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Participatory Development of Practical, Affordable, Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Proofing for a Range of Housing Designs in Rural Southern Tanzania
(Research Square, 2022-02)
Background
Insecticidal mosquito-proof netting screens could combine the best features of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), the two most important front line vector control interventions ...
Causal relationship between Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), poor WaSH practices and growth failure in children from Rukwa-Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2022-07)
Stunting is the most prevalent form of chronic undernutrition. The Rukwa region in Tanzania has one of the highest prevalence of stunting, despite being one of the most food secure region in the country. It is therefore ...
Whole genome sequencing-based drug resistance predictions of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tanzania
(Oxford University Press, 2022-04-21)
Background: Rifampicin- or multidrug-resistant (RR/MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains
account for considerable morbidity and mortality globally. WGS-based prediction of drug resistance may guide
clinical ...
Comparison of cone bioassay estimates at two laboratories with different Anopheles mosquitoes for quality assurance of pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets
(Springer Nature., 2022-07-07)
ckground: Quality assurance (QA) of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) delivered to malaria-endemic countries is con ducted by measuring physiochemical parameters, but not bioefcacy against malaria mosquitoes. This study ...
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 ...
The focused quantitative EEG bio-marker in studying childhood atrophic encephalopathy
(Springer Nature Limited, 2022-08-04)
Although it is a normal involution process in advanced age, brain atrophy—also termed atrophic
encephalopathy—can also occur prematurely in childhood as a consequential efect of brain tissues
injury through trauma or ...
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 ...
Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: lessons for optimization and replication
(bioRxiv, 2022-03-13)
Objectives Dog vaccination can eliminate rabies, but annual delivery strategies do not sustain vaccination coverage between campaigns. We describe the development of a community-based continuous mass dog vaccination (CBC-MDV) ...
Impact of early diagnosis of impaired glucose regulation in tuberculosis: Comparison of clinical outcomes in people with tuberculosis in Tanzania
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-08-04)
Objective
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been known to compromise tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes. Association data are limited for early hyperglycaemia detection and TB treatment outcomes. Thus, we assessed treatment ...
A case-control study on the driving factors of childhood brain volume loss: What pediatricians must explore
(PLOS ONE, 2022-12-30)
Background
The brain volume loss also known as brain atrophy is increasingly observed among children in the course of performing neuroimaging using CT scan and MRI brains. While severe forms of brain volume loss are ...