Knowledge about diabetes mellitus and its associated factors among diabetic outpatients at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania.

Diabetes mellitus is emerging as one of the major public health threats that contributed to 2% of all deaths in Tanzania in 2016. Although adequate knowledge related to diabetes mellitus is associated with early case detection, prevention, and minimization of health complications and socioeconomic-related consequences, there is less evidence about the adequacy of the community´s knowledge of diabetes in Tanzania. This study aimed to determine knowledge about diabetes mellitus and its associated factors among diabetic outpatients.

Performance of quality improvement teams and associated factors in selected regional referral hospitals in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: quality improvement teams facilitate improvement in the performance of the health facilities and simultaneously improving the quality of health services. There is scanty information on the factors associated with performance of quality improvement teams. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of members of the quality improvement teams on the factors influencing the performance of quality improvement teams in regional referral hospitals in Tanzania.

Perceptions of hospital staff on the performance of Quality Improvement teams in the regional referral hospitals in Tanzania: A cross sectional study.

Background: To ensure patient-centered quality care for all citizens, Quality Improvement (QI) teams have been established across all public hospitals in Tanzania. However, little is known about how hospital staff perceive the performance of hospital QI teams in Tanzania. This study assessed the perceptions of hospital staff of the performance of QI teams in selected regional referral hospitals in Tanzania.

Sustainability of quality improvement teams in selected regional referral hospitals in Tanzania.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the sustainability of hospital quality improvement teams and to assess factors influencing their sustainability in the regional referral hospital in Tanzania.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and August of 2018.

Setting And Participants: The study was conducted in four selected regional referral hospitals in Tanzania.