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Assessment of the applicability of p16 and top2a biomarkers for cervical cancer diagnosis in northern Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-12)
Biomarkers provide valuable information for the early detection of cervical cancer. However,
they are seldom utilized for the prognosis of cervical cancer in Tanzania, where visual inspection
with acetic acid (VIA) or ...
Mitochondrial DNA revealed a single stock structure of the Spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) (Teleostei; Clupeidae) in Tanzanian coastal waters
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-06-12)
The Spotted sardinella Amblygaster sirm are small pelagic fish that are important protein source to coastal communities in the Indo-West Pacific. In this study, a cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene of A. sirm from ...
Epidemiology and Economic Importance of African Animal Trypanosomiasis
(IGI Global, 2021)
African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), also called Nagana, is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by an extracellular protozoan belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. It has serious effects on the health status and welfare ...
Iodine status and dietary habits among Primary School children in Kinondoni, Tanzania
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)
Tanzania is one of the countries where excessive iodine intake has been reported; hence
intervention and identification of possible causes is required. The present study assessed iodine
status and determined the critical ...
Assessment of environmental enteric dysfunction (eed) in Healthy and undernourished children-a crosstalk between eed and stunting
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)
Undernutrition affects 20% of children under five in the developing world. Stunting is a
prevalent form of undernutrition. Global prevalence of stunting in 2019 was 21.4%, while
current Tanzania national average is ...
Development of maize-based composite flour enriched with mushroom for complementary feeding
(NM-AIST, 2021-08)
Complementary foods based on habitual cereals such as maize have been linked with the
promotion of under-nutrition in young children. This study aimed at improving the nutritional
value of maize flour commonly used as a ...
Perceptions and experiences of community-networks that facilitate engagement in health research: Ifakara Health Institute-Bagamoyo case-study
(NM-AIST, 2021-05)
Involvement of communities in the field of health research collectively known as community
engagement is considered as ethical conduct of research. At the Ifakara Health Research
Institute (IHI) in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, ...
Dog-related practices among rural communities in the Kilosa District, Tanzania: implications for rabies prevention interventions
(NM-AIST, 2021-07)
Rabies is a disease which is most transmitted to humans through infected domestic dog bites.
The disease is preventable through mass dog vaccination (MDV) or timely access to Postexposure
Prophylaxis
(PEP)
injections ...
“He Who Relies on His Brother's Property Dies Poor”: The Complex Narratives of Livestock Care in Northern Tanzania
(Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021-11-03)
Background: Endemic zoonoses have important impacts for livestock-dependent households in East Africa. In these communities, people's health and livelihoods are severely affected by livestock disease losses. Understanding ...
Factors influencing the sustainability of homestead vegetable production intervention in Rufiji, Tanzania: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2022-09-20)
There is growing evidence that home vegetable gardening interventions improve food security and nutrition outcomes at the family level. Sustainability of many of these community interventions remain a challenge. This study ...