Browsing by Subject "Tanzania"
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A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Malaria Exposure and Changing Serostatus in a Malaria Endemic Area of Rural Tanzania
(Malaria Journal, 2017-08-02)<h4>Background</h4>Measurements of anti-malarial antibodies are increasingly used as a proxy of transmission intensity. Most serological surveys are based on the use of cross-sectional data that, when age-stratified, approximates ... -
A randomized controlled trial of standard versus intensified tuberculosis diagnostics on treatment decisions by physicians in Northern Tanzania.
(BMC Infect Dis, 2014-02-20)BACKGROUND: Routine tuberculosis culture remains unavailable in many high-burden areas, including Tanzania. This study sought to determine the impact of providing mycobacterial culture results over standard of care ... -
Acute myocardial infarction under-diagnosis and mortality in a Tanzanian emergency department: A prospective observational study.
(American heart journal, 2020-08)BACKGROUND:Growing evidence suggests that under-diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may be common in sub-Saharan Africa. Prospective studies of routine AMI screening among patients presenting to emergency departments ... -
Agricultural Drivers of Children’s Nutrition and Food Security in Mvomero, Tanzania
(2017-04-26)The main research question assessed in this paper is: What land use and agricultural practices most significantly influence nutritional and food security outcomes? In particular, are there specific crop growing or selling ... -
Alcohol Use and Violence-Related Injury in Moshi, Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study
(2019)Background: Harmful alcohol use and violence are both major contributors to global mortality and morbidity rates, despite being both predictable and preventable. This study seeks to quantitatively determine the scope of ... -
Alcohol use perceptions and risky behaviors—a mixed method study in Moshi, Tanzania
(2019)Background: The Kilimanjaro region has one of the highest rates of reported alcohol use per capita in Tanzania. Alcohol-related risky behaviors pose substantial threats to the health and well-being of alcohol users and people ... -
An analysis of emergency care delays experienced by traumatic brain injury patients presenting to a regional referral hospital in a low-income country.
(PloS one, 2020-01)<h4>Background</h4>Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), trauma patients have a higher risk of experiencing delays to care due to limited hospital resources ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCING LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION BY LIONS, HYENAS, AND LEOPARDS IN LOIBOR SIRET, TANZANIA
(2012-04-30)The African lion has declined precipitously across its entire range from nearly 500,000 in the early 1900s to roughly 35,000 individuals today. While a multitude of factors contributes to the lions’ decline, conflict with ... -
Association Between E-learning System Usage and Medical Student Academic Performance at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Moshi, Tanzania
(2018)AbstractIntroduction: Due to Tanzania’s rising population and shortage of physicians, there has been an emphasis on the expansion of medical schools in the past two decades, both in number and class size. In order to teach ... -
Associations of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Key Health Outcomes and Viral Suppression Maintenance Among Tanzanian Youth Living With HIV
(2022)Background: Despite improved access to HIV testing and medication, AIDS remains a leading cause of death among youth living with HIV (YLWH) in Tanzania. YLWH are prone to worse HIV outcomes than other age groups, which may ... -
A Risk‐Risk Trade‐off: Insecticide Use for Malaria Control
(2011-04-29)Malaria is among the top causes of death in low-income countries. Because it is transmitted through a mosquito vector, programs to reduce or control these insects receive much attention. Recently, concerns have increased ... -
Bacteremic disseminated tuberculosis in sub-saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2012-07)BACKGROUND: Disseminated tuberculosis is a major health problem in countries where generalized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection epidemics coincide with high tuberculosis incidence rates; data are limited on patient ... -
Brucellosis among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-12)Acute and convalescent serum samples were collected from febrile inpatients identified at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed brucellosis was defined as a positive blood culture or a ≥ 4-fold increase in ... -
Challenges and facilitators of transition from adolescent to adult HIV care among young adults living with HIV in Moshi, Tanzania.
(Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2019-10)INTRODUCTION:Scale up of anti-retroviral therapy has enabled millions of children infected with HIV to survive into adulthood, requiring transition of care to the adult HIV clinic. This transition period is often met with ... -
Challenges and Facilitators of Transition from Adolescent to Adult HIV Care among Youth Living with HIV in Moshi, Tanzania
(2018)Background: AIDS is the leading killer of adolescents in Africa, the continent most impacted by the AIDS pandemic. The East African nation of Tanzania is one of the top five countries with the highest burden of HIV in the ... -
Changes in HIV risk behavior and seroincidence among clients presenting for repeat HIV counseling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania.
(AIDS Care, 2012)While HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been considered an HIV preventive measure in Africa, data are limited describing behavior changes following HCT. This study evaluated behavior changes and estimated HIV seroincidence ... -
Chikungunya and dengue fever among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-01)Consecutive febrile admissions were enrolled at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. Confirmed acute Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Dengue virus (DENV), and flavivirus infection were defined as a positive polymerase chain reaction ... -
China's Health Aid to Africa
(2017-04-29)Sino-Africa relations involve China’s foreign aid to African countries. There are many questions surrounding China’s foreign aid, such as its scope, its impact, and whether it is altruistic or opportunistic. This thesis ... -
Community Knowledge and Acceptance of Larviciding for Malaria Control in a Rural District of East-Central Tanzania
(Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2014)The use of microbial larvicides, a form of larval source management, is a less commonly used malaria control intervention that nonetheless has significant potential as a component of an integrated vector management strategy. ... -
Comparing actual and perceived causes of fever among community members in a low malaria transmission setting in northern Tanzania.
(Trop Med Int Health, 2013-11)OBJECTIVE: To compare actual and perceived causes of fever in northern Tanzania. METHODS: In a standardised survey, heads of households in 30 wards in Moshi, Tanzania, were asked to identify the most common cause of fever ...
