Quality of life of patients with vitiligo attending the Regional Dermatology Training Center in Northern Tanzania.

Background: Vitiligo is an acquired, predominantly asymptomatic, depigmenting disorder with profound psychological effects.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Regional Dermatology Training Center in Moshi, Tanzania. All 88 patients with vitiligo older than 15 years of age who attended the skin clinic from October 2009 to April 2010 were recruited.

Prevalence of HIV-1 infection in Zanzibar: results from a national HIV-1 serosurvey 2002.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV-1 infection in Pemba and Zanzibar islands

Methods: We used an interviewer-administered questionnaire that consisted of pre-coded and open-ended questions consisting of 29 items. The questionnaire was developed in English and translated into Swahili language before use. The questionnaire was pilot tested and modified before use.

Microbiological quality assessment of natural therapeutic herbal drug products prepared locally in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

One hundred and eighty one liquid and 183 powder preparations were purchased from different herbalists practising in open air markets in Hala District Dar es Salaam Region and analysed for total viable aerobic plate counts. Isolated microorganisms were identified by conventional microbiological and biochemical methods. The study revealed that the level of bacterial contamination in both liquid and powder drug samples was significantly higher (P <0.

Gender and willingness to pay for insecticides treated bed nets in a poor rural area in Tanzania.

Objective: To examine socio-economic and malaria related differences between males and females that may cause gender differences in willingness to pay (WTP) for insecticide treated bed nets in a poor rural area.

Design: A two-week-interval (test re-test) cross-sectional study.

Setting: Kisarawe District in coastal Tanzania.

Sexual behaviour among youths at high risk for HIV-1 infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Objectives: To investigate sex specific sexual behaviour in youths visiting a youth clinic for sexual and reproductive health in Dar es Saalam.

Methods: A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of youths between 10 and 24 years of age attending the youth health clinic in Dar es Saalam. The clinical investigation included testing for syphilis and HIV-1 antibodies

Results: 1423 youths attended the clinic between September 1997 and August 1998.