Publications by authors named "S Mshana"
Introduction: HIV poses a significant global health concern, affecting adolescents among other populations. This is attributed to various vulnerabilities including biological factors, gender inequalities and limited access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, adolescent girls, and young women (AGYW) face double the risk of HIV infection compared to their male counterparts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Tanzania like other developing countries, TB detection is hindered by totally missed, late notification, and delayed diagnosis of active cases. Apart from having TB control strategies and interventions to detect patients and put them on treatment to cut down the chain of transmission, TB remains a health concern. Limited data exist on the burden and trends of tuberculosis in Mwanza, which includes fishing communities and living conditions that are associated with high TB transmission like overcrowding.
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- The study highlights the serious threat of antibacterial resistance (ABR) in low-resource areas like East Africa, specifically focusing on multi-drug resistant urinary tract infections (MDR UTIs).
- Researchers examined a variety of factors, including behavioral, environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic influences, that contribute to the risk of developing MDR UTIs among outpatients in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Findings suggest that individuals at higher risk tend to have multiple social and environmental disadvantages, indicating that effective interventions should consider these intersecting factors rather than just focusing on antibiotic use alone.
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human and livestock health. Although AMR is driven by use of antimicrobials, it is often attributed to "misuse" and "overuse", particularly for antibiotics. To curb resistance, there has been a global call to embrace new forms of moral personhood that practice "proper" use, including prescription, dispensing and consumption of antimicrobials, especially antibiotics.
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- Plasmodium spp. infections (malaria) and dengue virus are significant health issues for children in middle- and low-income countries, with a study in Mwanza, Tanzania examining their prevalence and associated factors.
- The study analyzed 436 children, revealing malaria prevalence rates of 15.6%, 8.5%, and 12.1% through different diagnostic methods, while dengue prevalence was 7.8%.
- Clinical symptoms of both diseases often overlap, complicating diagnosis, and highlighting the need for better laboratory tests and more extensive research on acute febrile illnesses in developing nations.