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Vol 3 No 2 (2019): East African Health Research Journal

East African Health Research Journal 2019 | Volume 3 | Number 2

Published: 2019-11-29

Commentary

Engaging Youth in Citizen-Led Advocacy and Accountability for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sylvia Ayieko, Angela Nguku

85-87

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Original Article

Retired Nurses Can Improve Retention in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Programmes

Zahra Persson Theilgaard, Mercy G Chiduo, Leo Flamholc, Jan Gerstoft, Ib C Bygbjerg, Martha Moshi Lemnge, Terese L Katzenstein

88-95

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A Qualitative Study of Perceived Risk of Occupational Exposure to HIV and Use of Post Exposure Prophylaxis Services Among Health-Care Workers in Tanzania

Edith AM Tarimo, Kijakazi O Mashoto

96-104

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Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services and Its Association with Cervical Cancer Awareness and Knowledge Among Women of Reproductive Age in Dodoma, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Fabiola V Moshi, Musa Bago, Julius Ntwenya, Bonaventura Mpondo, Stephen M Kibusi

105-115

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Reproductive and Lifestyle Characteristics of Kenyan Women Presenting With Precancerous Cervical Lesions: A Hospital-Based Case–Control Study

Esther Muitta, Tom Were, Antony N Kebira

116-124

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Violence Against Women in Tanzania and its Association With Health-Care Utilisation and Out-of-Pocket Payments: An Analysis of the 2015 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey

Seema Vyas

125-133

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Criterion-Based Audit of Hand Hygiene Performance During Caesarean Section at a Referral Hospital in Northern Tanzania: An Uncontrolled Interventional Study

Enna Sengoka, Lærke Rasmussen, Marycelina Msuya, Godfrey Kisigo, Bjarke Lund Sørensen, Jaffu Chilongola, Eusebious Maro

134-140

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Implementation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Among HIV-Infected Children at Health Facilities in Nairobi County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

Peninah M Mwangi, Dalton Wamalwa, Diana Marangu, Elizabeth M Obimbo, Murima Ng’ang’a

141-150

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Awareness and Reporting of Antiretroviral Adverse Events among Clients and Health Care Providers at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mohamed Kiwanuka, Florida J Muro, Pius J Alloyce, Eva P Muro

151-157

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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Hazardous Alcohol Consumption Among Motorcycle Taxi Riders in Kinondoni District, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Daniel W Kitua, Titus K Kabalimu, Robert R Muindi

158-165

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Evaluation of Prescriptions Dispensed in the Outpatient Pharmacies of a University Teaching Hospital in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Aristides B Audax, Eva P Muro

166-171

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Distribution of Biomphalaria Snails in Associated Vegetations and Schistosome Infection Prevalence Along the Shores of Lake Victoria in Mbita, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sabiano O Odero, Lilian Ogonda, David Sang, Elly O Munde, Clement Shilulil, Patrick Chweya

172-177

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Review/Meta-Analysis

Lymphoedema After Breast Cancer Treatment is Associated With Higher Body Mass Index: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Astère Manirakiza, Laurent Irakoze, Lin Shui, Sébastien Manirakiza, Louis Ngendahayo

178-192

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