A5012464232- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Malaria Research and Control
- Sex work and related issues
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Genital Health and Disease
Johns Hopkins University
2019
African Malaria Network Trust
2018
To meet UNAIDS' 90–90–90 treatment goals, effective approaches to HIV testing services (HTSs) are urgently needed. In 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted evaluate effectiveness and feasibility of partner notification for HTS in Tanzania. Men women newly diagnosed with were enrolled as index clients, listed sexual partners, given options notify link their partners HTS. Of 653 individuals, 390 clients enrolled, 438 whom 249 (56.8%) successfully referred. reaching the facilities, 96%...
In Tanzania, maternal mortality has stagnated over the last 10 years, and some of areas with worst indicators are in Lake Western Zones. This study investigates factors associated institutional deliveries among women aged 15-49 years two regions Zone. Data were extracted from a cross-sectional household survey 1,214 who had given birth 2 preceding Mara Kagera regions. Logistic regression analyses conducted to explore influence various on giving facility. About two-thirds (67.3%) gave at...
Background: Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among adult men has fallen short targets in Tanzania. We evaluated a smartphone raffle intervention designed to increase VMMC uptake three regions. Methods: Among 7 matched pairs health facilities, 1 each pair was randomly assigned the intervention, consisting weekly for clients returning follow-up and monthly peer promoters providers. records aged 20 older were analyzed over months, with number performed compared same months...
Background Little has been documented about partner violence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who are out of school, a factor associated with HIV acquisition. To understand areas for prioritising prevention intervention efforts, we explored the prevalence correlates school AGYW in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Methods A cross-sectional analysis data from aged 15–23 years recruited cluster randomised trial conducted between October December 2017 was used to examine violence. Data were...
Background Globally, an estimated 2.7 million babies die in the neonatal period annually, and of these, about 0.7 from intrapartum-related events. In Tanzania 51,000 newborn deaths 43,000 stillbirths occur every year. Approximately two-thirds these could be potentially prevented with improvements intrapartum care. Routine measurement fetal that health facilities can help to evaluate efforts improve quality care save lives. However, few examples exist indicators on perinatal mortality...
Abstract In Lake Zone, Tanzania, low contraceptive prevalence, closely spaced births, and child stunting are common. Synergies exist between postpartum family planning (PPFP) maternal, infant, young nutrition (MIYCN), yet health services often provided in silos. This qualitative formative research study aimed to identify barriers facilitating factors for optimal PPFP practices Mara Kagera, Tanzania. Results informed the program design of an integrated (FP) implementation approach. The...
Effective point-of-care testing (POCT) is reliant on optimal specimen collection, quality assured testing, and expedited return of results. Many the POCT are designed to be used with fingerstick capillary blood simplify collection burden. However, has inherent errors in sampling. An evaluation use venous CD4 was conducted.Three different methods were evaluated for compatibility using Alere Pima assay at 5 HIV/AIDS healthcare sites Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. At each site, whole specimens...
High-quality intrapartum care, including intermittent monitoring of fetal heart rates (FHR) to detect and manage abnormalities, is recommended by WHO the Government Tanzania (GoT) creates potential save newborn lives in Tanzania. Handheld Doppler devices have been investigated several low-resource countries as an alternative Pinard stethoscope are more sensitive detecting accelerations decelerations compared Pinard. This study assessed perspectives high-level Tanzanian policymakers on...
Estimates of malaria burden and intervention uptake in Africa are primarily based on household surveys. However, their expense infrequency limit utility. We investigated whether data collected during antenatal care (ANC) can provide relevant information for decision-makers.
Tanzania has high fertility, low contraceptive prevalence and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). The Lake Zone, including Mara Kagera regions, leads the country in total fertility; use of lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is negligible. This pre-/post-study explored effects a multi-level facility community intervention (service delivery support, engagement, media LAM tracking) to integrate maternal infant nutrition postpartum family planning (FP) within existing health contacts. Mixed methods...
Healthcare workers' acceptance of and ability to perform point-of-care testing is important for reliable accurate results. The Alere Pima™ CD4 assay (Pima CD4) the test HIV management in Tanzania.To evaluate healthcare performance Pima testing.The study was implemented five high volume sites Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2011. Trained workers performed using three whole-blood specimens collected from each patient: venous blood, fingerstick blood directly applied a cartridge (capillary-direct),...