East African Health Research Journal 2017 | Volume 1 | Number 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24248/eahrj.v1i1

Published: 2017-03-01

Editorial

A journal to highlight health research in EAC countries

Gibson S. Kibiki

1-1

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Commentary

Beyond the Numbers: Interpreting WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2016 to Inform TB Policy and Practice in the East African Community

Wilber Sabiiti

2-7

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One Health Research in Northern Tanzania - Challenges and Progress

Georgia Ladbury, Kathryn J Allan, Sarah Cleaveland, Alicia Davis, William A de Glanville, Taya L Forde, Jo E B Halliday, Daniel T Haydon, Gibson Kibiki, Ireen Kiwelu, Tiziana Lembo, Venance Maro, Blandina T Mmbaga, Theonest Ndyetabura, Jo Sharp, Kate Thomas, Ruth N Zadoks

8-18

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Original Articles

Tuberculosis Infection: Occurrence and Risk Factors in Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients of the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania

Erasto V Mbugi, Bugwesa Z Katale, Athumani M Lupindu, Julius D Keyyu, Sharon L Kendall, Hazel M Dockrell, Anita L Michel, Mecky I Matee, Paul D van Helden

19-30

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Gridlock from Diagnosis to Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Tanzania: Illuminating Potential Factors for Possible Intervention

Alphonce A Liyoyo, Scott K Heysell, Riziki M Kisonga, Johnson J Lyimo, Liberate J Mleoh, Beatrice K Mutayoba, Isaack A Lekule, Blandina T Mmbaga, Gibson S Kibiki, Stellah G Mpagama

31-39

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Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Isolates Recovered from Herbal Medicinal Products Sold in Nairobi, Kenya

Richard Korir, Omu Anzala, Walter Jaoko, Christine Bii, Lucia Keter

40-46

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Frequency of Uropathogens and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection at Kamenge University Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi

Joseph Nyandwi, Sébastien Manirakiza, Eugène Ndirahisha, Jean Baptiste Ngomirakiza, Désiré Nisubire, Emmanuel Nduwayo, Hélène Bukuru

47-52

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Prevalence, Aetiology, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Amongst Children Admitted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

Joshua G Gidabayda, Rune Philemon, Mohammed S Abdallah, Aliasgher M Saajan, Theresia Temu, Ipyana Kunjumu, Blandina T Mmbaga, Levina J Msuya

53-61

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Food-Handling Practices and Environmental Factors Associated With Food Contamination Among Street Food Vendors in Nairobi County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

Emmah Nyambura Kariuki, Zipporah Waithera Ng’ang’a, Peter Wanzala

62-71

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