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Effect of a fetal surveillance unit on admission of antenatal patients to hospital

Soothill, P.W.; Ajayi, R .; Campbell, S .; Gibbs, J.; Chandran, R.; Gibb, D.; Nicolaides, K.H. (BMJ, 1991)

Objective-To analyse the effect of a fetal surveillance unit, which undertakes a wide range of maternal and fetal tests on an outpatient or inpatient basis, on the number and length of antenatal hospital admissions. Design-A ...
AIDS surveillance in Africa

NICOLL, A.; KILLEWO, J.; BIGGAR, R.J (BMJ, 1991)

Surveillance of the AIDS pandemic in Africa has always posed formidable problems for epidemiologists. Diagnostic accuracy-according to the case definitions for AIDS used in industrialised countries-is impossible to ...
Must diabetes be a fatal disease in Africa? Study of costs of treatment.

Chale, S.S.; Swai, A.B.; Mujinja, P.G.; McLarty, D.G. (BMJ, 1992)

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs of diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in Tanzania. DESIGN: Costs estimated from the reported and recorded experience of patients with newly presenting diabetes in 1989-90 and of ...
Outlook for survivors of childhood in sub-Saharan Africa: adult mortality in Tanzania. Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project.

Kitange, H.M.; Machibya, H.; Black, J.; Mtasiwa, D.M.; Masuki, G.; Whiting, D.; Moshiro, C.; Klima, P.M.; Lewanga, M.; Alberti, K.G.; McLarty, D.G.; Unwin, N. (BMJ., 1996)

OBJECTIVE: To measure age and sex specific mortality in adults (15-59 years) in one urban and two rural areas of Tanzania. DESIGN: Reporting of all deaths occurring between 1 June 1992 and 31 May 1995. SETTING: Eight ...
communicating with the people about HIV infection risk as a basis for planning interventions: lessons from the Kagera region of Tanzania

KILLEWO, J.; SANDSTROM, A.; DAHLGREN, L.; WALL, S. (Elsevier Science, 1997)

In order to deepen the understanding of risk factors associated with HIV infection in the Kagera region of Tanzania and to investigate the potentials of communicating with the people in planning for interventions, two ...
Epidemic Expansion of HIV Type 1 Subtype C and Recombinant Genotypes in Tanzania

Renjifo, B.; Chaplin, B.; Mwakagile, D.; Shah, P.; Vannberg, F.; Msamanga, G.; Hunter, D.; Fawzi, W.; Essex, M. (AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES, 1998)

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes are distributed unevenly across African nations.1 In East and Central African countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, the HIV-1 epidemic has involved ...
Hypermutation of HIV Type 1 Genomes Isolated from InfantsSoon after Vertical Infection

KOULINSKA, I.N; CHAPLIN, B.; MWAKAGILE, D.; ESSEX, M.; RENJIFO, B. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2003)

Hypermutation involving excessive G-to-A substitutions in the dinucleotide context GA or GG is common among the lentiviruses and results in multiple stop codons across the genome. Hypermutated viruses have been associated ...
In-utero transmission of quasispecies among human immunodeficiency

Renjifo, B.; Chung, M.; Gilbert, P.; Mwakagile, D.; Msamanga, G.; Fawzi, W.; Essex, M. (Elsevier, 2003)

Samples from infants infected in-utero by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes A, C, D, and recombinants from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were examined for the presence of viral genetic quasispecies. HIV-1 ...
Social, cultural and sexual behavioral determinants of observed decline in HIV infection trends: Lessons from the Kagera Region, Tanzania

Lugalla, J.; Emmelin, M.; Mutembei, A.; Sima, M.; Kwesigabo, G.; Killewo, J.; Dahlgren, L. (Elsevier, 2003)

This paper is a follow-up of earlier findings by the Kagera AIDS Research Project (KARP), which documented declining trends in the prevalence and incidence ofHIV infection in the Kagera region of Tanzania. The paper ...
A randomized trial of multivitamin supplements and HIV disease progression and mortality

Fawzi, W.W; Msamanga, G.I; Spiegelman, D.; Wei, R.; Kapiga, S.; Villamor, E.; Mwakagile, D.; Mugusi, F.; Hertzmark, E.; Essex, M.; Hunter, D.J (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2004)

background Results from observational studies suggest that micronutrient status is a determinant of the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. methods We enrolled 1078 pregnant women infected with ...
Application of ICT in strengthening health information systems in developing countries in the wake of globalisation.

Simba, D.O.; Mwangu, M. (2004)

Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution brought opportunities and challenges to developing countries in their efforts to strengthen the Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). In the wake of globalisation, ...
How much time do health services spend on antenatal care? Implications for the introduction of the focused antenatal care model in Tanzania

von Both, C.; Fleßa, S.; Makuwani, A.; Mpembeni, R.; Jahn, A. (BioMed Central, 2006)

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is a widely used strategy to improve the health of pregnant women and to encourage skilled care during childbirth. In 2002, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania developed ...
Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viruses and syphilis infections among blood donors at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Matee, M.I.; Magesa, P.M.; Lyamuya, E.F. (BioMed Central, 2006)

BACKGROUND: According to the latest Tanzanian National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) report a total of 147,271 individuals donated blood during the year 2002. However, blood safety remains an issue of major concern in ...
Vitamins and perinatal outcomes among HIV-negative women in Tanzania

Fawzi, W.W; Msamanga, G.I; Urassa, W.; Hertzmark, E.; Petraro, P.; Willett, W.C; Spiegelman, D. (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2007)

Background Prematurity and low birth weight are associated with high perinatal and infant mortality, especially in developing countries. Maternal micronutrient deficiencies may contribute to these adverse outcomes. Methods In ...
Knowledge about safe motherhood and HIV/AIDS among school pupils in a rural area in Tanzania

Mushi, D.L; Mpembeni, R.M; Jahn, A. (BioMed Central, 2007)

Background: The majority of adolescents in Africa experience pregnancy, childbirth and enter motherhood without adequate information about maternal health issues. Information about these issues could help them reduce ...
Prevalence and risk factors for HIV-1 infection in rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Implications for prevention and treatment

Mmbaga, E.J; Hussain, A.; Leyna, G.H; Mnyika, K.S; Sam, N.E; Klepp, K-I (BioMed Central, 2007)

Background: Variability in stages of the HIV-1 epidemic and hence HIV-1 prevalence exists in different areas in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude of HIV-1 infection and identify ...
Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus load in biopsies of cutaneous and oral Kaposi’s sarcoma lesions

Pak, F.; Mwakigonja, A.R.; Kokhaei, P.; Hosseinzadeh, N.; Pyakurel, P.; Kaaya, E.; Bogdanovic, G.; Selivanova, G.; Biberfeld, P. (ELSEVIER, 2007)

Objectives: To evaluate human herpesvirus 8/Kaposi’s sarcoma associated herpesvirus (HHV-8/KSHV) viral load in diagnostic, (formalin fixed, paraffinised) biopsies and patient serum during tumour progression of oral and ...
High prevalence of respiratory symptoms among workers in the development section of a manually operated coal mine in a developing country: A cross sectional study

Mamuya, S.H.D; Bråtveit, M.; Mashalla, Y.; Moen, B.E (BioMed Central, 2007)

Background: Few studies of miners have been carried out in African countries; most are from South Africa, where the working conditions are assumed to be better than in the rest of Africa. Several studies have focused on ...
Trends in HIV-1 prevalence and risk behaviours over 15 years in a rural population in Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.

Mmbaga, E.J.; Hussain, A.; Holm-Hansen, C.; Mnyika, K.S.; Sam, N.E.; Klouman, E.; Klepp, K.I. (BioMed Central, 2007)

BACKGROUND: Monitoring dynamics in HIV-1 infection and risk behaviours is important in evaluating, adjusting and scaling up prevention programmes. The objective of this study was to estimate trends in the prevalence of ...
GROUP PREMIUMS IN MICRO HEALTH INSURANCE EXPERIENCES FROM TANZANIA

kiwara, angwara (bioline international, 2007-04)

Objective: The main objective was to assess how group premiums can help poor people in the informal economy prepay for health care services. Methods: A comparative approach was adopted to study four groups of informal ...

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