Peter Chilipweli

ORCID: 0000-0002-8466-8897
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Research Areas
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Occupational Health and Safety Management
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Global Health Care Issues

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
2021-2025

Neuro-disabilities involve impairments of the nervous system, affecting brain development and functioning. Due to limited scientific data on neuro-disabilities in Tanzania, this study examines maternal characteristics high-risk areas, such as Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (SAGCOT). This cross-sectional sampled 286 children aged 0-5 years their mothers SAGCOT region. Each mother selected youngest child within specified age range. Multi-stage sampling was used choose clusters areas for...

10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1426870 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2025-01-17

Background: Rejected medical claims pose a significant challenge for healthcare facilities accredited by Tanzania’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). Despite the NHIF’s role in reducing out-of-pocket costs, claim rejections have been persistent issue, largely due to documentation errors, coding mistakes, and non-compliance with NHIF regulations. This study determined patterns of rejected strategies employed NHIF-accredited hospitals mitigate these challenges. Methodology:...

10.3390/healthcare13030320 article EN Healthcare 2025-02-04

Abstract Background Exposure to pesticides with its associated effects prenatally and in early childhood has not received much attention. There is little scientific data on this aspect Tanzania therefore study was meant contribute the deficit subject. Method A cross-sectional conducted a sample of 286 participants mother child pair, whereby 172 114 were exposed non-exposed respectively. Mothers who had been working tomato sprayed farms mothers un-exposed. Child aged 0–6 years chosen from...

10.1186/s12889-020-10097-6 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2021-01-20

ABSTRACT Background Job satisfaction is currently considered to be a measure that should included in quality improvement programs thus it very important assess among healthcare workers who are mostly exposed work stress this research going have different consideration on health care working hard-to-reach areas and low-level facilities since there lack of enough evidence limited studies done under area. Methods This was cross section study conducted found sengerema from 27/02/2023 10/03/2023...

10.1101/2023.05.15.23290008 preprint EN cc-by medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-05-21

Solid waste has been a major problem particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa countries as it increasing several years. One of the methods employed solid management is street sweeping which done by sweepers. Street sweepers are being predisposed to respiratory and non-respiratory infection like eye infection, skin musculoskeletal disorders. This analytical cross-sectional study enrolled total 233 assess perceived occupational health risks, particulate matters (i.e., PM 2.5, 5 10 measured (mg/m 3...

10.1371/journal.pgph.0002951 article EN cc-by PLOS Global Public Health 2024-02-29

Background: Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are essential urban services critical for public health. Inadequate provision of these poses significant health risks, particularly in low- middle-income countries. Mwanza City Tanzania faces considerable challenges providing sanitation both the general mobile occupational groups such as boda-boda drivers. These drivers, due their mobility frequent interaction with public, may contribute transmission diseases, those transmitted via...

10.15406/mojph.2024.13.00442 article EN cc-by-nc MOJ Public Health 2024-05-01

ABSTRACT Background Water access and sanitation are two of the most fundamental critical urban services upon which people in cities depend. Lack these may pose a major threat disease especially low- middle-income countries. Mwanza City Tanzania faces serious challenges regarding to public occupational on mobile bases such as Boda-boda. Boda-boda drivers often come up into contact with might lead spread diseases through fecal-oral route. Thus, aim this study was determine level accessibility...

10.1101/2023.05.03.23289453 preprint EN cc-by medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-05-05

Background: Job satisfaction is currently considered to be a measure that should included in quality improvement programs thus it very important assess among healthcare workers who are mostly exposed work stress this research going have different consideration on health care working hard-to-reach areas and low-level facilities since there lack of enough evidence limited studies done under area.Methods: This was cross section study conducted found sengerema from 27/02/2023 10/03/2023 whereby...

10.29011/2577-2228.100355 article EN Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health 2023-08-21

Background: Exposure to pesticides with its associated effects prenatally and at early childhood has not received much attention. There is little scientific data on this aspect in Tanzania therefore study was meant contribute the deficit subject. Objective: The objective of cross-sectional assess maternal exposure child developmental among smallholder tomato farmers southern agricultural corridor Tanzania. Method: A sample 286 mother pair participants were enrolled whereby 172 144 exposed...

10.2139/ssrn.3555263 article EN SSRN Electronic Journal 2020-01-01

Abstract Background: Mycotoxins have various serious health effects when consumed by humans and animals including, acute aflatoxicosis in high levels. Chronic exposure to low levels of contamination crops increases liver cancer risk can suppress the immune system, particularly for populations that test positive hepatitis B virus (HBV). Also contaminated foods are young children lead stunting growth impairment. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was carried out at one-time point .A total...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-152394/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2021-02-08
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