Publications by authors named "B M Minja"
Key Clinical Message: Button battery ingestion has been a common condition encountered by otorhinolaryngologists. Impaction in the esophagus can lead to serious and fatal complications such as tracheoesophageal fistula. Management involves a multidisciplinary team and varies from supportive therapy to surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence of Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Manifestations Among HIV Seropositive Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.
HIV AIDS (Auckl)
September 2020
Background: To date, HIV/AIDS remains a threat of the 21st century. The overall rate of new HIV infection continues to decline in several countries, but there is still a remarkable burden of disease seen in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies observed that 70% to 90% of HIV-infected patients present with ear, nose and throat symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To compare different treatment regimens of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in school children, in regard to their consequence in hearing and discharge from the ear drum perforation.
Design: Randomised controlled trial.
Setting: Randomly selected primary schools within Dar es Salaam.
Objectives: To determine whether sound in the study areas was of sufficient intensity to cause hearing loss and if so whether those exposed have been affected and to determine whether workers/employees in the study areas were aware that sound can cause hearing loss and if so whether they knew that this can be prevented by ear protection.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Industrial area A and B randomly selected from among industries in Dar es Salaam.
Objectives: To determine the aetiology of chronic otitis media (COM) in Dar es Salaam and to find out the shelf life of boric acid in spirit ear drops (BAISED).
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Muhimbili Medical Centre and selected primary schools within Dar es Salaam.