Search Results - "Kilale, Andrew Martin"
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Economic burden of tuberculosis in Tanzania: a national survey of costs faced by tuberculosis-affected households
Published in BMC public health (29-03-2022)“…Although tuberculosis (TB) care is free in Tanzania, TB-associated costs may compromise access to services and treatment adherence resulting in poor outcomes…”
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Knowledge of Tuberculosis preventive treatment among people living with HIV: A cross-sectional survey in selected regions of Tanzania
Published in PloS one (01-08-2024)“…Tuberculosis remains a significant global health concern, especially for People Living with HIV, who are at an increased risk of severe TB disease. Despite the…”
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The second national anti‐tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Tanzania, 2017–2018
Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01-10-2022)“…Objective To determine the levels and patterns of resistance to first‐ and second‐line anti‐tuberculosis (TB) drugs among new and previously treated sputum…”
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Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in domestic pigs following albendazole deworming intervention in rural communities of Mbulu district, Tanzania
Published in Food and waterborne parasitology (01-09-2024)“…Taeniosis and cysticercosis are infections caused by cestodes, Taenia solium is among them. T.solium neurocysticercosis accounts for 30% of acquired epilepsy…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania
Published in Zoonotic diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (03-05-2024)“…Background: Taeniosis and cysticercosis are human infections caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This study is a baseline for community-based…”
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Implementing tuberculosis patient cost surveys in resource-constrained settings: lessons from Tanzania
Published in BMC public health (25-11-2022)“…Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionally affects persons and families who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Therefore, a patient cost survey was…”
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Phylogenetic lineages of tuberculosis isolates and their association with patient demographics in Tanzania
Published in BMC genomics (05-08-2022)“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis presents several lineages each with distinct characteristics of evolutionary status, transmissibility, drug resistance, host…”
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Who Has Mycobacterial Disease? A Cross Sectional Study in Agropastoral Communities in Tanzania
Published in PloS one (23-05-2016)“…To determine and describe clinical symptoms, demographic characteristics and environmental exposures as determinants of pulmonary mycobacterial diseases among…”
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Experienced and Perceived Risks of Mycobacterial Diseases: A Cross Sectional Study among Agropastoral Communities in Northern Tanzania
Published in PloS one (24-06-2015)“…The current study was conducted to assess experienced risk factors and perceptions of mycobacterial diseases in communities in northern Tanzania. We conducted…”
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Sharing food with infants in Hadza communities in Tanzania
Published in Infant behavior & development (2022)“…By analyzing mealtime interactions of Tanzanian Hadza infants with their interactional partners, we explored how two foundational schemas, namely…”
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Evaluating the modulation of peripheral immune profile in people living with HIV and
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (02-08-2024)“…Background The parasitic infection caused by Taenia solium represents a significant public health concern in developing countries. Larval invasion of body…”
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Speech acts addressed to Hadza infants in Tanzania: Cross-cultural comparison, speaker age, and camp livelihood
Published in First language (01-06-2021)“…This study deals with speech acts addressed to Hadza infants in Tanzania, a group that has traditionally lived off hunting and gathering. Three research…”
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Evaluating the modulation of peripheral immune profile in people living with HIV and (Neuro)cysticercosis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (02-08-2024)“…The parasitic infection caused by Taenia solium represents a significant public health concern in developing countries. Larval invasion of body tissues leads…”
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Prevalence and risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in urinary tract infections among inpatients in the tertiary hospitals in Zanzibar (Tanzania): a prospective cross-sectional study
Published in The Pan African medical journal (2024)“…Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production among Enterobacteriaceae, such as E. coli, has been increasing worldwide, which causes treatment failure for…”
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Risk factors for resistance to antimicrobial drugs among extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli from urinary tract infection inpatients in tertiary health care facilities in Zanzibar: a retrospective health facility-based study
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Experienced and Perceived Risks of Mycobacterial Diseases: A Cross Sectional Study among Agropastoral Communities in Northern Tanzania: e0130180
Published in PloS one (01-06-2015)“…Objective The current study was conducted to assess experienced risk factors and perceptions of mycobacterial diseases in communities in northern Tanzania…”
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