Search Results - "Mashasi, Irene"

Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for HIV transmission in female bar workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review by Dambach, Peter, Mahenge, Bathsheba, Mashasi, Irene, Muya, Aisa, Barnhart, Dale A, Bärnighausen, Till W, Spiegelman, Donna, Harling, Guy

“…Although sex workers are considered a key population in the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), less consideration has been given to female bar workers…”
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Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: a mixed-methods study by Binyaruka, Peter, Mtenga, Sally M, Mashasi, Irene, Karugu, Caroline H, Mohamed, Shukri F, Asiki, Gershim, Mair, Frances S, Gray, Cindy M

“…BackgroundPeople with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at increased risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19. Vaccination can improve outcomes, but vaccine hesitancy…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes care and factors associated with care disruption in Kenya and Tanzania by Sanya, Richard E, Karugu, Caroline H, Binyaruka, Peter, Mohamed, Shukri F, Kisia, Lyagamula, Kibe, Peter, Mashasi, Irene, Mhalu, Grace, Bunn, Christopher, Deidda, Manuela, Mair, Frances S, Grieve, Eleanor, Gray, Cindy M, Mtenga, Sally, Asiki, Gershim

“…The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare delivery globally, impacting care access and delivery of essential services. We investigated the pandemic's impact on…”
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HIV care and treatment clinic performance following President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-funded infrastructure improvement in Tanzania by Bashosho, Philberth, Stolka, Kristen, Chintowa, Florida, Goco, Norman, King, Simon J., Ashburn, Kimberly, Karungula, Happy, Mashasi, Irene, Do, Barbara, Mwakabole, Godfrey, Idindili, Boniphace M.

“…Purpose: To assess how the infrastructure improvements supported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States President’s…”
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Disrespectful treatment in primary care in rural Tanzania: beyond any single health issue by Larson, Elysia, Mbaruku, Godfrey, Kujawski, Stephanie A, Mashasi, Irene, Kruk, Margaret E

“…Knowing how patients are treated in care is foundational for creating patient-centred, high-quality health systems and identifying areas where policies and…”
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Measuring user experience of care among caregivers of sick children: Validation and descriptive analysis in a sample of 75 health facilities in rural Tanzania by Clarke‐Deelder, Emma, Eliakimu, Eliudi, Mbatia, Redempta, Bohren, Meghan A., Mashasi, Irene, Larson, Elysia

“…Objective User experience is an important aspect of quality of care that is highly valued by patients. However, there are currently no validated tools for…”
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“These are not good things for other people to know”: How rural Tanzanian women’s experiences of pregnancy loss and early neonatal death may impact survey data quality by Haws, Rachel A., Mashasi, Irene, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Darmstadt, Gary L., Winch, Peter J.

“…Little research in low-income countries has compared the social and cultural ramifications of loss in childbearing, yet the social experience of pregnancy loss…”
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Structural, interpersonal, psychosocial, and behavioral risk factors for HIV acquisition among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Barnhart, Dale A., Harling, Guy, Muya, Aisa, Ortblad, Katrina F., Mashasi, Irene, Dambach, Peter, Ulenga, Nzovu, Mboggo, Eric, Oldenburg, Catherine E., Bärnighausen, Till W., Spiegelman, Donna

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, female bar workers (FBWs) often serve as informal sex workers. Little is known about the prevalence of HIV and HIV-related risk factors…”
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Protocol for the evaluation of a pay for performance programme in Pwani region in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study by Borghi, Josephine, Mayumana, Iddy, Mashasi, Irene, Binyaruka, Peter, Patouillard, Edith, Njau, Ikunda, Maestad, Ottar, Abdulla, Salim, Mamdani, Masuma

“…The use of supply-side incentives to increase health service utilisation and enhance service quality is gaining momentum in many low- and middle-income…”
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HIV risk and pre-exposure prophylaxis interest among female bar workers in Dar es Salaam: cross-sectional survey by Harling, Guy, Muya, Aisa, Ortblad, Katrina F, Mashasi, Irene, Dambach, Peter, Ulenga, Nzovu, Barnhart, Dale, Mboggo, Eric, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Bärnighausen, Till, Spiegelman, Donna

“…ObjectiveFemale bar workers (FBW) in East Africa often conduct sex work to supplement their incomes, and may be vulnerable to HIV acquisition. Pre-exposure…”
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Thermal care for newborn babies in rural southern Tanzania: a mixed-method study of barriers, facilitators and potential for behaviour change by Shamba, Donat, Schellenberg, Joanna, Hildon, Zoe Jane-Lara, Mashasi, Irene, Penfold, Suzanne, Tanner, Marcel, Marchant, Tanya, Hill, Zelee

“…Hypothermia contributes to neonatal morbidity and mortality in low-income countries, yet little is known about thermal care practices in rural African…”
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Pay for performance: an analysis of the context of implementation in a pilot project in Tanzania by Olafsdottir, Anna Elisabet, Mayumana, Iddy, Mashasi, Irene, Njau, Ikunda, Mamdani, Masuma, Patouillard, Edith, Binyaruka, Peter, Abdulla, Salim, Borghi, Josephine

“…Pay for performance schemes are increasingly being implemented in low income countries to improve health service coverage and quality. This paper describes the…”
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These are not good things for other people to know: How rural Tanzanian women's experiences of pregnancy loss and early neonatal death may impact survey data quality: Joining-up thinking: Loss in childbearing from interdisciplinary perspectives by HAWS, Rachel A, MASHASI, Irene, MRISHO, Mwifadhi, SCHELLENBERG, Joanna Armstrong, DARMSTADT, Gary L, WINCH, Peter J

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Clean Home-delivery in Rural Southern Tanzania: Barriers, Influencers, and Facilitators by Shamba, Donat D, Schellenberg, Joanna, Penfold, Suzanne C, Mashasi, Irene, Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Manzi, Fatuma, Marchant, Tanya, Tanner, Marcel, Mshinda, Hassan, Schellenberg, David, Hill, Zelee

“…The study explored the childbirth-related hygiene and newborn care practices in home-deliveries in Southern Tanzania and barriers to and facilitators of…”
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