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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sociodemographic Variations in Communication on Sexuality and HIV/AIDS with Parents, Family Members and Teachers Among In-school Adolescents: A Multi Site Study in Tanzania and South Africa
(Sage Publications, 6/1/2009)
Aims: To identify with whom in-school adolescents preferred to communicate about sexuality, and to study adolescents’
communication on HIV/AIDS, abstinence and condoms with parents/guardians, other adult family members, ...
Validation of a WHO Algorithm with Risk Assessment for the Clinical Management of Vaginal Discharge in Mwanza, Tanzania
(Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1998-07)
Objectives: (i) To determine the microbial aetiologies of vaginal discharge in STD clinic and antenatal clinic (ANC) attenders; (ii) to evaluate the performance and costs of a new WHO algorithm for the detection of gonococcal ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...