Background: Poor nutrition status among adolescent girls is a global public health challenge facing the world today, especially in the developing countries. In Tanzania more than 17.5% of adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 ...

Background: Viral load is the quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in blood of an infected person. Viral load testing helps in assessing the effectiveness of treatment in People Living with HIV (PLHIV) to ...

Background: The Magnitude of byssinosis is significantly decreasing in developed countries with a current prevalence of 3% (1). Previous studies have reported an increase in prevalence (45%) of in developing countries ...

Background Child sexual abuse is a global public health concern and violates specific children’s rights. Literature reports that child sexual abuse has two forms, contact and non-contact. Evidence from research indicates ...

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a powerful force for promoting healthy behaviors and extending the reach of health systems around the world. CHWs play an important role in improving population health where ...

Introduction: Generally, Tanzania has approximately 1.3 million orphans due to HIV and traditionally orphans are provided with services within extend families in the community. The MoHCDGEC has established a structure ...

Background: Health Management Information System data often exhibit problems of quality, and many users do not trust these data. The lack of use of health information or use of poor quality data in health care and systems ...

Background: Parents are vital to the successful protection of child sexual abuse (CSA). A better understanding of parent’s perception and practice is essential for developing and implementing effective parent-involved ...

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is very vital for the first six months of an infants’ life. It has been recognised as an important public health tool for the primary prevention of child morbidity and mortality. ...

ABSTRACT Background: Tanzania 30-50% are women involved in mining activities, normally use mercury to recover gold from the ores. This practice may cause a wide range of health impacts including reproductive defects in ...