The use of human antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in broiler chicken and domestic pig farming in Tanzania by Zuhura I. Kimera, Emmanuel C. Balandya, Mecky I. N. Matee, Lisa V. Adams

“…Conclusion High usage of veterinary, human, and other medicines, including ARVs, in animal production predisposes the Tanzanian community to public health threats, including antibiotic and antiretroviral resistance. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination for childbearing women using the modified Poisson regression model: a cross-sectional study of the Tanzania Demographic and Hea... by Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Retius Chifurira, Bonginkosi Duncan Ndlovu, Anisha Ananth

“…Therefore, this study aims to explore the prevalence and determinants associated with pregnancy termination among Tanzanian women. Methods Data for this study was extracted from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS). …”
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IncF Plasmids Are Commonly Carried by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Northern Tanzania by Beatus Lyimo, Joram Buza, Murugan Subbiah, Sylivester Temba, Honest Kipasika, Woutrina Smith, Douglas R. Call

“…Detection of these public health-relevant conjugative plasmids and antibiotic resistant traits in Tanzanian water suggests the possible pollution of these water sources from human, livestock, and wild animal wastes and also shows the potential of these water sources in the maintenance and transmission of these resistance traits between environments, animals, and people.…”
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The effect of traditional agricultural practices on the food consumption of households facing extreme weather events in Tanzania by Tim Wegenast, Niklas Hänze, Roos Haer, Marcel Birulés

“…Methods We combine temperature and rain data with information on farming practices and food consumption information provided by the Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture for more than 25,000 Tanzanian households nationwide. We rely on a matched differences-in-differences approach to account for selection bias and allow for causal inference. …”
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Knowledge and willingness towards malaria vaccines among caregivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Felista Mwingira, Deokary Matiya, Frank Chacky

“…Conclusion Malaria knowledge and willingness to vaccinate against malaria was high among Tanzanian caregivers despite the low awareness of malaria vaccines. …”
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Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adolescents and young adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Bombo Hospital in Tan... by Sophia Kamote, Novatus Apolinary Tesha, Bruno F Sunguya

“…The factors influencing ART adherence are context-specific and vary across countries and regions. In the Tanzanian context, there is a paucity of data regarding these factors.…”
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Determinants of healthcare insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: A multilevel mixed effect analysis. by Sanun Ally Kessy, Jovin R Tibenderana, Jomo Gimonge, Fabiola V Moshi

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The low health insurance coverage among Tanzanian women of reproductive age reveals significant gaps in healthcare access Socioeconomic factors, along with limited access to reliable health information, highlight the importance of comprehensive and inclusive strategies to increase healthcare coverage. …”
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Genome scans of facial features in East Africans and cross-population comparisons reveal novel associations. by Chenxing Liu, Myoung Keun Lee, Sahin Naqvi, Hanne Hoskens, Dongjing Liu, Julie D White, Karlijne Indencleef, Harold Matthews, Ryan J Eller, Jiarui Li, Jaaved Mohammed, Tomek Swigut, Stephen Richmond, Mange Manyama, Benedikt Hallgrímsson, Richard A Spritz, Eleanor Feingold, Mary L Marazita, Joanna Wysocka, Susan Walsh, Mark D Shriver, Peter Claes, Seth M Weinberg, John R Shaffer

“…We applied an open-ended data-driven phenotyping approach to a sample of 2,595 3D facial images collected on Tanzanian children. This approach segments the face into hierarchically arranged, multivariate features that capture the shape variation after adjusting for age, sex, height, weight, facial size and population stratification. …”
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Evaluation of a pilot family planning educational seminar and subsequent attitudes towards family planning among Muslim communities in Tanzania. by Alexandra A Cordeiro, Hajirah Gumanneh, Aneth Nzali, Valencia J Lambert, Amina Yussuph, Albert Kihunrwa, Yassin Mchondo, Ramadhan Mtita, Hidaya Yahaya, Samuel E Kalluvya, Joyce Wamoyi, Mehrunisha Suleman, Jennifer A Downs, Agrey H Mwakisole

“…Building on data demonstrating the effectiveness of religious leaders in Tanzania to provide public health information in communities, the aim of this study was to understand whether and how an educational seminar about FP that was provided to Tanzanian Muslim religious leaders could be an effective means by which education about FP could reach members of their communities. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) among Women with Macerated Stillbirth: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study from Mwanza, Tanzania by Helmut A. Nyawale, Elieza Chibwe, Fridolin Mujuni, Lidya Maiga, Albert Silvin, Alda Ester Chongo, Bertrand Msemwa, Vitus Silago, Mtebe Majigo, Doreen Kamori, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo

“…This calls for the need to consider introducing screening of these infections in the Tanzanian antenatal package and further studies to explore the role of these viruses in causing stillbirth in Tanzania.…”
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Kidney disease among adults on tenofovir-based second-line antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Sabina F. Mugusi, Grace A. Shayo, Philip G. Sasi, Lulu S. Fundikira, Eric A. Aris, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ferdinand M. Mugusi

“…Conclusion: Adults on second-line ART containing TDF were found to have a high prevalence of renal kidney disease in the Tanzanian context. Predictors of kidney disease were older age, proteinuria, and ATV/r-based regimen as compared to LPV/r.…”
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Effective and sustainable prevention and control of pork tapeworm diseases in humans and pigs in Tanzania: a policy brief by Helena A. Ngowi, George Makingi, Fredy Mlowe, Fredy Mlowe, Christina Wilson, Flora Kajuna, Flora Kajuna, Mwemezi Kabululu, Mwemezi Kabululu, Ayubu Churi, Chacha Nyangi, Chacha Nyangi, Mary-Winnie Nanyaro, Innocent Melkiory, Cosmas Nonga, Shanel V. Matembo, Bernard James Ngowi, Fatna Kivava, Christina Kitundu, Antony Nyerere, Ernatus Mkupasi

“…The parasite causes epilepsy in humans and is estimated to be responsible for approximately 212 deaths per year in Tanzania. The parasite costs Tanzanian society approximately USD 8 million annually due to costs for management of epilepsy caused by the parasite (USD 5 million) and losses due to condemnation of infected pork (USD 3 million). …”
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Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy by Mohammad Amin Manavi, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Hamed Shafaroodi, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

“…Both epilepsy prevalence and incidence have evolved over the past three decades in a Tanzanian area endemic for onchocerciasis. Researchers have studied the effects of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin on OAE. …”
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Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

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Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya by Irene N. Ogali, Paul O. Okumu, Erick O. Mungube, Jacqueline K. Lichoti, Stephen Ogada, Grace K. Moraa, Bernard R. Agwanda, Sheila C. Ommeh

“…Amino acid residues and substitutions in the structural proteins of the three isolates were similar to the newly isolated Tanzanian NDV strain (Mbeya/MT15). A similarity matrix showed a high similarity of the isolates to NDV strains of class II genotype V (89–90%) and subgenotype Vd (95–97%). …”
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The burden of generational harm due to alcohol use in Tanzania: A mixed method study of pregnant women. by Kirstin West, Alena Pauley, Mia Buono, Miriana Mikindo, Yvonne Sawe, Joseph Kilasara, Francis Sakita, Sharla Rent, Bariki Mchome, Blandina T Mmbaga, Catherine A Staton

“…This group also reported the highest weekly alcohol expenses, with 18.1% spending over 10,000 Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per week. Median [IQR] DrInC scores were 0 [0-0] for pregnant women, 0 [0-7] for younger non-pregnant women, and 0 [0-1] for older non-pregnant women. …”
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Machine learning derived retinal pigment score from ophthalmic imaging shows ethnicity is not biology by Anand E. Rajesh, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Alasdair N. Warwick, Yue Wu, Kelsey V. Stuart, Mahantesh I. Biradar, Chuin Ying Ung, Anthony P. Khawaja, Robert Luben, Paul J. Foster, Charles R. Cleland, William U. Makupa, Alastair K. Denniston, Matthew J. Burton, Andrew Bastawrous, Pearse A. Keane, Mark A. Chia, Angus W. Turner, Cecilia S. Lee, Adnan Tufail, Aaron Y. Lee, Catherine Egan, UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium

“…RPS was validated using two large epidemiological studies with demographic and genetic data (UK Biobank and EPIC-Norfolk Study) and reproduced in a Tanzanian, an Australian, and a Chinese dataset. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of RPS from UK Biobank identified 20 loci with known associations with skin, iris and hair pigmentation, of which eight were replicated in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort. …”
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Implementing adaptive e-learning for newborn care in Tanzania: an observational study of provider engagement and knowledge gains by Peter Andrew Meaney, Christine Lynn Joyce, Ambrose Agweyu, Joseph R Mwanga, Marc Berg, Adolfine Hokororo, Hanston Ndosi, Alex Dahlen, Theopista Jacob, Florence Salvatory Kalabamu, Rishi Mediratta, Boris Rozenfeld, Zachary Haines Smith, Neema Chami, Namala Mkopi, Castory Mwanga, Enock Diocles

“…Introduction To improve healthcare provider knowledge of Tanzanian newborn care guidelines, we developed adaptive Essential and Sick Newborn Care (aESNC), an adaptive e-learning environment. …”
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Teneur nutritionnelle des aliments « préférés » et « non-préférés » du Mangabey de Sanje (Cercocebus sanjei). Test du modèle «fallback foods » et choix saisonnier de nourriture... by Guillaume Pagès

“…La teneur en tannins condensés s’est avérée dans certains cas, plus haute dans les aliments « préférés » (fruits Ficus : 7,11 % tannins condensés/poids sec) que dans les aliments « non-préférés », ce qui pose un problème de généralisation concernant la qualité dite hautement nutritive des aliments dits « préférés ».Je souhaite remercier mon comité de thèse, Dr Carolyn Ehardt, Dr Thad Bartlett et Dr Joanna Lambert pour leur soutien et leur aide dans l’analyse des données et l’écriture de ma thèse, ainsi que le Park National d’Udzungwa et le Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute pour leur soutien logistique pendant l’étude. …”
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Optimal control applied to a stage-structured cassava mosaic disease model with vector feeding behavior by Eva Lusekelo, Mlyashimbi Helikumi, Salamida Daudi, Steady Mushayabasa

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