Andrew Kitua

Health facility-based Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor: findings from a national survey in Tanzania (2009)

Mfinanga, Godfrey S, Kimaro, Godfather D, Ngadaya, Esther, Massawe, Sirili, Mtandu, Rugola, Shayo, Elizabeth H, ...

Abstract Background Hemorrhage is the leading cause of obstetric mortality. Studies show that Active Management of Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL) reduces Post Partum Hemorrhage (PPH). This study...

Molecular surveillance of drug-resistance associated mutations of Plasmodium falciparumin south-west Tanzania (2007)

Schönfeld, Mirjam, Barreto Miranda, Isabel, Schunk, Mirjam, Maduhu, Ibrahim, Maboko, Leonard, Hoelscher, Michael, ...

Abstract Background In Tanzania, drug-resistant malaria parasites are an increasing public health concern. Because of widespread chloroquine (CQ) resistance Tanzania changed its first line treatment...

Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience (2005)

Magesa, Stephen M, Lengeler, Christian, DeSavigny, Don, Miller, Jane E, Njau, Ritha JA, Kramer, Karen, ...

Abstract Introduction Malaria is the largest cause of health services attendance, hospital admissions and child deaths in Tanzania. At the Abuja Summit in April 2000 Tanzania committed itself to...

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: a qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practices of district health managers, antenatal care staff and pregnant women in Korogwe District, North-Eastern Tanzania (2005)

Mubyazi, Godfrey, Bloch, Paul, Kamugisha, Mathias, Kitua, Andrew, Ijumba, Jasper

Abstract Background Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) is a key intervention in the national strategy for malaria control in Tanzania. SP, the current drug of...

Overdiagnosis of malaria in patients with severe febrile illness in Tanzania: a prospective study

Reyburn, Hugh, Mbatia, Redepmta, Drakeley, Chris, Carneiro, Ilona, Mwakasungula, Emmanuel, Mwerinde, Ombeni, ...

Objective To study the diagnosis and outcomes in people admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of severe malaria in areas with differing intensities of malaria transmission.

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: a qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practices of district health managers, antenatal care staff and pregnant women in Korogwe District, North-Eastern Tanzania

Mubyazi, Godfrey, Bloch, Paul, Kamugisha, Mathias, Kitua, Andrew, Ijumba, Jasper

Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience

Magesa, Stephen M, Lengeler, Christian, DeSavigny, Don, Miller, Jane E, Njau, Ritha JA, Kramer, Karen, ...

Overdiagnosis of malaria in patients with severe febrile illness in Tanzania: a prospective study

Reyburn, Hugh, Mbatia, Redepmta, Drakeley, Chris, Carneiro, Ilona, Mwakasungula, Emmanuel, Mwerinde, Ombeni, ...

Objective To study the diagnosis and outcomes in people admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of severe malaria in areas with differing intensities of malaria transmission.

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy: a qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes and practices of district health managers, antenatal care staff and pregnant women in Korogwe District, North-Eastern Tanzania

Mubyazi, Godfrey, Bloch, Paul, Kamugisha, Mathias, Kitua, Andrew, Ijumba, Jasper

Creating an "enabling environment" for taking insecticide treated nets to national scale: the Tanzanian experience

Magesa, Stephen M, Lengeler, Christian, DeSavigny, Don, Miller, Jane E, Njau, Ritha JA, Kramer, Karen, ...

Recognition, Perceptions and Treatment Practices for Severe Malaria in Rural Tanzania: Implications for Accessing Rectal Artesunate as a Pre-Referral

Warsame, Marian, Kimbute, Omari, Machinda, Zena, Ruddy, Patricia, Melkisedick, Majaha, Peto, Thomas, ...

Molecular surveillance of drug-resistance associated mutations of Plasmodium falciparum in south-west Tanzania

Schönfeld, Mirjam, Barreto Miranda, Isabel, Schunk, Mirjam, Maduhu, Ibrahim, Maboko, Leonard, Hoelscher, Michael, ...

Health facility-based Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor: findings from a national survey in Tanzania

Mfinanga, Godfrey S, Kimaro, Godfather D, Ngadaya, Esther, Massawe, Sirili, Mtandu, Rugola, Shayo, Elizabeth H, ...