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Midwives’ respect and disrespect of women during facility-based childbirth in urban Tanzania: a qualitative study

Shimoda, K.; Shimpuku, Y; Leshabari, S.; Horiuchi, S (Reproduction health, 2018)

Background: Over the last two decades, facility-based childbirths in Tanzania have only minimally increased by 10% partly because of healthcare providers’ disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth. Although numerous ...
In vivo anti-plasmodial activity of crude extracts of three medicinal plants used traditionally for malaria treatment in Kenya

Nondo, R.S.O.; Omole, R.A.; Malebo, H.S.; Moshi, M.J.; Midiwo, J.; Mbugi, H.; Katani, S. (European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018)

The aim of the study was to determine the in vivo anti-plasmodial activity of three plants Rhamnus prinoides, Rubus keniensis and Garcinia buchananii which are used for malaria treatment by indigenous communities in ...
Factors associated with maternal satisfaction of care during labour and delivery among women who delivered at Kisarawe hospital – costal region

Nyaruchary, A.J. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2019)

ABSTRACT Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized that countries should monitor and evaluate maternal satisfaction in public health care sectors to improve the quality and efficiency of health care ...
Nurses knowledge on initial assessment and management for traumatic brain injury patients in regional referral hospital Dar es salaam, Tanzania.

Moosy, S.M. (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2020)

ABSTRACT Background: Traumatic brain injury is defined as an insult to the brain, which is caused by an external physical force that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness (Delucca, 2012).TBI is a ...
Gender aspects on HIV prevention efforts and participation in HIV vaccine trials among Police officers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tarimo, Edith A. M.; Kakoko, Deodatus C. V; Kohi, Thecla W.; Bakari, Muhammad; Sandstrom, Eric; Siyame, David; Mhalu, Fred; Kulane, Asli (BMC public health, 2018)

Background: For more than three decades, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) continue to dominate the health agenda. In sub-Saharan African countries, women are at ...
Institutional repositories adoption and use in selected Tanzanian higher learning institutions

Nunda, I.M. (IJEDICT, 2019)

The study explored the adoption and use of institutional repositories among postgraduate students in Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Sokoine University of Agriculture. This study applied a mixed ...
Performance of carehpv, hybrid capture 2 and visual inspection with acetic acid for detection of high-grade cervical lesion in Tanzania a cross-sectional study

Pembe, A.B.; Kjaer, Susanne K.; Manongi, Rachel; Wu, Chun Sen; Iftner, Thomas; Waldstrom, Marianne; Mwaiselage, Julius; Rasch, Vibeke (PLOS, 2019)

Objective To examine the test performance of careHPV, Hybrid Capture2 (HC2) and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for detection of cytologically diagnosed high-grade cervical lesions or cancer (HSIL+). Design ...
Factors associated with clinical outcomes of differentiated thyroid cancer following radioiodine therapy in Tanzania

Sakafu, L.L.; Mselle, Teddy Frank; Mwaiselage, Julius David; Maunda, Khamza Kibwana; Van Loon, Katherine; Eddin, Bouyoucef Salah (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/crj, 2019)

Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine type of malignancy, accounting for 1-5% of all cancers worldwide. Most of the differentiated thyroid cancers are asymptomatic. Surgery is the mainstay of management ...
Diagnoses made in an emergency department in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Elisante, M.; Geoffrey, Mbunda; Noemi, Simon; Faraji, Kitila; Yvan, Temba; Isaiac, Msumba; Jabir, Namamba; Said, Kilindimo; Hellen, Mgubike; Winfrid, Gingo; Christoph, Hatz; Daniel H, Paris; Maja, Weisser; Martin, Rohacek (Swiss Medical Weekly, 2019)

BACKGROUND: Information on diagnoses made in emergency departments situated in rural sub-Saharan Africa is scarce. The aim was: to evaluate the frequency of different diagnoses made in a new emergency department to define ...
Rubella natural immunity among adolescent girls in Tanzania: the need to vaccinate child bearing aged women

Mirambo, M.M.; Majigo, Mtebe; Scana, Seth D.; Mushi, Martha F.; Aboud, Said; Groß, Uwe; Kidenya, Benson R.; Mshana, Stephen E. (BioMed Central, 2019)

Background: Rubella primary infection during early stages of pregnancy is associated with high risk of congenital Rubella syndrome (CRS). Prevention of CRS in the resource-limited countries requires multiple strategies. ...
A family-oriented antenatal education program to improve birth preparedness and maternal-infant birth outcomes

Shimpuku, Y.; Madeni, Frida E.; Horiuchi, Shigeko; Kubota, Kazumi; Leshabari, Sebalda C. (BMC, 2019)

In Tanzania, the information on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness is insufficiently provided to pregnant women and their families. The aim of this study was to evaluate the maternal and infant outcomes of a ...
Midwives’ respect and disrespect of women during facility-based childbirth in urban Tanzania

Shimoda, K. (BMC, 2018)

Over the last two decades, facility-based childbirths in Tanzania have only minimally increased by 10% partly because of healthcare providers’ disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth. Although numerous ...
Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and subsequent healthcare seeking actions among women in Urban Tanzania

Mwilike, B. (BMC, 2018)

Background: Tanzania is among the countries with a high maternal mortality ratio. However, it remains unclear how information and education on danger signs of pregnancy translate into appropriate actions when a woman recognizes ...
Humanizing birth in Tanzania: a qualitative study on the (mis) treatment of women during childbirth from the perspective of mothers and fathers

Mselle, L.T. (2019)

Background: While there has been a trend for greater number of women to deliver at health facilities across Tanzania, mothers and their family members continue to face mistreatment with respectful maternity care ...
Elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Muhihi, A.J. (BOMED CENTRAL, 2018)

Background: Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing countries, little data is available on blood pressure among Tanzanian children. This study aimed at determining the blood pressure ...
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with an inflammatory state: evidence from hematological findings and cytokine levels

Mtali, Y.S. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Abnormalities of blood cell counts and of cytokine profiles in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have been reported in several studies. Although their cause-effect relationships to HDP are ...
Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis among patients attending the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dares Salaam, Tanzania

Mtenga, A.A. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare life-threatening infection in the head and neck region that characteristically spreads along the fascial planes to involve subcutaneous tissues, fascia and ...
Sexual and reproductive health communication intervention for caretakers of adolescents: a quasi-experimental study in Unguja- Zanzibar

Seif, A.S.; Kohi, T.W.; Moshiro, C.S. (BMC, 2019)

Background: Caretakers/parents or parents figure need to be trained to promote effective communication about sexual and reproductive health to their adolescents. This study assessed the effect of an intervention aiming ...
Concerns and needs of support among guardians of children on cancer treatment In Dar es salaam: a qualitative study

Masika, G.M (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc, 2019)

Background: Cancer in children in Tanzania is a concerning health issue, yet there is a shortage of information about the experiences of the guardians of children who receive cancer treatment. Objective: To explore ...
A family-oriented antenatal education program to improve birth preparedness and maternal-infant birth outcomes: A cross sectional evaluation study

Shimpuku, Y.; Madeni, F.L.; Horiuchi, S.; Kubota, K.; Leshabari, S.C. (BMC, 2019)

Background: In Tanzania, the information on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness is insufficiently provided to pregnant women and their families. The aim of this study was to evaluate the maternal and infant outcomes ...

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