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Trends in HIV & syphilis prevalence and correlates of HIV infection: results from cross-sectional surveys among women attending ante-natal clinics in Northern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Sentinel surveillance for HIV in ante-natal clinics (ANC) remains the primary method for collecting timely trend data on HIV prevalence in most of sub-Saharan Africa.
Slaymaker Emma, Mngara Julius, Changalucha John, Urassa, Mark, Kimaro Daniel, Isingo, Raphael, Julius Mngara, Isingo Raphael, Urassa Mark, Changalucha, John, Zaba Basia, John Changalucha, Mark Urassa, Daniel Kimaro, Zaba, Basia, Mngara, Julius, Kimaro, Daniel, Yusufu Kumogola, Mwidunda, Patrick, Emma Slaymaker, Mwidunda Patrick, Kumogola Yusufu, Raphael Isingo, Slaymaker, Emma, Kumogola, Yusufu, Patrick Mwidunda, Basia Zaba   +26 more
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Will mass drug administration eliminate lymphatic filariasis? Evidence from northern coastal Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright @ 2012 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and 85 reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
Allen, Tim, Parker, Melissa, Parker, M, Allen, T   +3 more
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Frequency and distribution of ABO and Rh blood group systems among blood donors at the Northern Zone Blood Transfusion Center in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a retrospective cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives ABO and Rh blood group systems are the major factors affecting the blood transfusion safety. The frequency and distribution of these blood group systems vary worldwide.
James Yahaya, Alex Mremi, Edda A M Vuhahula, Emmanuel D Morgan, Emmanuel Othieno, Edson Mollel   +5 more
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A Qualitative Assessment of the Risk of Introducing Peste des Petits Ruminants into Northern Zambia from Tanzania

Veterinary Medicine International, 2014
A qualitative risk assessment was performed to evaluate the risk of introducing Peste des petits ruminants virus into northern Zambia from Tanzania via live goat trade.
R. Chazya, J. B. Muma, K. K. Mwacalimba, E. Karimuribo, E. Mkandawire, M. Simuunza   +5 more
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Review of The collapse of a pastoral economy: The Datoga of central and northern Tanzania from the 1830s to the 2000s by Samwel Shanga Mhajida: Gottingen University Press 2019

Pastoralism, 2021
Book details Samwel Shanga Mhajida, 2019. The collapse of a pastoral economy: The Datoga of central and northern Tanzania from the 1830s to the 2000s. Gottingen University Press. Pp. 262.
J. Terrence McCabe
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The determinants of traditional medicine use in Northern Tanzania: a mixed-methods study.

PLoS ONE, 2015
IntroductionTraditional medicines are an important part of healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, and building successful disease treatment programs that are sensitive to traditional medicine practices will require an understanding of their current use and ...
John W Stanifer, Uptal D Patel, Francis Karia, Nathan Thielman, Venance Maro, Dionis Shimbi, Humphrey Kilaweh, Matayo Lazaro, Oliver Matemu, Justin Omolo, David Boyd, Comprehensive Kidney Disease Assessment for Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Knowledge, and Attitudes (CKD AFRIKA) Study   +11 more
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Willingness of advanced cancer patients to receive palliative care and its determinants: A cross-sectional study in Northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to assess willingness of advanced cancer patients to receive palliative care and its determinants at Cancer Care Centre in Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Northern Tanzania.ObjectiveThe purpose of this study ...
Grace Leonard Mushi, Furaha Serventi, Julius Pius Alloyce, Vivian Frank Saria, Xianghua Xu, Khalid Khan, Qinqin Cheng, Yongyi Chen   +7 more
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Vaginal practices among women at high risk of HIV infection in Uganda and Tanzania: recorded behaviour from a daily pictorial diary. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Intravaginal practices (IVP) are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan African and have been implicated as risk factors for HIV acquisition. However, types of IVP vary between populations, and detailed information on IVP among women at risk for HIV
Watson-Jones Deborah, Kapiga, Saidi, Hayes, Richard J., Ao Trong T., Flavia Zalwango, Janet Seeley, Francis, Suzanna C, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Ao, Trong T, Andrew, Bahati, Suzanna C Francis, Lees Shelley S., Zalwango Flavia, Lees, Shelley S, Hayes, Richard J, Lees, Shelley S., Deborah Watson-Jones, Francis Suzanna C., Judith Vandepitte, Baisley, Kathy, Janneke van de Wijgert, Vandepitte, Judith, van de Wijgert, Janneke, Kathy Baisley, Bahati Andrew, van de Wijgert Janneke, Seeley, Janet, Heiner Grosskurth, Francis, Suzanna C., Saidi Kapiga, Richard J Hayes, Ao, Trong T., Zalwango, Flavia, Baisley Kathy, Vandepitte Judith, Grosskurth Heiner, Seeley Janet, Grosskurth, Heiner, Andrew Bahati, Hayes Richard J., Shelley S Lees, Trong T Ao, Kapiga Saidi   +42 more
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Maternal knowledge-seeking behavior among pregnant women in Tanzania

Women's Health, 2021
Background: Maternal mortality continues to be a global challenge with about 830 women dying of childbirth and pregnancy complications every day. Tanzania has a maternal mortality rate of 524 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Elsie Somi Kaaya, Jesuk Ko, Edith Luhanga   +2 more
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Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection in livestock and risks for zoonotic spillover in northern Tanzania

, 2022
Human and animal seroprevalence data collected in northern Tanzania between 2013 and 2015. Used for the analysis of the paper titled "Inter-epidemic Rift Valley fever virus infection in livestock and risks for zoonotic spillover in northern Tanzania"
Rostal, Melinda K., Rubach, Matthew P., Halliday, Jo, De Glanville, William, Thomas, Kate M., Crump, John A., Johnson, Paul, Claxton, John, Carter, Ryan, Nyasebwa, Obed M., Willett, Brian, Allan, Kathryn, Swai, Emanuel S., Nyarobi, James M., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Cleaveland, Sarah, de Jong, Rosanne M.F., Davis, Alicia, Kibona, Tito, Lankester, Felix   +19 more
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