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High Rate of Fatal Cases of Pediatric Septicemia Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria with Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2005
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) were present in high proportions of Escherichia coli (25% [9 of 36]) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates (17% [9 of 52]) causing pediatric septicemia at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.
Langeland, Nina, Mwakagile, Davis S M, Maselle, Samwel Y, Msangi, Viola, Fataki, Maulidi, Tamim, Bushir S, Manji, Karim P, Urassa, Willy K, Blomberg, Bjørn, Tellevik, Marit G, Jureen, Roland   +10 more
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Barriers to Cancer Care in Northern Tanzania: Patient and Health-System Predictors for Delayed Presentation

JCO Global Oncology, 2021
PURPOSECancer is a growing problem in Africa, and delays in receiving timely cancer care often results in poorer outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify the patient and health-system factors associated with delayed cancer care in adults ...
Tara J. Rick, Magdeline Aagard, Erica Erwin, Caara Leintz, Elizabeth Danik, Furaha Serventi, Oliver Henke, Karen Yeates   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Good death: An exploratory study on perceptions and attitudes of patients, relatives, and healthcare providers, in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2020
ImportanceIn the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, there are no advance care planning (ACP) protocols being used to document patient preferences for end-of-life (EoL) care.
Temitope O Gafaar, Msafiri Pesambili, Oliver Henke, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Catherine Staton   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tanzania HIV/AIDS Indicator Survey 2003-04 [PDF]

, 2005
The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) authorised the National Bureau of Statistics\ud (NBS) to conduct the THIS. The THIS is the first household survey of its kind to be conducted in Tanzania.\ud The survey covered the Tanzania Mainland only.The ...
National Bureau of Statistics Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (NBS), ORC Macro, (ORCM), Tanzania Commission for AIDS Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (TACAIDS)   +2 more
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Classification and characterisation of livestock production systems in northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Livestock keepers in sub-Saharan Africa face a range of pressures, including climate change, land loss, restrictive policies, and population increase.
William A de Glanville, Alicia Davis, Kathryn J Allan, Joram Buza, John R Claxton, John A Crump, Jo E B Halliday, Paul C D Johnson, Tito J Kibona, Blandina T Mmbaga, Emmanuel S Swai, Christopher B Uzzell, Jonathan Yoder, Jo Sharp, Sarah Cleaveland   +14 more
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Half Plate of Rice to a Male Casual Sexual Partner, Full Plate Belongs to the Husband": Findings from a Qualitative Study on Sexual Behaviour in Relation to HIV and AIDS in Northern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
A thorough understanding of the contexts of sexual behaviour of the people who are vulnerable to HIV infection is an important component in the battle against AIDS epidemic.
Joseph R Mwanga, Mwanga Joseph R, Mshana, Gerry, Godfrey Kaatano, Changalucha, John, Kaatano Godfrey, Changalucha John, Mwanga, Joseph R, Gerry Mshana, John Changalucha, Kaatano, Godfrey, Mshana Gerry   +11 more
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