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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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Outcome of Acute Peritoneal Dialysis in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2012
Data on the burden of acute kidney injury (AKI) in resource-poor countries such as Tanzania are minimal because of a lack of nephrology services and an inability to recognize and diagnose AKI with any certainty. In the few published studies, high morbidity and mortality are reported.
Kajiru Gad, Kilonzo, Sudakshina, Ghosh, Siya Anaeli, Temu, Venance, Maro, John, Callegari, Mary, Carter, Garry, Handelman, Fredric O, Finkelstein, Nathan, Levin, Karen, Yeates   +9 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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Rangeland management and fluvial geomorphology in northern Tanzania [PDF]

Geomorphology, 2014
Researchers have independently documented the effects of land use on rivers and threats to river management institutions, but the relationship between changes in institutional context and river condition is not well described. This study assesses the connections between resource management institutions, land use, and rivers by integrating social ...
Brian W, Miller, Martin W, Doyle
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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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Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016
In this study, the seroprevalence of sparganosis and its relationship with sociodemographic factors in northern Tanzania have been assessed. A total of 216 serum samples from two rural districts, Monduli and Babati, were tested for sparganosis using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The seroprevalence of anti-sparganum IgG antibodies was 62.5% (95%
Kavana, Nicholas, Sonaimuthu, Parthasarathy, Kasanga, Christopher, Kassuku, Ayub, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M., Fong, Mun Yik, Khan, Mohammad Behram, Mahmud, Rohela, Lau, Yee Ling   +8 more
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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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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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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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Six month incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events among adults with HIV in northern Tanzania: a prospective observational study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives We aimed to prospectively describe incident cardiovascular events among people living with HIV (PLWH) in northern Tanzania. Secondary aims of this study were to understand non-communicable disease care-seeking behaviour and patient preferences
Blandina T Mmbaga, Julian T Hertz, Sophie Wolfe Galson, Gerald S Bloomfield, James S Ford, Francis M Sakita, Kristen Stark, Paige R.E. O'Leary, Beau Blass, Kalipa Gedion, Lauren A Coaxum, Alice Rutta, Anzibert Rugakingira, Preeti Manavalan   +13 more
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