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A comparative analysis of determinants of low birth weight and stunting among under five children of adolescent and non-adolescent mothers using 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS
(BMC Nutrition, 2021-11-21)
Background: Tanzania is one of the Sub-Saharan African country with nearly 12 out of 60 million people being
adolescent. The prevalence of child marriage is higher with one out of every three girls being married ...
Anthropogenic disturbance and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) habitat use in the Masito-Ugalla Ecosystem, Tanzania
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2020-11-04)
The habitat quality of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), including the availability of plant food and nesting species, is important to ensure the long-term survival of this endangered species. Botanical composition of vegetation ...
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania
(Hindawi, 2020-06-05)
Introduction. Pregnant women are at a high risk of anaemia, with iron-folate deficiency being the most common cause of anaemia
among pregnant women. Despite the well-known importance of iron and folic acid supplementation ...
Allelopathic Effects of Sphaeranthus suaveolens on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris and Oryza sativa
(Hindawi, 2021-02-15)
Weeds with allelopathic effect have been reported to cause significant damage in agriculture particularly in smallholder farming
systems. ,is study assessed the allelopathic effects of different concentrations of crude ...
Characterization of rhizobacteria and their formulation into biofertilizers for potato (solanum tuberosum l.) growth promotion in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)
Rhizobacteria and their plant growth-promoting (PGP activities have widely been investigated as
biofertilizers for many crops but rarely for the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). In the present
study, potato-grown soils ...
Effects of tobacco nicotine on maize yield and soil bacteria in Tabora western Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-05)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is globally known to be a primary source of nicotine
worldwide. This study was conducted to determine the effects of nicotine on the rhizosphere
and subsequent maize crop yield. Pot experiments ...
Ecology of bulinid snail intermediate hosts and transmission of schistosoma haematobium among school aged children in Shinyanga district, Tanzania
(2020-02)
This study investigated transmission of Schistosoma haematobium through longitudinal
parasitological, malacological and human water contact surveys. Urine samples collected
from school children were examined for S. ...
Epidemiology and impact of foot-and-mouth disease in districts located along the Uganda and Tanzania border
(2020-03)
The Uganda-Tanzania border area lies within the main risk areas for foot-and-mouth disease
(FMD) circulation. With the introduction of the progressive control pathway for FMD in
eastern Africa, reliable information on ...
Development of bio-pesticide for management of spodoptera frugiperda (j. e. smith) and other lepidoptera pests of maize in Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)
This study was conducted to evaluate the infestation levels and develop management option
for a Lepidoptera namely fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith). The survey
was carried out in three regions of northern ...
Influence of cattle movement, ecological and risk factors on trypanosome infections of cattle in Simanjiro and Monduli districts, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2020-03)
African animal trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease with significant impacts on
pastoral community livelihoods. This study sought to determine the influence of seasonal
cattle movements and risk factors including ...