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Xpert® MTB/RIF assay testing on stool for the diagnosis of paediatric pulmonary TB in Tanzania

Ainan, S.; Furia, F. F.; Mhimbira, F.; Mnyambwa, N. P.; Mgina, N.; Zumla, A.; Mfinanga, S. G.; Ngadaya, E. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Health solutions for the poor, 2021)

SETTING: Six health facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of stool specimens in the diagnostic workup of paediatric TB using the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay. DESIGN: Between December 2018 and ...
‘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; Ibitoye, M; Marwerwe, G; Sommer, M (Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2021)

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 adolescent ...
Acceptability and perceptions of HIV oral self-testing across settings: A comparative qualitative study among Dominican and Tanzanian female sex workers

Beckham, S,W; Karver, T,S; Mantsios, A; Shembilu, C; Donastorg, Y; Perez, M; Gomez, H; Barrington, C; Mwampashi, A; Davis, W; Likindikoki, S; Mbwambo, S; Kerrigan, D (GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021)

Rapid oral HIV self-tests (HIVST) have potential to increase the proportion of people who know their HIV status, especially among stigmatised populations. This study was embedded in two cohorts of female sex workers ...
Not a problem at all or excluded by oneself, doctors and the law? Healthcare workers’ perspectives on access to HIV-related healthcare among same-sex attracted men in Tanzania

Mwijage, A,I.; . Mizinduko, M, M; Likindikoki, S, L.; Meyrowitsch, D, D, W.; Mmbaga, E, J,; Leshabari, M, T.; Moen, K, (Research Square, 2022)

Background: Same-sex attracted men in Tanzania are disproportionately affected by HIV. Drawing on qualitative research, the present study explores healthcare providers’ perspectives on access to HIV-related healthcare ...
Informal food environment is associated with household vegetable purchase patterns and dietary intake in the DECIDE study:

Ambikapathi, R; Shively, G; Leyna, G; Mosha, D; Mangara, A; Patil, C, L.; Boncyk, M; Froese, S, L.; Verissimo, C, K.; Kazonda, P; Mwanyika-Sando, M,; Killewo, J; Gunaratna, N,S. (Elsevier, 2021)

We study the relationship between the food environment (FE) and the food purchase patterns, dietary intakes, and nutritional status of individuals in peri-urban Tanzania. In Africa, the prevailing high density of ...
Factors affecting early identification of pregnant women by community health workers in Morogoro, Tanzania

Frumence1*, G.; Goodman, M.; Chebet, J. J.; Mosha, I.; Bishanga, D.; Chitama, D.; . Winch, P. J; Killewo, J.; Baqui, A. H (Springer Nature, 2019)

Background: It is recommended that Antenatal Care (ANC) be initiated within the first trimester of pregnancy for essential interventions, such folic acid supplementation, to be effective. In Tanzania, only 24% of mothers ...
Understanding client and provider perspectives of antenatal care service quality: a qualitative multi-method study from Tanzania

Sheffel, A; Heidkamp, R; Mpembeni, R; Bujari, P; JGupta, J; Niyeha, D; Aung, T; Bakengesa, V; Msuya, J; Munos, M; Kennedy, C (2019)

Background Measures of quality of care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) rarely include experience of care. This gap in service quality metrics may be driven by a lack of understanding of client and provider ...
Uptake and determinants for HIV postpartum re-testing among mothers with prenatal negative status in Njombe region, Tanzania

Nungu, S, I; Rumisha, S,F.; Semali, I, A; Mghamba, J.M. (Springer Nature, 2019)

Background: Uptake of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) re-testing among postnatal mothers who had previously tested HIV-negative is crucial for the detection of recent seroconverters who are likely to have high plasma ...
Physical Activity and Associated Socioeconomic Determinants in Rural and Urban Tanzania: Results from the 2012 WHO-STEPS Survey

Mashili, Fredirick L.; Mayige, Mary T. (Hindawi, 2018-01-31)

Background. Physical inactivity contributes to the rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Given the rapidly increasing prevalence ofNCDs in Low-Income Countries (LICs), comprehensive evaluation and documentation ...
A common molecular signature of patients with sickle cell disease revealed by microarray meta-analysis and a genome-wide association study

Hamda, C, B.; Sangeda, R.; Mwita, L.; Meintjes, A.; Nkya, S.; Panji, S.; Mulder, N.; Guizani-Tabbane, L.; Benkahla, A.; Makani, J.; Ghedira, K. (Plos one, 2018)

A chronic inflammatory state to a large extent explains sickle cell disease (SCD) pathophysiology. Nonetheless, the principal dysregulated factors affecting this major pathway and their mechanisms of action still have ...
Improving prompt access to malaria diagnostics and treatment in rural remote areas using financial benefit for community health workers in Kilosa district, Tanzania

Simba, D,O.; Kakoko, D.; Nyamhanga, T; Mrango, Z.; Mujinja, P. (Dovepress, 2018)

Purpose: Improving access to malaria treatment in rural remote areas remains a major challenge facing innovative strategies, such as Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) programs ...
Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania

Selena, A,Y.; LeFevre, A.; George, A.S.; Winch, P.J.; Silverman, M.; Callaghan-Koru, J.; Lipingu, C.; Mpembeni, R.; Mohan, D.; Kilewo, C.; Mosha, I.; Besana, G. (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018)

Background: The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of postpartum care (PPC) as well as efforts to improve service delivery through additional training ...
The wound healing potential of collagen peptides derived from the jellyfish Rhopilema esculentum

Yu, R.; Felician, F.F.; Chen, H.; Li, C.; Li, M. (Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2018)

Purpose: Wound represents a major health challenge as they consume a large amount of healthcare resources to improve patient's quality of life. Many scientific studies have been conducted in search of ideal biomaterials ...
Investigating the Relevance of Nursing Caring Interventions Delivered to Patients with Coronary Artery Disease at a Teaching Hospital in China: A Retrospective Study

Ramadhani, Fatina B.; Liu, Yilan; Jing, Xue; Qing, Ye; Rathnayake, Ayoma K.; Kara, Waheeda Shokat K; Wu, Wei (Cureus, 2019)

Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials concluded that nursing caring ...
Perceived barriers to access available health services among men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Leshabari, M.; Magessa, D.J. (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2017)

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be highly affected with the HIV infection worldwide. Studies have shown that the organization of healthcare systems and how the MSM perceive it play a major role ...
Male partner involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV infection in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Munda, E.; Mmbaga, E. J. (Pan African Medical Journal, 2017)

Introduction: Globally, there are 3.3 million children < 15 years of age living with HIV infection. About 95% of HIV infected children have acquired infection from their mothers. Although new pediatric HIV infection in ...
Community Participation in the Mass Drug Administration and their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Management of Filarial Lymphoedema in Lindi District, Tanzania: A Cross- Sectional Study

John, W.; Mushi, V.; Tarimo, D.; Mwingira, U. (Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2021)

Background and study aim: Lindi District is among hotspots area for lymphatic filariasis (LF) after eleven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) in Tanzania. Though transmission has remarkably been reduced, lymphoedema ...
Effect of the competency-based Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth (HMS BAB) training on maternal morbidity: a cluster-randomised trial in 20 districts in Tanzania

Al-beity, Fadhlun Alwy; Pembe, Andrea; Hirose, Atsumi; Morris, Jessica; Leshabari, Sebalda; Marrone, Gaetano; Hanson, Claudia (BMJ Global Health, 2019)

Background Training health providers is an important strategy to improve health. We conducted a clusterrandomised two-arm trial in Tanzania to assess the effect of a 1-day competency-based training ‘Helping Mothers Survive ...
Variability and validity of intimate partner violence reporting by couples in Tanzania

Halim, N.; Steven, Ester; Reich, Naomi; Badi, Lilian; Messersmith, Lisa (PLOS ONE, 2018)

In recent years, major global institutions have amplified their efforts to address intimate partner violence (IPV) against womenÐa global health and human rights violation affecting 15± 71% of reproductive aged women ...
Water, sanitation, and hygiene factors associated with child illness in Tanzania

Verdeja, M.; Thomas, Kendra; Dorsan, Gina; Hawks, Megan; Dearden, Kirk; Stroupe, Nancy; Hoj, Taylor; West, Josh; Crookston, Benjamin; Ezekial, Mangi; Hall, Cougar (Scientific Research Publishing Inc, 2019)

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are critical to ensuring health and preventing disease in Tanzania where approximately one-third of childhood deaths are related to poor hygiene. This study explored associations ...

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