Search Results - "SHIRIMA, Kizito"
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Incentivising safe sex: a randomised trial of conditional cash transfers for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention in rural Tanzania
Published in BMJ open (01-01-2012)“…ObjectiveThe authors evaluated the use of conditional cash transfers as an HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention strategy to incentivise safe…”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Counselling Strategy on Neonatal Care and Survival: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Six Districts of Rural Southern Tanzania
Published in PLoS medicine (01-09-2015)“…We report a cluster-randomised trial of a home-based counselling strategy, designed for large-scale implementation, in a population of 1.2 million people in…”
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Human resources for health care delivery in Tanzania: a multifaceted problem
Published in Human resources for health (22-02-2012)“…Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in funds for procurement of health commodities in developing countries. A major challenge now is the efficient…”
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Performance of HRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test for malaria and its variation with age in an area of intense malaria transmission in southern Tanzania
Published in Malaria journal (26-10-2010)“…The use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has been widely advocated to improve Plasmodium falciparum diagnosis, especially in settings where quality…”
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Health and survival of young children in southern Tanzania
Published in BMC public health (03-06-2008)“…With a view to developing health systems strategies to improve reach to high-risk groups, we present information on health and survival from household and…”
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Cluster-randomized study of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants (IPTi) in southern Tanzania: evaluation of impact on survival
Published in Malaria journal (30-12-2011)“…Intermittent Preventive Treatment for malaria control in infants (IPTi) consists of the administration of a treatment dose of an anti-malarial drug, usually…”
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The use of personal digital assistants for data entry at the point of collection in a large household survey in southern Tanzania
Published in Emerging themes in epidemiology (01-06-2007)“…Survey data are traditionally collected using pen-and-paper, with double data entry, comparison of entries and reconciliation of discrepancies before data…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of IPTi on malaria using routine health information from sentinel health centres in southern Tanzania
Published in Malaria journal (14-02-2011)“…Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) consists of the administration of a treatment dose of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) at the…”
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Labour and delivery ward register data availability, quality, and utility - Every Newborn - birth indicators research tracking in hospitals (EN-BIRTH) study baseline analysis in three countries
Published in BMC health services research (12-08-2020)“…Countries with the highest burden of maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths often have little information on these deaths. Since over 81% of births…”
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Kangaroo mother care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…Kangaroo mother care (KMC) reduces mortality among stable neonates ≤2000 g. Lack of data tracking coverage and quality of KMC in both surveys and routine…”
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Birthweight measurement processes and perceived value: qualitative research in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Tanzania
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…Globally an estimated 20.5 million liveborn babies are low birthweight (LBW) each year, weighing less than 2500 g. LBW babies have increased risk of mortality…”
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Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…An estimated >2 million babies stillborn around the world each year lack visibility. Low- and middle-income countries carry 84% of the burden yet have the…”
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Electronic data collection for multi-country, hospital-based, clinical observation of maternal and newborn care: EN-BIRTH study experiences
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…Observation of care at birth is challenging with multiple, rapid and potentially concurrent events occurring for mother, newborn and placenta. Design of…”
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Counting on birth registration: mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…Birth registration marks a child's right to identity and is the first step to establishing citizenship and access to services. At the population level, birth…”
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Uterotonics for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Published in BMC pregnancy and childbirth (26-03-2021)“…Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of preventable maternal mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends uterotonic…”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Counselling Strategy on Neonatal Care and Survival: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Six Districts of Rural Southern Tanzania: e1001881
Published in PLoS medicine (01-09-2015)“…Background We report a cluster-randomised trial of a home-based counselling strategy, designed for large-scale implementation, in a population of 1.2 million…”
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Evaluating the effect of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth (HMS BAB) training in Tanzania and Uganda: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (06-07-2017)“…Postpartum haemorrhage complicates approximately 10% of all deliveries and contributes to at least a quarter of all maternal deaths worldwide. The…”
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Timeliness and completeness of vaccination and risk factors for low and late vaccine uptake in young children living in rural southern Tanzania
Published in International health (01-06-2013)“…Background We studied coverage and timeliness of vaccination and risk factors for low and delayed vaccine uptake in children aged <2 years in rural Tanzania…”
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Community Effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Infants (IPTi) in Rural Southern Tanzania
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-05-2010)“…Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine shows evidence of efficacy in individually randomized,…”
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“Every Newborn-BIRTH” protocol: observational study validating indicators for coverage and quality of maternal and newborn health care in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania
Published in Journal of global health (07-03-2019)“…BackgroundTo achieve Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage, programmatic data are essential. The Every Newborn Action Plan, agreed by all…”
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