Traditionally women with a short inter-pregnancy interval will not have sufficient time to recover and get ready for the subsequent pregnancy. This includes socio-economic, cultural, psychological physical body preparedness. The present study aimed at comparing maternal perinatal outcomes among parturient preceding normal attending Bugando Medical Centre (BMC). was prospective cohort study. It done from November 2012 April 2013. Multiple matching design approach used adjust age variable...

Background . Maternal mortality has remained a challenge in Tanzania. The Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16 shown that the problem been increasing despite various strategies instituted to curb it. It most of maternal deaths occurring health facilities, whether direct or indirect, have other contributing factors. objective this study was analyse causes associated factors for Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital (DRRH). Methods A retrospective review all files women who died 2018...

Background: A significant increase in second-emergency caesarean sections (CS) is associated with numerous adverse obstetric outcomes. Women have the opportunity to undergo a planned childbirth, potentially preventing need for second emergency section. This study aims assess predictors of CS Objective: To determine section among pregnant women delivering at Iringa Referral Hospital Methodology: The was conducted over six months using cross-sectional design. We recruited participants designed...

Antenatal care service is an important goal concerning in the health status of pregnant women during their reproductive period and its beneficial accounting for nearly one quarter all worldwide.Early booking has advantage proper pregnancy information sharing monitoring.Unfortunately, adverse outcome can occur even without identifiable risk factors.The objective this study was to describe knowledge, attitudes practices towards seeking antenatal from previous Dodoma Municipal Tanzania.This a...

Antenatal care (ANC) is considered a cornerstone of reproductive health programmes, but many women face difficulties in accessing these services, particularly some sub-Saharan African countries, such as Tanzania. This study aimed to test ANC visit acceptability using mHealth system PANDA (Pregnancy And Newborn Diagnostic Assessment) the Mufindi district (Tanzania). We investigated pregnant and healthcare workers (HCWs) an intervention area compared with control area. An ad hoc questionnaire...

Maternal and perinatal mortality is still a major public health challenge in Tanzania, despite the ongoing government efforts to improve maternal newborn care. Among contributors these problems high magnitude of severe outcomes (maternal near-miss). The current study, therefore, aimed identify predictors among women with admitted Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital.A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2015 January 2016 at Hospital City. All deaths near-misses based...

Background. Despite the availability of comprehensive emergency obstetric care at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, deaths due to haemorrhage are still high. This study was carried out analyse circumstances that had caused these deaths. Methods. A retrospective review all files women who died from January 2018 December 2019 made. Results. total 18,296 gave birth DRRH; these, 61 pregnancy-related complications deceased while 23 (38%) haemorrhage, with many them 10 (44%) between age 30 and...

First described in 1925, giant condyloma acuminatum also known as Buschke-Löwenstein tumor (BLT) is a benign, slow-growing, locally destructive cauliflower-like lesion usually the genital region. The disease aggressive and with potential for malignant transformation. causative organism human papilloma virus. most common risk factor immunosuppression HIV; however, any other cause of immunodeficiency can be predisposing factor. We present case 33-year-old female patient, HIV patient on...

Antenatal care (ANC) provides a platform for important health during pregnancy, including promotion, screening, diagnosis and disease prevention. Timely appropriate utilization of antenatal can prevent complications as well ensure optimal maternal newborn care. This study assessed the effectiveness interactive (two way communication) mobile technologies period to improve service in Dodoma region, Tanzania. Using quasi-experimental design, participants were randomly selected achieve sample...

Bartholin’s gland abscess is the commonest worldwide reported in gynaecological outpatient clinics; it has also been that three times more common occurrences compared to cyst. It women who are at risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections; however, other causes infection should be investigated exclude disease. We present case an 18-year-old female patient, a teenager reproductive age group, with recurrent development huge period one year. The marsupialization surgical technique repair...

Abstract Background Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) is a recommended approach to screen for all pregnant women during antenatal care (ANC) visits, with positive results have be enrolled into prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. However, little known about the relationship between facility readiness uptake PITC attending ANC in Tanzania. Therefore, this study assessed whether promotes purpose improving PMTCT interventions Methods This analyzed data...

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication after cesarean section in Tanzania, with high rates of and multidrug-resistant isolates reported. Understanding bacterial etiology antibiotic susceptibility patterns crucial for effective treatment prevention. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the etiology, patterns, modalities SSI among post-cesarean delivery women Iringa region. Methods: A cross-sectional involving 162 was conducted across five hospitals Iringa. Data...

Background: Cervical dilation at the onset of active phase labor determines rate cervical dilatation and duration labor. Identifying abnormality toward natural progress is important because timely intervention has been observed to be controversial among developing countries during current practice health care providers due different opinion on phase. Thus, indication like poor poorly explained in which it become a common for steady increased primary cesarean section new born morbidity birth...

Introduction: Prostatic diseases are a very common in men over 40 years of age and pose significant risk terms morbidity and mortality. Globally, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic cancer prostatitis the most common conditions mainly presenting with lower urinary symptoms or symptoms related to complications bladder obstruction. Despite the relatively high prevalence diseases, there is paucity literature on in most developing countries, East Africa inclusive. The aim this study...

Background: Pregnancy induced hypertension, including preeclampsia and eclampsia are the major health problem main cause of maternal perinatal morbidity mortality in Tanzania. The aim this study was to assess knowledge myths about its influence Antenatal Clinics (ANC) utilization among pregnant women their male partiners Mtwara region.

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Background . Haematometra is a rare postobstetrics fistula surgical repair outcome complication; however the condition can be misinterpreted especially in limited resource areas that lack routine ultrasound guidance and with slowly progressed increase size of abdomen accompanied history amenorrhoea together having unprotective sexual intercourse which may possibility being controversial to full-term gravid uterus. The causes haematometra might either due congenital abnormality vaginal canal...

Abstract Background : Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia and eclampsia are the major health problem main cause maternal perinatal morbidity mortality in Tanzania. The aim this study was to assess knowledge myths about its influence Antenatal Clinics (ANC) utilization among expecting couples Mtwara region.Method A community based cross-sectional analytical conducted Region, a random sampling procedure employed obtain sample size 384 with total 768 participants...

Abstract Background : Pregnancy induced hypertension, including preeclampsia and eclampsia are the major health problem main cause of maternal perinatal morbidity mortality in Tanzania. The aim this study was to assess knowledge myths about its influence Antenatal Clinics (ANC) utilization among pregnant women their male partiners Mtwara region. Method A community based cross-sectional analytical conducted Region, a random sampling procedure employed obtain sample size 384 partners total 768...