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Ground thermal regimes and implications for permafrost distribution on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2021
Tropical mountain permafrost has a unique thermal regime due to ground surface exposure to strong solar radiation. The intensity of the surface offset resulting from snow cover also strongly affects the absence or presence of permafrost.
Kenji Yoshikawa, William Bolton, Douglas R Hardy   +2 more
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Knowledge and experience of modern contraception use among Maasai communities in Longido district: a qualitative study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Modern contraceptives play a crucial role in empowering women and couples to manage their fertility, achieve desired family size and promote optimal child spacing.
Laizer SN, Nkenguye W, Melubo M, Olanana N, Tarimo CS, Biswaro S, Kiwelu E, Kelly A, Kipengele AH, Yongolo NM, Mmbaga BT.   +10 more
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Successful Management of a Large Cerebral Hydatid Cyst in a Maasai Child From an Endemic Region: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
A 5‐year‐old girl from an endemic area presented with progressive hemiparesis. Imaging revealed a large right frontoparietal cyst. Preoperative antiparasitic treatment was administered before a PAIR‐D Craniotomy, resulting in the successful removal of ...
Mchihiyo T, Kyombya P, Joseph E, Omwenga D, Agwu C, Suleman M, Mremi A, Dekker M, Rabiel H.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Out-of-pocket costs and catastrophic health expenditure among hospitalised patients with heart failure in northern Tanzania, May-October 2024: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives To quantify out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) among patients hospitalised with heart failure (HF) and to identify factors associated with CHE during a single index admission in northern Tanzania.Design ...
Sadiq AM, Marcel L, Raza FM, Kimondo FC, Peter SC, Chamba NG, Temu GA, Urasa SJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Bridging data gaps in pregnancy outcomes: a four-year review of gestational Age records and delivery trends in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. [PDF]

Front Reprod Health
IntroductionAccurate gestational age (GA) documentation and reliable delivery data are essential for guiding clinical decision-making, classifying preterm and term births, and informing maternal health planning. In Tanzania, inconsistent GA recording and
Msoka A, Lyimo A, Nkya G, Zongollo P, Lyimo G, Khanga JN, Rashid F, Mitao M, Oshosen M, Mmbaga BT.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spatial Determinants of Forest Landscape Degradation in the Kilimanjaro World Heritage Site, Tanzania

Central European Journal of Geography and Sustainable Development, 2022
Forest degradation occurs in natural World Heritage Sites (WHS) in the Global South despite the implementation of various strategic policies and the World Heritage Convention (WHC) on forest protections of the sites and this poses challenges to improve
Eveline Aggrey Enoguanbhor, Evidence Chinedu Enoguanbhor, Eike Albrecht   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cervical cancer in Northern Tanzania—What do women living with HIV know

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundCervical cancer (CC) is more prevalent in women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection compared to the general population. The magnitude is high among all countries burdened with HIV—Tanzania is no exception.
Dorah Mrema, Dorah Mrema, James Samwel Ngocho, James Samwel Ngocho, Alex Mremi, Maryam Amour, Rogathe Machange, Rogathe Machange, Benjamin C. Shayo, Benjamin C. Shayo, Julius P. Alloyce, Evaline Ndosi, Beatus T. Shirima, Device Fande, Rahma Shehoza, Emmanuel Balandya, Bruno Sunguya, Stephen E. Mshana, Alfred K. Mteta, Eligius Lyamuya, John Bartlett, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Blandina T. Mmbaga   +22 more
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Perioperative serum albumin as a predictor of adverse outcomes in abdominal surgery: prospective cohort hospital based study in Northern Tanzania

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background Albumin is an important protein that transports hormones, fatty acids, and exogenous drugs; it also maintains plasma oncotic pressure. Albumin is considered a negative active phase protein because it decreases during injuries and sepsis.
Christian Ephata Issangya, David Msuya, Kondo Chilonga, Ayesiga Herman, Elichilia Shao, Febronia Shirima, Elifaraja Naman, Henry Mkumbi, Jeremia Pyuza, Emmanuel Mtui, Leah Anku Sanga, Seif Abdul, Beatrice John Leyaro, Samuel Chugulu   +13 more
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Seven new montane species of Drosophila in the Eastern Arc mountains and Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania attesting to past connections between eastern and western African mountains (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2001
This report describes 7 new species of Drosophila found in the Eastern Arc mountains and on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania: D. baucipyga, D. gata, D. kilimanjarica, D. neogata, D. paragata, D. pilocornuta and D. usambarensis spp.n.
Daniel LACHAISE, Marie-Therese CHASSAGNARD   +1 more
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Aeromonas caviae mimicking Vibrio cholerae infectious enteropathy in a cholera-endemic region with possible public health consequences: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Aeromonas species have been documented to yield false positive results in microbiological tests for Vibrio cholerae. They share many biochemical properties with Vibrio species, with which they were jointly classified in the family Vibrionaceae
Marco van Zwetselaar, Balthazar Nyombi, Tolbert Sonda, Happiness Kumburu, Nyasatu Chamba, Marieke C. J. Dekker, Kajiru G. Kilonzo, Sarah J. Urasa, Blandina T. Mmbaga   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source