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Diabetic foot: prevalence, knowledge, and foot self‐care practices among diabetic patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – a cross‐sectional study by Chiwanga, Faraja S., Njelekela, Marina A.

“…Background At the time of diagnosis, more than 10 % of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus have one or two risk factors for a foot ulceration and a lifetime…”
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Urban and rural prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda by Chiwanga, Faraja S., Njelekela, Marina A., Diamond, Megan B., Bajunirwe, Francis, Guwatudde, David, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Kalyesubula, Robert, Adebamowo, Clement, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo, Reid, Todd G., Volmink, Jimmy, Laurence, Carien, Adami, Hans-Olov, Holmes, Michelle D., Dalal, Shona

“…The increase in prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa underlines the importance of understanding its magnitude and causes in different…”
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Elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es salaam, Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors by Muhihi, Alfa J, Njelekela, Marina A, Mpembeni, Rose N M, Muhihi, Bikolimana G, Anaeli, Amani, Chillo, Omary, Kubhoja, Sulende, Lujani, Benjamin, Maghembe, Mwanamkuu, Ngarashi, Davis

“…Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing countries, little data is available on blood pressure among Tanzanian children. This…”
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Effect of training community health workers and their interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in Morogoro, Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial by Muhihi, Alfa J, Urassa, David P, Mpembeni, Rose N M, Leyna, Germana H, Sunguya, Bruno F, Kakoko, Deodatus, Kessy, Anna Tengia, Njelekela, Marina A

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increasingly contribute to morbidity and mortality in Tanzania. Public knowledge about CVD risk factors is important for the…”
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Gender-related differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and their correlates in urban Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina A, Mpembeni, Rose, Muhihi, Alfa, Mligiliche, Nuru L, Spiegelman, Donna, Hertzmark, Ellen, Liu, Enju, Finkelstein, Julia L, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Willett, Walter C, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and…”
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Profile: The Dar Es Salaam Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Dar es Salaam HDSS) by Leyna, Germana H, Berkman, Lisa F, Njelekela, Marina A, Kazonda, Patrick, Irema, Kahema, Fawzi, Wafaie, Killewo, Japhet

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Glycemic Index and Microstructure Evaluation of Four Cereal Grain Foods by RamyaBai, Mookambika, Wedick, Nicole M., Shanmugam, Shobana, Arumugam, Kokila, Nagarajan, Lakshmipriya, Vasudevan, Kavitha, Gunasekaran, Geetha, Rajagopal, Gayathri, Spiegelman, Donna, Malik, Vasanti, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Hu, Frank B., Unnikrishnan, Ranjit, Willett, Walter, Malleshi, Nagappa, Njelekela, Marina A., Gimbi, Dorothy, Krishnaswamy, Kamala, Henry, CJK, Mohan, Viswanathan, Sudha, Vasudevan

“…To determine the glycemic index (GI) of selected cereals and association with their microstructure. The GI of whole grain pilaf (WGP), instant brown rice…”
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Prevalence and risk factor for injury in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry study by Diamond, Megan B, Dalal, Shona, Adebamowo, Clement, Guwatudde, David, Laurence, Carien, Ajayi, Ikeoluwapo O, Bajunirwe, Francis, Njelekela, Marina A, Chiwanga, Faraja, Adami, Hans-Olov, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Kalyesubula, Robert, Reid, Todd G, Hemenway, David, Holmes, Michelle D

“…Injury-related morbidity is a neglected health concern in many low-income and middle-income countries. Most injury data in Africa have been collected from…”
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Incidence and predictors of acute mountain sickness among trekkers on Mount Kilimanjaro by Jackson, Stewart J, Varley, James, Sellers, Claudia, Josephs, Katherine, Codrington, Lucy, Duke, Georgina, Njelekela, Marina A, Drummond, Gordon, Sutherland, Andrew I, Thompson, A A Roger, Baillie, J Kenneth

“…We investigated the incidence of AMS amongst a general population of trekkers on Mount Kilimanjaro, using the Lake Louise consensus scoring system (LLS)…”
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Overweight, obesity and perceptions about body weight among primary schoolchildren in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Mpembeni, Rose N M, Muhihi, Alfa J, Maghembe, Mwanamkuu, Ngarashi, Davis, Lujani, Benjamin, Chillo, Omary, Kubhoja, Sulende, Anaeli, Amani, Njelekela, Marina A

“…The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children has become a public health concern both in developing and developed countries. Previous…”
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Obesity, Overweight, and Perceptions about Body Weight among Middle-Aged Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Muhihi, Alfa J., Njelekela, Marina A., Mpembeni, Rose, Mwiru, Ramadhani S., Mligiliche, Nuru, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Background. Prevalence of obesity is increasing throughout the world at an alarming rate. Appropriate perception of one’s own body weight is important for…”
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Prevalence and determinants of obesity among primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Muhihi, Alfa J, Mpembeni, Rose N M, Njelekela, Marina A, Anaeli, Amani, Chillo, Omary, Kubhoja, Sulende, Lujani, Benjamin, Maghembe, Mwanamkuu, Ngarashi, Davis

“…Childhood obesity has increased dramatically and has become a public health concern worldwide. Childhood obesity is likely to persist through adulthood and may…”
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Overweight, obesity and perceptions about body weight among primary schoolchildren in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by MPEMBENI, ROSE N. M, MUHIHI, ALFA J, MAGHEMBE, MWANAMKUU, NGARASHI, DAVIS, LUJANI, BENJAMIN, CHILLO, OMARY, KUBHOJA, SULENDE, ANAELI, AMANI, NJELEKELA, MARINA A

“…The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children has become a public health concern both in developing and developed countries. Previous…”
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HIV treatment is associated with a two-fold higher probability of raised triglycerides: Pooled Analyses in 21 023 individuals in sub-Saharan Africa by Ekoru, Kenneth, Young, Elizabeth H, Dillon, David G, Gurdasani, Deepti, Stehouwer, Nathan, Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Levitt, Naomi S, Crowther, Nigel J, Nyirenda, Moffat, Njelekela, Marina A, Ramaiya, Kaushik, Nyan, Ousman, Adewole, Olanisun O, Anastos, Kathryn, Compostella, Caterina, Dave, Joel A, Fourie, Carla M, Friis, Henrik, Kruger, Iolanthe M, Longenecker, Chris T, Maher, Dermot P, Mutimura, Eugene, Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E, Praygod, George, Pefura Yone, Eric W, Pujades-Rodriguez, Mar, Range, Nyagosya, Sani, Mahmoud U, Sanusi, Muhammad, Schutte, Aletta E, Sliwa, Karen, Tien, Phyllis C, Vorster, Este H, Walsh, Corinna, Gareta, Dickman, Mashili, Fredirick, Sobngwi, Eugene, Adebamowo, Clement, Kamali, Anatoli, Seeley, Janet, Smeeth, Liam, Pillay, Deenan, Motala, Ayesha A, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Sandhu, Manjinder S

“…Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) regimes for HIV are associated with raised levels of circulating triglycerides (TG) in western populations. However, there are…”
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Urban and rural prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda by Chiwanga, Faraja S, Njelekela, Marina A, Diamond, Megan B, Bajunirwe, Francis, Guwatudde, David, Nankya-Mutyoba, Joan, Kalyesubula, Robert, Adebamowo, Clement, Ajayi, IkeOluwapo, Reid, Todd G, Volmink, Jimmy, Laurence, Carien, Adami, Hans-Olov, Holmes, Michelle D, Dalal, Shona

“…Background The increase in prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa underlines the importance of understanding its magnitude and causes in…”
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Knowledge and attitudes towards obesity among primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina A, Muhihi, Alfa, Mpembeni, Rose N M, Anaeli, Amani, Chillo, Omary, Kubhoja, Sulende, Lujani, Benjamin, Ngarashi, Davis, Maghembe, Mwanamkuu

“…Childhood obesity has increased over the past two decades. Child obesity is likely to persist through adulthood and increases the risk of non-communicable…”
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