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High Satisfaction with Family Planning Health Education Among Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania: An Exit Survey

W, E.; Larry O, L; Anaeli, A. (European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2021-02)

Background: Reproductive and child health clinic attendance is vital in offering family planning health education among women of reproductive age in Tanzania. During these visits, group education sessions on modern co ...
Context Within Which Female Same-Sex Develops and Practiced in Tanzania: Qualitative Study among Women Who Have Sex with Women in Dar-es-Salaam City

Mbishi, J; Kamazima, S; Saronga, H; Bakari, S (. J Med Res Surg,, 2021-11-09)

Background: Homosexual identification among women as lesbian, bisexual or transgender does not encompass the whole pool of women who practice same-sex behavior. Straight women especially youths are more increasingly ...
The call for action on the monitoring of the COVID-19 prevention and control measures and the routine release of data in Tanzania

LUOGA, P; MUSHI, V; SAHA, R. (2021-07)

World Health Organization (WHO) mandates all its country members to effectively monitor the entire nationally implemented Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related preventive and control (clinical management) measures ...
Potential health risks due to in-car aerosol exposure across ten global cities

Kumar, Prashant; Hama, Sarkawt; Abbass, Rana; Nogueira, Thiago; Brand, Veronika; Abhijith, k.v; Andrade, Maria; Asfaw, Araya; Hama Aziz, , Kosar; Cao a, Shi-Jieg , A; El-Gendy, , Ahmed; Khare, , Mukesh; Muula, Adamson; Nagendra k, , S.M. Shiva; Ngowi, Aiwerasia; Omer, Khalid; Salam, Abdus (Elsevier, 2021-06-15)

Car microenvironments significantly contribute to the daily pollution exposure of commuters, yet health and so cioeconomic studies focused on in-car exposure are rare. This study aims to assess the relationship between air ...
Association between alcohol consumption, marijuana use and road traffic injuries among commercial motorcycle riders: A population-based, case-control study in Dares Salaam, Tanzania

Kiwango, G Kiwango; Francis, FFrancis; Moshiro, C Moshiro; Moller, J Moller; Hasselberg, M.Hasselberg (Elsevier, 2021-11-12)

ABSTRACT Background: Alcohol consumption and psychoactive drug use are well-recognised risk factors for road traffic injuries (RTIs). Both types of use may impair and affect drivers’ performance. Yet, there is limited ...
Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the dietary intake for adults in pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania

Khamis, A. G.; Mwanri, A. W.; Ntwenya, J. E.; Senkoro, M.; Kreppel, K.; Bonfoh, B.; Mfnanga, S. G.; Kwesigabo, G. (BMC Research Notes, 2021)

Objective: Food frequency questionnaires are widely used as a dietary assessment tool in nutritional epidemiol ogy to determine the relationship between diet and diseases. In Tanzania, there are several cultural variations ...
Association between dietary diversity with overweight and obesity: A cross-sectional study conducted among pastoralists in Monduli District in Tanzania

Khamis, A. G; Ntwenya, J. E; Senkoro, M.; Mfinanga, S. G.; Kreppel, K.; Mwanri, A. W.; Bonfoh, B.; Kwesigabo, G. (Plos One, 2021-01)

Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rising at a rapid pace and is associated with negative health consequences like cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Obesity is a multifactorial ...
Opportunities and challenges for implementation of harmonized competence-based curricula in medicine and nursing programmes in Tanzania: experiences of biomedical sciences’ stakeholders

Sirili, N; Mloka, D; Mselle, L; Kisenge, R; Mbugi, E; Russa, D; Nyongole, O; Mshana, S, E; Laisser, R; Mteta, K; Msuya, L; Lyamuya, E; Martin-Holland, J; Kwesigabo, G; Kaaya, E (Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2023)

Background: In 2012, the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) embarked on structured competency-based curricula (CBC) for its programmes. Other health profession training institutions continued with ...
Urban–Rural Disparities in the Magnitude and Determinants of Stunting among Children under Five in Tanzania:

Zhu, W; Zhu, S; Sunguya, B, F.; Huang, J (Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2021)

Abstract: Our study aims to examine the disparity of under-5 child stunting prevalence between urban and rural areas of Tanzania in the past three decades, and to explore factors affecting the rural–urban disparity. ...
Task‑sharing to support paediatric and child health service delivery in lowand middle‑income countries: current practice and a scoping review of emerging opportunities

Zhao, Y; Hagel, C; Tweheyo, R; Sirili, N; Gathara, D; English, M (Hum Resour Health, 2021)

Background: Demographic and epidemiological changes have prompted thinking on the need to broaden the child health agenda to include care for complex and chronic conditions in the 0–19 years (paediatric) age range. Providing ...
Community perceptions on the use of traditional medicines for management of covid-19 in Ilala, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mwangamilo, Getrude F, (2021)

Background: Traditional medicines have been used since long time ago even before the introduction of modern medicines, as treatment for various diseases including respiratory illnesses. DuringCOVID-19 outbreak, traditional ...
Response of the social systems to COVID–19 in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: a synthesis of the challenges and opportunities

Metta, E.; Mahumane, S. F.; Sitali, D. C.; Nyamhanga, T.; Frumence, G. (International Journal of Innovation Scientific Research and Review, 2021)

Objective: This synthesis aimed to assess prevailing social systems and behaviours to identify challenges and opportunities towards COVID-19 responses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Methods: We searched information ...
Individual capacities influencing uses of routine health data for decision making among health workers at Muhimbili National Hospital; Dar es Salaam – Tanzania: a quantitative study

Mpimbi, S. J.; Mughwira, M. (Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 2021)

Background: The availability of health workers with capacity to read and understand statistical data and then use them for work-related decision-making, therefore, supporting their institutions or the existing health ...
HIV testing and associated factors among female sex workers in Tanzania: approaching the first 90% target?

Mizinduko, M.; Moen, K.; Tersbøl, B. P.; Likindikoki, S. L.; Leyna, G. H. (AIDS care, 2021)

Use of HIV testing services among FSW in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is below the desired UNAIDS target of 90%. We estimated the prevalence and factors associated with HIV testing among FSW in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A ...
Mental health symptoms and inflammatory markers among HIV infected patients in Tanzania

Memiah, P.; Nkinda, L.; Majigo, M.; Humwa, F.; Haile, Z. T.; Muthoka, K.; Zuheri, A.; Kamau, A.; Ochola, L; Buluku, G. (BMC public health, 2021)

Background: HIV and mental disorders are predicted to be the leading causes of illness worldwide by the year 2030. HIV-infected patients are at increased risk of developing mental disorders which are significantly associated ...
Knowledge, Experience and Perception of Gender-Based Violence Health Services: A Mixed Methods Study on Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Tanzania

Mtaita, C; Likindikoki, S.; McGowan, M.; Mpembeni, R.; Safary, E; Jahn, A. (International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021)

Many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience gender-based violence (GBV) in Tanzania and only few seek GBV health services following violence. The objectives of our study are (1) to evaluate knowledge of ...
Social and structural determinants of youth alcohol use in Tanzania:

Sommer, M; Kaaya, S; Kajula, L; Marwerwe, G; Hamisi, H; Parker, R (Global Public Health, 2020)

Adolescent alcohol use remains an under-addressed population health issue across Africa. Although the literature explores the intersection of alcohol use and vulnerability to HIV and AIDS, there is limited evidence on ...
It is beyond remuneration: Bottom-up health workers’ retention strategies at the primary health care system in Tanzania

Sirili, N.; Simba, D. (PLoS ONE, 2021)

Although Tanzania is operating a decentralized health system, most of the health workers’ retention strategies are designed at the central level and implemented at the local level. This study sought to explore the bottom-up ...
Accommodate or reject: The Role of Local Communities in the Retention of Health Workers in Rural Tanzania

Sirili, N; Simba, D.; Zulu, J.M.; Frumence, G.; Tetui, M. (Int J Health Policy Manag, 2021)

Background: While over 70% of the population in Tanzania reside in rural areas, only 25% of physicians and 55% of nurses serve these areas. Tanzania operates a decentralised health system which aims to bring health services ...
“ … we were like tourists in the theatre, the interns assisted almost all procedures … ”

Sirili, N; Anaeli, A; Mselle, L; Nyongole, O; Massawe, S (BMC Medical Education, 2021)

Background: Training of mid-level providers is a task-sharing strategy that has gained popularity in the recent past for addressing the critical shortage of the health workforce. In Tanzania, training of mid-level providers ...

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