Abstract Context: The goal of triage is to prioritize patients who require the most urgent care and increase efficiency when resources are insufficient to treat all patients as per their degree or grade of injury. An effective and efficient emergency center triage system should be able to sort both trauma and non-trauma patients according to the level of acuity and involves treatment as per the physiological parameters, either coded as red, orange, yellow, green, or black. Kenyatta National ...
Abstract Objectives: The study sought to determine mental health outcomes and associated predictors among mothers of preterm infants in the Neonatal Care Unit (NCU). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study design was used to answer the research question. One hundred and eighty-two (182) mothers with preterm babies admitted to the Neonatal Care unit were interviewed. Data was collected from June to August 2021 using semi-structured pretested questionnaires and mental health ...
Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a formidable challenge around the globe particularly in Nigeria, where prevalence is the highest in the world. The impact of the disease extends beyond the affected children and healthcare systems as mothers engage in a vicious cycle of emotional, medical, social and financial challenges while caring for their children. The aim of this study is to assess the coping strategies and health literacy of mothers towards sickle cell disease at selected health in...
ABSTRACT Background : The caregivers’ level of knowledge on T1DM plays a major role in the management of affected children. However, limited studies have evaluated the knowledge of caregivers on type one diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of caregivers’ level of knowledge on blood glucose control in children with type one diabetes mellitus in Zanzibar. Methods: A cross- sectional study was carried out at the diabetic clinics hospitals in Zanzibar. A co...
ABSTRACT Background: Urinary Tract Infection is a common disease among Under-five Children in Pemba. Early detection and efficient management is important to minimize the possibility of morbidity and unnecessary complications. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the Effectiveness of Empirical Diagnosis Approach for Urinary Tract Infection using Etiological and Antimicrobial Tests among Under-five Children in Pemba. Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based design was used...
Abstract Background Little is known on how the interaction between Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and renal insults caused by other coexisting conditions in Sub Saharan Africa such as urinary schistosomiasis, malnutrition and HIV affect the prevalence of renal dysfunction in children with SCD. Objectives To determine the prevalence and factors associated with renal dysfunction among children with SCD aged 6 months to 12 years attended at a tertiary hospital in Northwestern Tanzania. Methods A cro...
ABSTRACT Background: Children with sickle cell disease are prone to a multitude of disease related complications, improving caregivers‟ knowledge on common precipitate factors of sickle related complication and encouraging home based preventive intervention can change the overall wellbeing of these children. This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and based practice of caregivers and its relation to SCD control. . Methods: Quantitative hospital based cross-sectional analytical ...
ABSTRACT Background: Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder which has become very common today. Tanzania is fourth in the world with the highest Sickle cell disease birth rates (Piel et al., 2013). Between 7800 and 11,000 children with Sickle cell disease are born in Tanzania every year (Makani et al., 2018). Despite all the efforts, there is an increasing number of hospital admissions of children with sickle cell disease complications, and it is not known if caregivers have competence on p...
ABSTRACT Background: This study, was intended to assess the population based impact of PCV, on the prevention of pneumonia among children aged 2 – 5 years in Zanzibar. Methods: A matched case control study of 560 random selected children was conducted in three regions with seven districts in Zanzibar from April to end of June 2018, controls were matched to the cases based on age and sex of the children with ratio 1:3 making a sample of 140 cases and 420 controls. Purposively sampling techni...
ABSTRACT Background: Tanzania is experiencing the increase burden of Sickle cell disease, with an estimate of 20.6% prevalence Sickle Cell carriers. However, there is no preventive measure has been put in this area by the government; a great focus has been directed in the diagnosis and management and national guideline emphasis on the care of people affected by Sickle Cell Disease. Objective: This study intended to determine the efficacy of premarital genotype screening and counselling on k...
ABSTRACT Background information: Nutritional status to children aged six to twenty three months had become an alarming concern in the field of health. This is because it has a direct influence on the child’s growth and survival. This study was conducted with the aim of assessing dietary diversity, feeding behaviour, water, sanitation, hygiene and its impact on children’s development. Objective of the study: The study had the following objectives: dietary diversity, feeding behavior, wat...
ABSTACT Background: Pneumonia is responsible for killing at least 1 million children under age of 5, every year: Over 70% of these deaths occur in developing countries. This study intended to determine the impact of pneumococcal conjugated vaccine, on the prevention of pneumonia among children from 6 months to 5 years in Zanzibar. Methods: Study design was a cross-sectional, which employed a quantitative research approach. The study utilized multiple sampling techniques with purposive samplin...
ABSTRACT Background: Extrauterine growth restriction affects a large proportion of the population of infants born prematurely and contributes to under-5 mortality as well as both short and long term adverse medical, neurological and functional outcomes of the premature babies. The prevalence of EUGR and knowledge regarding predictors of EUGR in Tanzania are lacking. In this study the aim was to establish the prevalence of EUGR and associated predictors among premature babies in selected hosp...
ABSTRACT Background: Globally, alcohol use disorders (AUDs) cause 3.3 million deaths each year globally. They also add to the burden of diseases, violence, accidents and family dysfunction. This study aims to look at prevalence and predictors of AUDs and their association with family functioning among adults residing in Dodoma municipality. Methods: Cross-section study design was used with a sample size of 690 participants. Data collected using three assessment tools: social-demographic chara...