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Determinants of Optimal Antenatal Care Utilization Among Women in Simiyu Region Tanzania
Antenatal care (ANC) is a critical period for promoting the health of both mothers and babies. ANC visit is a key entry point for a pregnant woman to the health care system to receive health intervention. The new World Health Organization (WHO) guideline recommends eight ANC co
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Risk Factors for the interruption in the Treatment among HIV infected adolescence attending health care and treatment clinic in Tanga Region, Tanzania
Interruption in Treatment (IIT) is a challenge in HIV care and treatment programs in sub- Saharan Africa. High IIT among HIV adolescents has both individual and potential public health consequences including discontinuation of treatment, increased HIV transmission and risk of d
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COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from a Community-Based Survey in Tanzania
COVID-19 is a major public health threat associated with the increased global burden of infectious diseases, mortality, and enormous economic loss to countries and communities. Safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccines are crucial in halting the pandemic. We assessed the COVID-19
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Advancing Circular Economy Principles Through Wild Black Soldier Flies
Biowaste management poses a significant and widespread challenge. However, its consideration as a resource has led to the emergence of innovative and sustainable biowaste management techniques. One such promising solution is the use of black soldier flies (BSF) in biowaste trea
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The role of community pharmacies in early detection of suspected COVID-19 cases in 2020: Lesson from Dar es Salaam , Tanzania
COVID-19 is a major public health threat associated with the increased global burden of infectious diseases, mortality, and enormous economic loss to countries and communities. Safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccines are crucial in halting the pandemic. We assessed the COVID-19
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What predicts loss to follow-up in ART experienced adult patients in the Tanga region, Tanzania? Findings from a retrospective longitudinal cohort study
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs have expanded rapidly, and they are now accessible free of charge, yet "loss to follow-up, LTFU" is still a national public health issue. LTFU may result in treatment failure, hospitaliz
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The role of communities and leadership in ending female genital mutilation in Tanzania: an exploratory cross-sectional qualitative study in Tanga
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the diehard cultures in the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. The act involves chopping off part of the female genitals in varying degrees depending on the society. The motive behind this practice includes reducing female sexual des
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Personal Stories
Integrated Family Planning and Tuberculosis health services achieves household’s wellbeing.
Raising sick children frequently can be emotionally and financially draining for any parent. When these children are conceived unplanned, economic hardships can compound. Medical bills and missed workdays can quickly add up, leaving parents struggling to make ends meet. Sauli Norbert Mwanisawa, a husband to Marry Kalungwana and a father of three children who lives at Matai village had to sell his plot and missed other economic growth opportunities to cover the pilling up cost of medical bills, prescriptions, and treatment for their last born Bennon Mwanisawa, two years
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Dedication of Community Health worker is the Key towards addressing myth and misconceptions on the use of family planning contraceptive methods.
Negative myths and misconceptions about family planning are barriers to modern contraceptive use.
Katavi region is among the regions in Tanzania with the low uptake of family planning, from 18% in 20215 to 22% in 2023 as indicat
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A Community Health Worker: Cause of Smile in my Life
The USAID Afya Shirikishi Project in Tanzania is using community –based health solutions to address social behaviors in accessing health services for Tuberculosis (TB) test and to help patients cope with long and difficult TB treatment.
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