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Suspected Pentalogy of Cantrell With Ectopia Cordis in a Newborn: Diagnostic and Management Challenges in a Low Resource Setting in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Suspected Pentalogy of Cantrell with ectopia cordis carries very high neonatal mortality. In low‐resource settings, absent antenatal ultrasound and limited access to imaging and pediatric cardiac surgery reduce diagnostic certainty and survival. Prenatal
Tabitha Mshanga, Lightness Chuwa, Kajal Jethwa, Ronald Mbwasi   +3 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.
Blandina T Mmbaga, Sweetness Naftal Laizer, William Nkenguye, Nateiya Mmeta Yongolo, Sanjura Biswaro, Mathayo Melubo, Nairisha Olanana, Clotilda S Tarimo, Ester Kiwelu, Anita Kelly, Asia Hemed Kipengele   +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]

Clinical Case Reports
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 ...
Tumaini Mchihiyo, Peter Kyombya, Eric Joseph, Dyllan Omwenga, Chibueze Agwu, Mujaheed Suleman, Alex Mremi, Marieke Dekker, Happiness Rabiel   +8 more
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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 ...
Sarah J Urasa, Abid M Sadiq, Lameck Marcel, Faryal M Raza, Faustini C Kimondo, Simon C Peter, Nyasatu G Chamba, Gloria A Temu   +7 more
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Bridging data gaps in pregnancy outcomes: a four-year review of gestational Age records and delivery trends in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive 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
Agnes Msoka, Agnes Msoka, Agnes Msoka, Allen Lyimo, Allen Lyimo, Gustav Nkya, Gustav Nkya, Potina Zongollo, Potina Zongollo, Godrule Lyimo, Godrule Lyimo, Jairy N. Khanga, Fatina Rashid, Modesta Mitao, Modesta Mitao, Martha Oshosen, Martha Oshosen, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga   +19 more
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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, Douglas R. Hardy, Kenji Narita, William R. Bolton, Julia Stanilovskaya, Elena B. Sparrow   +5 more
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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
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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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