Browsing by Subject "Health services"

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    • Access to HIV Prevention Services among Gender-based Violence Survivors in Tanzania 

      Mboya, Beati; Temu, Florence; Awadhi, Bayoum; Ngware, Zubeda; Ndyetabura, Elly; Kiondo, Gloria; Maridadi, Janneth (Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)
      Introduction: Currently, Tanzania's HIV prevalence is 5.7%. Gender inequality and Gender Based Violence (GBV) are among factors fuelling the spread of HIV in Tanzania. This study was conducted to assess universal access ...

    • Barriers to Sexual Reproductive Health Services and Rights Among Young People in Mtwara district, Tanzania: a Qualitative Study 

      Mbeba, Rita Moses; Mkuye, Martin Sem; Magembe, Grace Elias; Yotham, William Lubazi; Mellah, Alfred Obeidy; Mkuwa, Serafina Baptist (Pan African Medical Journal, 12/26/2012)
      Background: In Tanzania over 1/3 of the population is under 24 years. Nationwide 23% of teenagers have started childbearing. However, Mtwara Region has the highest percentage (25.5%) of teenagers who begin childbearing ...

    • Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries: From Evidence to Action 

      Peters, D.H; El-Saharty, S.; Siadat, B.; Janovsky, K; Vujicic, M (The World Bank, 2013)
      Reliable information on how health service strategies affect the poor is in short supply. In an attempt to redress the imbalance, Improving Health Service Delivery in Developing Countries presents evidence on strategies ...

    • Status of Respectful Maternal Care in Ndola and Kitwe Districts of Zambia 

      Nyirenda, Herbert Tato; Mulenga, David; Nyirenda, Tambulani; Choka, Nancy; Agina, Paul; Mubita, Brenda; Chengo, Rehema; Kuria, Shiphrah; Nyirenda, Herbert BC (Clinics in Mother and Child Health, 2018-07-16)
      Background: The purpose of the assessment was to conduct an evaluation on the status of respectful maternal care Ndola and Kitwe districts in the Copperbelt Province. Methods: The assessment used a cross-sectional study ...