Browsing by Subject "Tanzania"
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Accessibility to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education Among Marginalized Youth in Selected Districts of Tanzania
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: access to information, education and services is central in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among young people. It enables young people make informed choices on sexuality ... -
Africa-Style 'House Calls' Saving Lives
(Los Angeles Times, 1978-03-10)ITALAL. Kenya-Dr "Michael Wood hopped into the pilot's seat. He checked .his gauges - "We've got oil pressure. That's good"- and headed down the runway, his single-engine plane climbing slowly into the choppy early ... -
Barriers to Accessibility and Utilization of HIV Testing and Counseling Services in Tanzania: Experience from Angaza Zaidi Programme
(Pan African Medical Journal, 4/14/2016)Introduction: While HIV testing and counseling (HTC) services remain to be amongst the effective strategies in slowing HIV transmission, its accessibility and uptake in Tanzania is low. In 2011, 50% of adults have been ... -
Biological and Behavioural Impact of an Adolescent Sexual Health Intervention in Tanzania: A Community-Randomized Trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007-02)Objective: The impact of a multicomponent intervention programme on the sexual health of adolescents was assessed in rural Tanzania. Design: A community-randomized trial. Methods: Twenty communities were randomly allocated ... -
Challenges and Outcomes of Haemodialysis among Patients Presenting with Kidney Diseases in Dodoma, Tanzania
(CrossMark, 2017-07-04)Background: Kidney Diseases contribute a significant proportion to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. Haemodialysis services as the main modality of renal replacement therapy in most resource limited countries ... -
Chapter 1: Barriers to Behaviour Change as a Response to STD Including HIV/AIDS: The East African Experience
(Resistances to Behavioural Change to Reduce HIV/AIDS Infection, 1999)This chapter is based on a regional project being implemented in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia by the African Medical Research Foundation. The project, which targets young people aged 10-25 years, is a five-year ... -
Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South africa and Tanzania
(BMC Public Health, 9/23/2013)Background: Fostering adolescents’communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significantadults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthyadolescent ... -
Factors Affecting the Utilisation of Improved Ventilated Latrines Among Communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania
(Pan African Medical Journal, 12/25/2012)Introduction: The Tanzania government, working in partnership with other stakeholders implemented a community-based project aimed at increasing access to clean and safe water basic sanitation and promotion of personal ... -
Factors Associated with Retention of Community Health Workers in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme in Simiyu Region, Tanzania
(AOSIS, 2018-08-02)Abstract Attrition of community health workers (CHWs) continues to threaten the full realisation and sustainability of community-based health programmes globally. Aim: This study aimed to understand factors associated ... -
Factors Influencing Anti-Malarial Prophylaxis and Iron Supplementation Non-Compliance among Pregnant Women in Simiyu Region, Tanzania
(MDPI, 2016-06-23)Malaria and iron-deficient anemia during pregnancy pose considerable risks for the mother and newborn. Intermittent Preventive Treatment during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) and iron supplement to ... -
Group Occupational Health Service in a Developing Country
(1970)Summary: In 1967 an experimental group occupational health service was set up in Dar es Salaam to provide direct service to industrial firms. Target companies were visited by a doctor, smaller firms. in rotation ... -
Group Occupational Health Service in a Developing Country
(British Medical Journal, 1970-11-28)Summary: In 1967 an experimen:.11 group occupational health service was set up in Dar t!S Salaam to provide direct service to industrial firms. T 3rget companies were visited by a doctor, smaller firn . in rotation ... -
Group Occupational Health Service in a Developing Country
(British Medical Journal, 1970)Summary: In 1967 an experiment of 11 group occupational health service was set up in Dar es Salaam to provide direct service to industrial firms. Target companies were visited by a doctor, smaller firm in rotation ... -
Health Education, Save children Fund Project, Mvumi Tanzania, Puppets used
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HIV and Syphilis Serostatus of Antenatals in Traditional Maasai Pastoralist Communities in Kajiado District, Kenya: 1989-1992
(Tropical Doctor, 1999-04)Although much research has been carried out on high risk populations, little is known about HIV prevalence in traditional rural communities who limit contact with other tribes, non-traditional tribesman and Europeans. This ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of HIV Sero-discordance among Cohabiting Couples Tested in northern Tanzania
(PanAfrican Medical Journal, 2015-11-23)Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa where HIV/AIDS epidemic is predominantly generalized, majority of HIV infections occur among heterosexual couples. The majority of people do not know their sero-status. Thus, utilisation ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease Among Patients Presenting at a Haemodialysis Unit in Dodoma, Tanzania
(East African Health Research Journal, 2018-01)Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide, due to its epidemic proportions and the associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, data on the burden of CKD among patients ... -
The Problem of Communications in Medical Practice in East Africa
(East African Medical Journal, 1969-06-16)PERHAPS it is salutary for those of us who live in the luxury of Nairobi to consider for a moment the fi\edical problems at the periphery. It goes without question that the centre has to be built up first in order to ... -
Sexual and Reproductive Health among Primary and Secondary School Pupils in Mwanza, Tanzania: Need for Intervention
(Taylor and Francis, 2010-05-27)A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 892 randomly selected pupils, aged 12 and above, attending 18 primary schools (PS) and five secondary schools (SS) in four communities of Mwanza Region in Tanzania. ... -
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis B in Mwanza, Tanzania
(7/17/1997)Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic and poses a grave public health problem in Africa where it is mainly transmitted from mother to baby or during childhood. Sexual transmission has also been suggested to play a role in ...
