Publications by authors named "E S Majaliwa"
Pediatric cancer is a significant and growing burden in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this project was to describe the factors influencing access to pediatric cancer care in Northern Tanzania using the Three Delays Model. This was a cross-sectional qualitative study conducted between June and August 2023 at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC).
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- Wilms tumor is the most common kidney cancer in children, mainly caused by non-genetic factors, but can also be linked to specific genes.
- Familial cases of Wilms tumors are rare, with four previously described families linked to pathogenic variants in the CTR9 gene, often inherited from unaffected fathers.
- The report introduces female siblings, one with a bilateral Wilms tumor, who have a new splice site variant in the CTR9 gene leading to exon 9 deletion, confirming that CTR9 variants are a rare cause of Wilms tumors typically seen in families.
Introduction: Over the past two decades, Tanzania's burden of non-communicable diseases has grown disproportionately, but limited resources are still prioritized. A trained human resource for health is urgently needed to combat these diseases. However, continuous medical education for NCDs is scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained healthcare systems and presented unique challenges for children requiring cancer care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to cancer care for children and adolescents in Northern Tanzania.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the demographic and clinical characteristics of 547 pediatric and adolescent cancer patients (ages 0-19 years old) between 2016 and 2022 using the population-based Kilimanjaro Cancer Registry (KCR).
Background: Data for latent tuberculosis in patients with type 1 Diabetes in Africa is limited. We assessed the prevalence of latent tuberculosis in youth and children with type 1 Diabetes in Dar es Salaam -Tanzania.
Methods: Our cross-sectional study recruited children and youth with T1DM by stage of puberty, glycaemic control, and age at diagnosis from January to December 2021 in Dar es Salaam.