A5047400566- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Health and Surgery
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
2015-2025
Media Working Group
2021
Johns Hopkins University
2016
University of Bahrain
2008
Uppsala University
2006
Awareness of the danger signs obstetric complications is essential first step in accepting appropriate and timely referral to newborn care. The objectives this study were assess women's awareness identify associated factors a rural district Tanzania.A total 1118 women who had been pregnant past two years interviewed. A list medically recognized potentially life threatening was obtained from responses given. Chi-square test used determine associations between categorical variables...
In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Tanzania, approved national guidelines training materials for community health workers (CHWs) in integrated maternal, newborn child (Integrated MNCH), with CHWs trained deployed across five districts Morogoro Region soon after. To inform future scale up, this study assessed motivation satisfaction among these CHWs. A survey all by Integrated MNCH Programme was conducted last quarter 2013. Motivation were using a five-point Likert 29...
The high rate of antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa, should facilitate provision information on signs potential pregnancy complications. aim this study was to assess quality with respect providers' counselling danger Rufiji district, Tanzania.A cross-sectional conducted 18 primary health facilities. Thirty two providers were observed providing 438 pregnant women. Information collected by an observer. Exit interviews 435 women.One hundred and eighty five (42%) clients not...
Avoidable mortality and morbidity remains a formidable challenge in many developing countries like Tanzania. Birth preparedness complication readiness by mothers are critical reducing morbidities mortalities due to these complications. The aim of this study was assess knowledge practices with respect birth among women Mpwapwa district A total 600 who became pregnant or gave two years preceding the survey were interviewed. Among them 587 (97.8%) attended antenatal clinic (ANC) at least once...
Antenatal care (ANC) provides an important opportunity for pregnant women with a wide range of interventions and is considered as basic component reproductive health care. In 2008, severe maternal morbidity audit was established at Saint Francis Designated District Hospital (SFDDH), in Kilombero district Tanzania, to ascertain substandard implement interventions. addition, cross-sectional descriptive study carried out 11 facilities within the assess quality ANC underlying factors broader...
Abstract Background The prevalence of HIV/AIDS has exacerbated the impact childhood undernutrition in many developing countries, including Tanzania. Even with provision antiretroviral therapy, among HIV-positive children remains a serious problem. Most studies to examine risk factors for have been limited general population and ART-naive children, making it difficult generalize findings ART-treated children. objectives this study were thus compare proportions HIV-negative associated Dar es...
The functional referral system is important in backing-up antenatal, labour and delivery, postnatal services the primary level of care facilities. aim this study was to evaluate effectiveness maternal through determining proportion women reaching hospitals after advice, appropriateness indications, reasons for non-compliance find out if compliance referrals makes a difference perinatal outcome. A follow-up conducted Rufiji rural district Tanzania. total 1538 referred from 18 facilities...
Undernutrition among HIV-positive children can be ameliorated if they are given adequate foods in the right frequency and diversity. Food insecurity is known to undermine such efforts, but even food rich areas, people have undernutrition. As yet no study has examined feeding practices their associations with nutrition status as regions high production. We therefore magnitude of undernutrition its association a production region Tanzania. Methods conducted this mixed-method 748 aged 6...
Although clinical audit is an important instrument for quality care improvement, the concept has not yet been adequately taken on board in rural settings most resource limited countries where problem of maternal mortality immense. Maternal and morbidity was established at Saint Francis Designated District Hospital (SFDDH) Tanzania order to generate information upon which base interventions. Methods are informed by principles operations research. An system established, all patients fulfilling...
Despite emerging qualitative evidence of gendered community health worker (CHW) experience, few quantitative studies examine CHW gender differentials. The launch a maternal, newborn, and child (MNCH) cadre in Morogoro Region, Tanzania enlisting both males females as CHWs, provides an opportunity to potential differences knowledge, promotion activities client acceptability.All CHWs who received training from the Integrated MNCH Program between December 2012 July 2013 five districts were...
The specific age to which an HIV infected child can be disclosed is stipulated begin between ages 4 and 6 years. It has also been documented that before disclosure of positive status the child. Health care providers should consider children's cognitive-developmental ability. However, observation situation analysis show that, health still feel uncomfortable disclosing aim study was explore healthcare providers' experiences in HIV-positive child.A qualitative involving 20 who attend children...
Effective maternal and perinatal audits are associated with improved quality of care reduction severe adverse outcome. Although at the level were formally introduced in Tanzania around 25 years ago, little information is available about their existence, performance, practical barriers to implementation. This study assessed structure, process impacts death audit systems clinical practice presents a detailed account on how they could be improved. A cross sectional descriptive was conducted...
Abstract Background HIV/AIDS is associated with an increased burden of undernutrition among children even under antiretroviral therapy (ART). To treat undernutrition, WHO endorsed the use Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) that can reduce case fatality and ART-naïve HIV-positive children. However, its effects are not studied ART-treated, Therefore, we examined association between RUTF underweight, wasting, stunting statuses ART-treated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods This...
In order to assess the effectiveness of antenatal care for prevention eclampsia, a retrospective case-control study was performed at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. All women with eclampsia seen MNH during 1999-2000 and controls without were included.The used labor ward database cards eclamptic non-eclamptic controls. For each 741 who delivered MNH, two chosen from database. 399 cases 420 controls, records could be traced compared. Main outcome measures. Maternal...
Despite an increased uptake of option B+ treatment among HIV- positive pregnant and breastfeeding women, retaining these women in care is still a major challenge. Previous studies have identified factors associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU) HIV care, however, the perspectives from HIV-positive regarding their LTFU needs further exploration. We explored reasons for motivation resume initiated Urban setting. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted at three public clinics (CTC)...
Background: The role of parents in preventing child sexual abuse the community low-and-middle income countries has not been adequately emphasized. objective this study was to assess parents’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on its prevention Shinyanga district, Tanzania order strengthen protection. Methods: This a cross-sectional conducted during July 2015. Multistage cluster sampling technique employed obtain participants from list frame. Parents with children below 18 years old were...
Background . Hypertension, which is the single most important risk factor for CVDs, increasing at an alarming rate in developing countries. This study estimated prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among young middle-aged adults rural Morogoro, Tanzania. Furthermore, it explored factors associated with both prevalence awareness hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted as part cluster randomized controlled community health workers (CHWs)...