The development and experience of epidemiological transition theory over four decades: a systematic review

A Santosa, S Wall, E Fottrell, U Högberg… - Global health …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Epidemiological transition (ET) theory, first postulated in 1971, has developed
alongside changes in population structures over time. However, understandings of mortality …

HIV and noncommunicable disease comorbidities in the era of antiretroviral therapy: a vital agenda for research in low-and middle-income country settings

KMV Narayan, PG Miotti, NP Anand… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In this special 2014 issue of JAIDS, international investigator teams review a host of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that are often reported among people living and aging …

Inter-epidemic transmission of Rift Valley fever in livestock in the Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey

RD Sumaye, E Geubbels, E Mbeyela… - PLoS Neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background In recent years, evidence of Rift Valley fever (RVF) transmission during inter-
epidemic periods in parts of Africa has increasingly been reported. The inter-epidemic …

Validity of an FFQ to measure nutrient and food intakes in Tanzania

RM Zack, K Irema, P Kazonda, GH Leyna, E Liu… - Public health …, 2018 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveFFQ are often used to estimate food and nutrient intakes to rank individuals by their
level of intake. We evaluated the relative validity of a semi-quantitative FFQ created for use …

Health & demographic surveillance system profile: the Ifakara rural and urban health and demographic surveillance system (Ifakara HDSS)

E Geubbels, S Amri, F Levira… - International journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ifakara Rural HDSS (125 000 people) was set up in 1996 for a trial of the
effectiveness of social marketing of bed nets on morbidity and mortality of children aged …

SMS behaviour change communication and eVoucher interventions to increase uptake of cervical cancer screening in the Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions of Tanzania …

E Erwin, KJ Aronson, A Day, O Ginsburg… - BMJ …, 2019 - innovations.bmj.com
Background Cervical cancer, although almost entirely preventable through cervical cancer
screening (CCS) and human papillomavirus vaccination, is the leading cause of cancer …

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Young and Middle‐Aged Adults: Results from a Community‐Based Survey in Rural Tanzania

AJ Muhihi, A Anaeli, RNM Mpembeni… - International journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Hypertension, which is the single most important risk factor for CVDs, is
increasing at an alarming rate in most developing countries. This study estimated the …

Main causes of death in Dande, Angola: results from Verbal Autopsies of deaths occurring during 2009–2012

EVN Rosário, D Costa, L Timóteo, AA Rodrigues… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS)
located in Bengo Province, Angola, covers nearly 65,500 residents living in approximately …

The trend and pattern of adult mortality in South-Central Ethiopia: analysis using the 2008-2019 data from Butajira Health and Demographic Surveillance System

HA Yizengaw, WM Ayele, AW Yalew - Global health action, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Understanding context-specific temporal trends in mortality is essential for
setting health policy priorities. Objective To investigate the trends and distribution of deaths …

Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the dietary intake for adults in pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania

AG Khamis, AW Mwanri, JE Ntwenya, M Senkoro… - BMC Research …, 2021 - Springer
Objective Food frequency questionnaires are widely used as a dietary assessment tool in
nutritional epidemiology to determine the relationship between diet and diseases. In …