Search Results - "Shayo, Benjamin C."
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Prevalence and risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A population based study in Tanzanian rural community
Published in PloS one (25-04-2018)“…The prevalence and risk-factors of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in Tanzania are unknown. To help elucidate the problem, we assessed POP and associated…”
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Urinary incontinence and its relation to delivery circumstances: A population-based study from rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Published in PloS one (23-01-2019)“…To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI), the different UI subtypes and the association between UI and delivery…”
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Trend in female genital mutilation and its associated adverse birth outcomes: A 10-year retrospective birth registry study in Northern Tanzania
Published in PloS one (06-01-2021)“…Approximately 200 million women and girls were reported to have undergone female genital mutilation worldwide in 2015.UNICEF's data based on household survey…”
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Gynecological hysterectomy in Northern Tanzania: a cross- sectional study on the outcomes and correlation between clinical and histological diagnoses
Published in BMC women's health (12-06-2020)“…Background Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynaecological procedures performed worldwide. The magnitude of the complications related to hysterectomy and…”
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“I just wear it and I become normal”: a qualitative study of Tanzanian women’s experiences with long-term vaginal pessary use for stress urinary incontinence
Published in BMJ open (20-01-2021)“…IntroductionPrevious research has shown that vaginal pessaries are a cost-effective treatment for women worldwide suffering from stress urinary incontinence…”
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Cervical cancer in Northern Tanzania-What do women living with HIV know
Published in Frontiers in oncology (09-01-2023)“…Cervical cancer (CC) is more prevalent in women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection compared to the general population. The magnitude is…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraception in Bukombe District, Geita Region, Tanzania: a community- based study
Published in Contraception and reproductive medicine (11-12-2020)“…Globally, approximately half of all pregnancies occur before 24 months after child birth. In Sub Saharan Africa the unmet need for family planning is highest…”
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"The phone number tells us good things we didn't know before." Use of interactive voice response calling for improving knowledge and uptake of family planning methods among Maasai in Tanzania
Published in PLOS digital health (01-05-2023)“…Maasai living in the Arusha region, Tanzania, face challenges in feeding their children because of decreasing grazing grounds for their cattle. Therefore, they…”
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Is abdominal hysterectomy still the surgery of choice in sub-Saharan Africa?
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (01-04-2021)“…A trend toward minimally invasive surgery is increasing worldwide. However, reports on the extent and the role of vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy in…”
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Vaginal pessaries in the management of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a pre-post interventional study
Published in International Urogynecology Journal (01-08-2019)“…Introduction and hypothesis The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of vaginal pessaries in managing symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP)…”
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Environmental Justice: A Missing Core Tenet of Global Health
Published in American journal of bioethics (03-03-2024)Get full text
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Management of stress urinary incontinence using vaginal incontinence pessaries in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Published in International Urogynecology Journal (01-06-2020)“…Introduction and hypothesis The effect of incontinence pessaries for urine incontinence (UI) has previously been described in studies from high-income…”
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Medical management of induced and incomplete first-trimester abortion by non-physicians in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (01-04-2021)“…Unsafe abortion is the cause of a substantial number of maternal mortalities and morbidities globally, but specifically in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Predictors and Barriers to Post Abortion Family Planning Uptake in Hai District, Northern Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study
Published in The East African health research journal (01-01-2021)“…Introduction: Post Abortion Care (PAC) encompassing family planning counselling and contraception provision is a key strategy to reducing maternal morbidity…”
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Medical Management of Induced and Incomplete First-Trimester Abortion by Non-physicians in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Published in Obstetrical & gynecological survey (01-08-2021)“…(Abstracted from Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2021;100:718–726) Globally, unsafe abortion results in between 5% and 13% of maternal deaths each year, and 95% of…”
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