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Prevalence and Predictors of Antibiotic Prescriptions at Primary Healthcare Facilities in the Dodoma Region, Central Tanzania: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study
(MDPI, 2022-07-31)Background: Accelerated by the misuse or overuse of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance remains a global public health threat. We report the prevalence and predictors of antibiotic prescriptions in primary healthcare ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity among 7- to 17-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Urban Arusha, Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2019-10-29)Background. Childhood obesity is currently increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. Childhood obesity research has not been reported in urban Arusha before. )is is therefore the first study to investigate the prevalence ... -
Prevalence and predictors of oral thrush among Maasai in Ngorongoro Conservation Area: A preliminary consideration
(iMedPub, 2014)Background: It was reported by clinicians working in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area that about 40% of Maasai pregnant women reporting at the Antenatal Clinic were diagnosed with oral thrush. However, it was not ... -
Prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics in selected urban and rural districts of the Dodoma region, Central Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(Springer Nature., 2022-06-22)Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat driven partly by self-medication with antibiotics (SMA). This study aims to assess the prevalence and predictors of SMA in selected rural and urban communities ... -
Prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among underfive children in Arusha District, Tanzania
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2018)Childhood undernutrition is a global health challenge impacting child growth and survival rates. This deficit in nutritional status contributes to the increasing chronic disease prevalence and economic burden in individuals ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023-12-20)Background Leptospirosis is suspected to be a major cause of illness in rural Tanzania associated with close contact with livestock. We sought to determine leptospirosis prevalence, identify infecting Leptospira serogroups, ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024-01-12)Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses, and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever grouprickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralistcommunity of northern Tanzania, 2016–2017
(Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2024-02-01)Background: In northern Tanzania, Q fever, spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses, and typhus group (TG) rickettsioses are common causes of febrile illness. We sought to describe the prevalence and risk factors for these ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of brain atrophy and associated confusion state among adults from three hospitals in northern Tanzania
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2023-05-02)Introduction: brain atrophy is the reduction of brain volume often accompanied with cognitive changes.Despite the availability of computerized- tomography (CT) scanners in Tanzania, little is known about the magnitude of ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania
(MDPI, 2024-05-23)Background: Taeniosis and cysticercosis are human infections caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This study is a baseline for community-based intervention. We determined the prevalence of human cysticercosis and ... -
Prevalence and speciation of brucellosis in febrile patients from a pastoralist community of Tanzania.
(Springer Nature Limited, 2020-04-27)Brucellosis is an endemic zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Pastoralists are at high risk of infection but data on brucellosis from these communities are scarce. The study objectives were to: estimate the prevalence of human ... -
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Fecal Escherichia coli Isolates from Penned Broiler and Scavenging Local Chickens in Arusha, Tanzania
(Journal of Food Protection, 2016)We compared the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from household-level producers of broiler (commercial source breeds) and local chickens in the Arusha District of Tanzania. Households were ... -
Prevalence Of Brucellosis In Livestock And Incidences In Humans In East Africaprevalence Of Brucellosis In Livestock And Incidences In Humans In East Africa
(African Crop Science Journal, 2016)Brucellosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that poses a threat to both livestock and public health in east Africa. There are several reports of occurrence of the disease in livestock populations especially in Tanzania ... -
Prevalence of brucellosis in the human, livestock and wildlife interface areas of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
(AOSIS, 2016-05-24)Between 2005 and 2006, a cross-sectional survey was carried out in domestic ruminants in agropastoral communities of Serengeti district, Tanzania to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in domestic-wildlife interface ... -
Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2019-10-31)Background: Campylobacter and Salmonella, particularly non-typhoidal Salmonella, are important bacterial en- teric pathogens of humans which are often carried asymptomatically in animal reservoirs. Bacterial foodborne ... -
Prevalence of Group A Rotavirus in Piglets in a Peri-Urban Setting of Arusha, Tanzania
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2016-01-07)Aims: Rotavirus-associated enteritis is a major problem in livestock, notably in young piglets and calves, and is also a zoonosis. It is also associated with diarrhoea mainly in children less than five years of age. In ... -
Prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy and influence of body fat on development of hyperglycemia in pregnancy among pregnant women in urban areas of Arusha region, Tanzania
(Springer Nature, 2019-08-28)Background: Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is a medical condition resulting from either pre-existing diabetes or insulin resistance developed during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hyperglycemia ... -
Prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, risk factors and simplified method for identification of pregnant women at risk in Arusha, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-08)Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is increasing in Tanzania; however, timely diagnosis is limited. This study therefore, aimed to establish the prevalence of hyperglycemia in pregnancy, risk factors and develop a simple method ... -
Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Maasai Communities in Simanjiro, Tanzania
(Archives of Current Research International, 2015-10-30)Aims: This study was conducted within a rural pastoral community of Maasai in Simanjiro District of Tanzania to determine prevalence of hypertension and its determinants. Study Design: This study was a population based ... -
Prevalence of hypertension and its association to HIV related factors among HIV patients on antiretroviral medications in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-02)Effective use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), has greatly upgraded the quality of life and survival of individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS. However, the incidence rate of hypertension is reported growing up. The overall ...