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How gender and religion impact uptake of family planning: results from a qualitative study in Northwestern Tanzania by Sundararajan, Radhika, Yoder, Lauren Mica, Kihunrwa, Albert, Aristide, Christine, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Downs, David J, Mwakisole, Agrey H, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Women in Tanzania report a high unmet need for both information about and access to family planning. Prior studies have demonstrated the complex and variable…”
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Refining Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium Infections: Antigen and Antibody Detection in Urine by de Dood, Claudia J, Hoekstra, Pytsje T, Mngara, Julius, Kalluvya, Samuel E, van Dam, Govert J, Downs, Jennifer A, Corstjens, Paul L A M

“…Traditional microscopic examination of urine or stool for schistosome eggs lacks sensitivity compared to measurement of schistosome worm-derived circulating…”
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Educating religious leaders to promote uptake of male circumcision in Tanzania: a cluster randomised trial by Downs, Jennifer A, Dr, Mwakisole, Agrey H, DIS, Chandika, Alphonce B, MD, Lugoba, Shibide, MPH, Kassim, Rehema, MCED, Laizer, Evarist, Magambo, Kinanga A, MD, Lee, Myung Hee, PhD, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Prof, Downs, David J, PhD, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Prof

“…Summary Background Male circumcision is being widely deployed as an HIV prevention strategy in countries with high HIV incidence, but its uptake in sub-Saharan…”
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Prevalence of Hyperuricemia and Associated Factors Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Northwestern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdel, Kulthum A, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Sadiq, Abid M, Ashir, Abdel, Masikini, Peter I

“…There has been increasing evidence of the association between hyperuricemia and diabetes mellitus (DM). In the general population, hyperuricemia has been…”
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Impact of antiretroviral therapy on renal function among HIV-infected Tanzanian adults: a retrospective cohort study by Mpondo, Bonaventura C T, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Peck, Robert N, Kabangila, Rodrick, Kidenya, Benson R, Ephraim, Lucheri, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Data regarding the outcomes of HIV-infected adults with baseline renal dysfunction who start antiretroviral therapy are conflicting. We followed up a…”
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Virological impact of HIV drug-resistance testing in children, adolescents, and adults failing first-line ART in Tanzania by Henerico, Shimba, Lyimo, Eric, Makubi, Abel N., Magesa, Daniel, Desderius, Bernard, Mueller, Andreas, Changalucha, John, Aloyce, Michael, Maziku, Bence, Kidenya, Benson R., Kalluvya, Samuel E., Van Zyl, Gert, Preiser, Wolfgang, Mshana, Stephen E., Kasang, Christa

“…•Impact of HIV drug-resistance testing in patients with virological failure was assessed.•Genotypic drug-resistance assay is a valuable tool for selecting…”
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"If I chose to listen to people, I possibly wouldn't be using family planning": Impact of external influences on women's contraceptive autonomy in rural Northwest Tanzania by Lambert, Valencia J, Samson, Anna, Nzali, Aneth, Mukasa, Lydia, Kachembeho, Neema, Bowers, Sheridan, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Mwakisole, Agrey H, Downs, Jennifer A

“…There is an increasing emphasis on promoting women's autonomy in reproductive decision-making, particularly given global efforts to increase contraceptive…”
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Insufficiency of annual praziquantel treatment to control Schistosoma mansoni infections in adult women: A longitudinal cohort study in rural Tanzania by Mishra, Pallavi, Colombe, Soledad, Paul, Ndalloh, Mlingi, Jane, Tosiri, Inobena, Aristide, Christine, Gao, Joanna, Kashangaki, Philibert, Nagai, Honest, Kalluvya, Samuel E, de Dood, Claudia J, Corstjens, Paul L, Mngara, Julius, van Dam, Govert J, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend annual mass drug administration using praziquantel in areas with high schistosome endemicity. Yet…”
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Impact of schistosome infection on long-term HIV/AIDS outcomes by Colombe, Soledad, Machemba, Richard, Mtenga, Baltazar, Lutonja, Peter, Kalluvya, Samuel E, de Dood, Claudia J, Hoekstra, Pytsje T, van Dam, Govert J, Corstjens, Paul L A M, Urassa, Mark, Changalucha, John M, Todd, Jim, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Africa bears the burden of approximately 70% of global HIV infections and 90% of global schistosome infections. We sought to investigate the impact of…”
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Utility of urine and serum lateral flow assays to determine the prevalence and predictors of cryptococcal antigenemia in HIV‐positive outpatients beginning antiretroviral therapy in Mwanza, Tanzania by Magambo, Kinanga A, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Kapoor, Shikha W, Seni, Jeremiah, Chofle, Awilly A, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Background Detection of subclinical cryptococcal disease using cryptococcal antigen screening among HIV‐positive individuals presents a potential opportunity…”
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Increased hepatotoxicity among HIV-infected adults co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study by Marti, Amon I, Colombe, Soledad, Masikini, Peter J, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Smart, Luke R, Wajanga, Bahati M, Jaka, Hyasinta, Peck, Robert N, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Little is known about hepatotoxicity in patients with schistosome and HIV co-infections. Several studies have reported increased liver enzymes and bilirubin…”
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HIV-1 Viral Loads Are Not Elevated in Individuals Co-infected With Schistosoma spp. After Adjustment for Duration of HIV-1 Infection by Colombe, Soledad, Corstjens, Paul L A M, de Dood, Claudia J, Miyaye, Donald, Magawa, Ruth G, Mngara, Julius, Kalluvya, Samuel E, van Lieshout, Lisette, van Dam, Govert J, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Studies of the role of co-infections on plasma HIV-1 RNA (HIV-1 viral load) have yielded incongruent results. The role of duration of HIV-1 infection on the…”
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Plasma concentrations of efavirenz and nevirapine among HIV-infected patients with immunological failure attending a tertiary hospital in North-western Tanzania by Gunda, Daniel W, Kasang, Christa, Kidenya, Benson R, Kabangila, Rodrick, Mshana, Stephen E, Kidola, Jeremiah, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Kongola, Gilbert W, Klinker, Hartwig

“…Sub-therapeutic and supra-therapeutic plasma concentrations of antriretrovirals are the significant causes of treatment failure and toxicity respectively among…”
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Primary resistance against integrase strand transfer inhibitors in integrase strand transfer inhibitor-naive patients failing first- and second-line ART in Tanzania by Henerico, Shimba, Lyimo, Eric, Makubi, Abel N, Magesa, Daniel, Desderius, Bernard, Mueller, Andreas, Changalucha, John, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Van Zyl, Gert, Preiser, Wolfgang, Mshana, Stephen E, Kasang, Christa

“…Sub-Saharan African countries are introducing integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) in their ART programmes as the preferred first-line regimen, and…”
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Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania's Lake Victoria Region by DOWNS, Jennifer A, MGUTA, Charles, KAATANO, Godfrey M, MITCHELL, Katrina B, BANG, Heejung, SIMPLICE, Harusha, KALLUVYA, Samuel E, CHANGALUCHA, John M, JOHNSON, Warren D, FITZGERALD, Daniel W

“…We conducted a community-based study of 457 women aged 18-50 years living in eight rural villages in northwest Tanzania. The prevalence of female urogenital…”
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High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in pregnant adolescent girls in Tanzania: a multi-community cross-sectional study by Hokororo, Adolfine, Kihunrwa, Albert, Hoekstra, Pytsje, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Changalucha, John M, Fitzgerald, Daniel W, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Limited data document sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among pregnant adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa, where prenatal screening typically includes only…”
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Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry by Matuja, Sarah Shali, Ngimbwa, Joshua, Andrew, Lilian, Shindika, Jemima, Nchasi, Goodluck, Kasala, Anna, Paul, Innocent Kitandu, Ndalahwa, Mary, Mawazo, Akili, Kalokola, Fredrick, Ngoya, Patrick, Rudovick, Ladius, Kilonzo, Semvua, Wajanga, Bahati, Massaga, Fabian, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Munseri, Patricia, Mnacho, Mohamed A, Okeng’o, Kigocha, Kimambo, Henrika, Manji, Mohamed, Ruggajo, Paschal, Nagu, Tumaini, Ahmed, Rashid Ali, Sheriff, Faheem, Mahawish, Karim, Mangat, Halinder, Nguyen-Huynh, Mai N, Saylor, Deanna, Peck, Robert

“…Background: Stroke is a second leading cause of death globally, with an estimated one in four adults suffering a stroke in their lifetime. We aimed to describe…”
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Altered Cervical Mucosal Gene Expression and Lower Interleukin 15 Levels in Women With Schistosoma haematobium Infection but Not in Women With Schistosoma mansoni Infection by Dupnik, Kathryn M, Lee, Myung Hee, Mishra, Pallavi, Reust, Mary Juliet, Colombe, Soledad, Haider, Syeda Razia, Yao, Benjamin, Vick, Kaitlin, Zhang, Tuo, Xiang, Jenny, Miyaye, Donald, Magawa, Ruth, Lyimo, Eric, Mukerebe, Crispin, Mngara, Julius, Kalluvya, Samuel E, de Dood, Claudia J, van Dam, Govert J, Corstjens, Paul L A M, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Abstract Background Schistosomiasis increases the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition in women by mechanisms that are incompletely defined…”
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Prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug resistance in Mwanza, Tanzania by Rudovick, Ladius, Brauner, Jan M, Englert, Johanna, Seemann, Carolina, Plugaru, Karina, Kidenya, Benson R, Kalluvya, Samuel E, Scheller, Carsten, Kasang, Christa

“…In a 2008-10 study, we found a pretreatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) prevalence of 18.2% in patients at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) in Mwanza, Tanzania. To…”
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Gene Expression Differences in Host Response to Schistosoma haematobium Infection by Dupnik, Kathryn M, Reust, Mary Juliet, Vick, Kaitlin M, Yao, Benjamin, Miyaye, Donald, Lyimo, Eric, Mukerebe, Crispin, Mngara, Julius, Kalluvya, Samuel E, de Dood, Claudia J, Corstjens, Paul L A M, van Dam, Govert J, Zhang, Tuo, Xiang, Jenny, Lee, Myung Hee, Downs, Jennifer A

“…Schistosome worms infect over 200 million people worldwide. They live in the host's bloodstream and alter host immunity. Epidemiological data suggest that…”
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