4 results match your criteria: "Saint John's University of Tanzania[Affiliation]"
Biomed Res Int
January 2022
Department of Basic and Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing, Saint John's University of Tanzania, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Malaria parasites are only transmitted by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles; hence, the disease's distribution is linked to that of the vector mosquitoes. As such, the goal of this study was to find out the spatial and temporal distribution of Anopheles mosquito adults in the research sites. This was a repeated cross-sectional ecological study that took place in Morogoro and Dodoma, Tanzania.
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November 2020
Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Background: In order to be able to design and implement control measures directed to the mosquito larva stages an understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution and its determinants in different malaria transmission settings is important. This study therefore, intended to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of mosquito's larvae and its determinants in two urban sites with different transmission levels, in Tanzania.
Methodology: This study was conducted in Dodoma and Morogoro regions in Tanzania.
PLoS One
July 2020
Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education, Saint John's University of Tanzania, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Background: Male involvement in maternal health has been linked to positive health outcomes for women and children, as they control household resources and make significant decisions, which influence maternal health. Despite of the important role they have in maternal health care, their actual involvement remains low. The objective of this study was to explore community perspectives on potential barriers to men's involvement in maternity care in central Tanzania.
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May 2019
Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Dodoma, P.O. Box 395, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Background: Men's involvement can impact the delays in the decision to seek health care and in reaching a health facility, which are contributing causes for increased maternal mortality. Despite of the call to involve men in antenatal care, their participation is not well understood. This study aimed to determine the level of men's involvement in antenatal care and the factors influencing their involvement in these services.
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