secondary schools’ students in Coast Region, Tanzania. Study Design: It was a cross-sectional survey-based study ...
Assessment of the validity of the measurement of newborn and maternal health-care coverage in hospitals (EN-BIRTH): an observational study.

Day, L.T.; Sadeq-Ur Rahman, Q.; Rahman, A.E. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Progress in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths is impeded by data gaps, especially regarding coverage and quality of care in hospitals. We aimed to assess the validity of indicators ...
Using DNA testing for the precise, definite, and low-cost diagnosis of sickle cell disease and other Haemoglobinopathies: findings from Tanzania.

Christopher, H.; Burns, A.; Josephat, E. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an important cause of under-five mortality. Tanzania is the 5th country in the world with the highest births prevalence of SCD individuals. Significant advances in the ...
A digital health intervention to increase health knowledge related to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis in Iringa, Tanzania: Protocol of a mixed-method study

Christine, H.; Sukums, F.; Ngowi, B. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Traditionally, health promotion and health education have been provided to communities in the global south in the form of leaflets or orally by health care workers. Digital health interventions (DHIs) ...
Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania.

Chilipweli, P.M.; Ngowi, A.V.; Manji, K.. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Exposure to pesticides with its associated effects prenatally and in early childhood has not received much attention. There is little scientific data on this aspect in Tanzania therefore this study ...
Anaemia in the Hospitalized elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status

Chamba, C.; Nasser, A.; Mawalla, W.F. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Introduction: Anaemia is a common problem in sub-Saharan Africa. While most literature has focused on children, women of childbearing age, and pregnant women, data for the elderly population are relatively scarce. ...
Most of the youth are drinking because they have nothing to do: How idle time facilitates adolescent alcohol use in urban Tanzania.

Carney, A.; Kaaya, S.; Kajula, L. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Societal factors influencing adolescent alcohol initiation and use are not well documented in Tanzania. The goal of this qualitative study was to explore the structural and environmental factors influencing ...
Prevalence and predictors of heart failure among patients on maintenance hemodialysis therapy at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Bramania, P.K.; Ruggajo, P.J.; Furia, F.F. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Heart failure among patients on hemodialysis therapy portends poor outcomes. Traditional risk factors like aging, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are relatively common in these patients and may not ...
Nutritional status of patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bramania, P.; Ruggajo, P.; Bramania, R. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) is common in heart failure (HF), but there are few data on HRQL in HF and the association between HRQL and mortality outside Western countries. Methods: We ...
Possible vertical transmission and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among infants born to mothers with COVID-19: A living systematic review

Bwire, G.M.; Njiro, B.J.; Mwakawanga, D.L. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Current evidence suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is predominantly transmitted from human-to-human. However, evidence on vertical ...
Detection profile of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-PCR in different types of clinical specimens: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bwire, G.M.; Majigo, M.V.; Njiro, B.J. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Testing is one of the commendable measures for curbing the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). But, it should be done using the most appropriate specimen and an accurate diagnostic test such as real-time ...
Comparative Assessment of the pharmacovigilance systems within the neglected tropical diseases programs in East Africa—Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania

Barry, A.; Olsson, S.; Khaemba, C. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Monitoring the safety of medicines used in public health programs (PHPs), including the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) program, is a WHO recommendation, and requires a well-established and robust pharmacovigilance system. ...
Advanced baseline immunosuppression is associated with elevated levels of plasma markers of fungal translocation and inflammation in long-term treated HIV-infected Tanzanians.

Barabona, G.; Mahiti, M.; Toyoda, M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Background: For over a decade, antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries was only recommended for patients with advanced HIV disease. We investigated this group of patients in order to determine any ...
Fine Particulate Matter Constituents and Infant Mortality in Africa: A Multi-Country Study

Bachwenkizi, J.; Liu, C.; Men, C. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

ABSTRACT Background: Few studies have investigated the association between exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and infant mortality in developing countries, especially for the health effects of specific PM2.5 ...
The road to success is paved with dolutegravir: Dolutegravir treatment success among in children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) at the Baylor Tanzania Centres of Excellence.

Bacha, J.; Mayalla, B.; Chodota, M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2021)

Background: Efficacy and safety data of novel antiretrovirals, such as dolutegravir (DTG), in children and adolescents, often lags behind adult data, and can lead to hesitation and slow uptake by HIV clinicians. Beginning ...

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