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Prostate cancer knowledge and barriers to screening among men at risk in northern Tanzania: A community-based study

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Background: Although prostate cancer (Pca) screening plays important role in early diagnosis and reduction of mortality, Tanzanian men are relatively unscreened.
Alex Mremi, Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga   +2 more
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Impacts of Development of Tourism Destinations on Tourist Perceptions of Destinations’ Attributes and Satisfaction in Gateway Communities, Northern Tanzania [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023
Tourists perceptions and satisfaction are likely to be affected by attributes found in a particular stage of destination development. This study examined 24 attributes considered important in influencing tourist perception and satisfaction in three ...
Alpha J. Mwongoso, Agnes Sirima, John T. Mgonja   +2 more
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A synopsis of the Bee occurrence data of northern Tanzania [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021
Bees (Hymenoptera) are the most important group of pollinators with about 20,000 known species worldwide. Despite the critical role of bees in providing pollination services, studies aiming at understanding which species are present in Tanzania across ...
Julius Lasway, Neema Kinabo, Rudolf Mremi, Emanuel Martin, Oliver Nyakunga, John Sanya, Gration M. Rwegasira, Nicephor Lesio, Hulda Gideon, Alain Pauly, Connal Eardley, Marcell Peters, Andrew Peterson, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Henry Njovu   +14 more
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Skin maculae, chronic diarrhea, cachexia, and splenomegaly-Late presentation of the first autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis in Tanzania.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
A 20-year-old man from Simanjiro district in northern Tanzania presented with a 3-year history of splenomegaly, fatigue, cachexia, skin maculae, and recent onset of watery diarrhea at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Northern Tanzania.
Oliver Henke, Priscus John Mapendo, Alex Mremi, Lilian Gasper Mmbaga, Angela Elisha Pallangyo, Thomas Harbaum, Elifuraha Mkwizu   +6 more
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Esperanza Window Traps for the collection of anthropophilic blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Uganda and Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
There is an increasing need to evaluate the impact of chemotherapeutic and vector-based interventions as onchocerciasis affected countries work towards eliminating the disease.
Adam Hendy, Vincent Sluydts, Taylor Tushar, Jacobus De Witte, Patrick Odonga, Denis Loum, Michael Nyaraga, Thomson Lakwo, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Rory Post, Akili Kalinga, Richard Echodu   +11 more
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Tanzanian women´s knowledge about Cervical Cancer and HPV and their prevalence of positive VIA cervical screening results. Data from a Prevention and Awareness Campaign in Northern Tanzania, 2017 – 2019

Global Health Action, 2021
Background: 14.9 million women (≥15 years) in Tanzania are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Limited cancer care facilities, prevention programs and sparse knowledge among community members and healthcare workers contribute to late-stage ...
Antje Henke, Ulrike Kluge, Theda Borde, Bariki Mchome, Furaha Serventi, Oliver Henke   +5 more
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Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Northern Tanzania: A Modeling Approach Within a Prospective Observational Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Rigorous incidence data for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in sub‐Saharan Africa are lacking. Consequently, modeling studies based on limited data have suggested that the burden of AMI and AMI‐associated mortality in sub‐Saharan Africa is ...
Julian T. Hertz, Deng B. Madut, Matthew P. Rubach, Gwamaka William, John A. Crump, Sophie W. Galson, Venance P. Maro, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Gloria Temu, Nathan M. Thielman, Francis M. Sakita   +11 more
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Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii infection in small mammals from Moshi Rural and Urban Districts, northern Tanzania

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2021
Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public health importance. In northern Tanzania, Q fever is a known cause of human febrile illness, but little is known about its distribution in animal ...
Ndyetabura O. Theonest, Ryan W. Carter, Elizabeth Kasagama, Julius D. Keyyu, Gabriel M. Shirima, Rigobert Tarimo, Kate M. Thomas, Nick Wheelhouse, Venance P. Maro, Daniel T. Haydon, Joram J. Buza, Kathryn J. Allan, Jo E.B. Halliday   +12 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Moshi municipal, northern Tanzania

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is a predetermining factor for exclusive breastfeeding, and thus a foundation for optimal breastfeeding practices.
Hadija Y. Lyellu, Tamara H. Hussein, Margareta Wandel, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Melina Mgongo, Sia E. Msuya   +5 more
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Habitat Suitability for Rift Valley Fever Occurrence in Tanzania: An Ecological Niche Modelling Approach. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BACKGROUND:Despite the long history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Tanzania, extent of its suitable habitat in the country remains unclear. In this study we investigated potential effects of temperature, precipitation, elevation, soil type, livestock ...
Calvin Sindato, Kim B Stevens, Esron D Karimuribo, Leonard E G Mboera, Janusz T Paweska, Dirk U Pfeiffer   +5 more
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