Frida Ngalesoni

Biographic Data

ID3575700
NAMEFrida Ngalesoni
GIVEN NAMESFrida
FAMILY NAMENgalesoni
SIGNATURENGALESONI F
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health and Social Welfare
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Health care workers’ self-perceived infection risk and Covid-19 vaccine uptake

    Open AccessKasusu Nyamuryekung’e, Maryam Amour et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Vaccination is the most cost-effective way of preventing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) although there was a considerable delay in its institution in Tanzania. This study assessed health care workers’ (HCWs) self-perceived infection risk and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. A concurrent embedded, mixed methods design was utilized to collect data among HCWs in seven Tanzanian regions. Quantitative data was collected using a validated, pre-piloted…

  • Understanding the implication of direct health facility financing on health commodities availability in Tanzania

    Open AccessGeorge M Ruhago, Michael B John et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The Government of Tanzania (GoT) has in the last decade made progress in strengthening the health system financing with progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The major reforms includes development of the health financing strategy, reforming the Community Health Fund (CHF) and introduction of the Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF). DHFF was introduced in all district councils in the 2017/18 financial year. One of the anticipated g…

  • The role of communities and leadership in ending female genital mutilation in Tanzania

    Open AccessSerafina Mkuwa, Jane Sempeho et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    There are sporadic cases done secretly associated with FGM practice since the ant-FGM campaign, so this should be the reason to continue with the campaign. Winning the tribal/ethnic leaders can facilitate better achievement in the fight against FGM. In addition, social diffusion with inter-tribe marriages was also singled out as one of the factors that will make FGM practice unfamiliar to the communities in the future

  • The role of gender inequities in women's access to reproductive health services

    Open AccessJane Joseph Tesha, Jane Tesha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This paper explored gender-based enablers and/or barriers influencing women and girls' realization of their sexual and reproductive health and rights. It was found that social norms, decision-making powers, and lack of access to and control over resources presented as key barriers. In contrast, continuous community sensitization and increased scope of women's participation in decision-making served as enabling environment to overcome gender inequ…

  • The public health sector supply chain costs in Tanzania

    Open AccessGeorge M Ruhago, Frida N Ngalesoni et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Tanzania’s supply chain system is a complicated web of integrated and vertical systems, covering essential and vertical programs health commodities, laboratory and diagnostics, equipment, and supplies. Despite significant improvement in the supply chain over the decades, the availability of medicines has remained uneven. Therefore, identifying the cost of operating the supply chain is vital to facilitate allocation of adequate finances to run the…

  • The Radar coverage tool

    Open AccessMelinda Munos, Abdoulaye Maiga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2022

    Population-based intervention coverage data are used to inform the design of projects, programs, and policies and to evaluate their impact. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), household surveys are the primary source of coverage data. Many coverage surveys are implemented by organizations with limited experience or resources in population-based data collection. We developed a streamlined survey and set of supporting materials to facilita…

  • Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015

    Open AccessGregory A Roth, Catherine Johnson et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American College…2017

    BACKGROUND: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many regions of the world. OBJECTIVES: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data on disease incidence, prevalence, and mortality to produce consistent, up-to-date estimates for cardiovascular burden. METHODS: CVD mortality was estimated from vital registration and verbal autopsy data. CVD prevalence was estimated using modeling software and data from h…

  • Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar, Patrick Liu et al.ARTICLEJAMA2017

    Importance: Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk. Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions. Objective: To estimate the association between SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg and SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher and the burden of different causes of death and disability by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015. Design: A comparative risk assessment of hea…

  • Equity impact analysis of medical approaches to cardiovascular diseases prevention in Tanzania

    Open AccessFrida N Ngalesoni, Frida Ngalesoni et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2016Cited by: 2References: 33

    Primary medical prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has received low priority in Tanzania, despite evidence of the rising prevalence of CVD risk factors. Different guidelines have been proposed for medical CVD prevention, including the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, which recommend medical prevention for all individuals based on the consideration of single CVD risk thresholds. A thi…

  • Economic cost of primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania

    Open AccessFrida Ngalesoni, George M Ruhago et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2015References: 38

    Tanzania is facing a double burden of disease, with non-communicable diseases being an increasingly important contributor. Evidence-based preventive measures are important to limit the growing financial burden. This article aims to estimate the cost of providing medical primary prevention interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among at-risk patients, reflecting actual resource use and if the World Health Organization (WHO)'s CVD medical p…

  • Addressing inequity to achieve the maternal and child health millennium development goals

    Open AccessGeorge M Ruhago, Frida N Ngalesoni et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Scaling up priority maternal and child health interventions to equal levels would potentially save far more lives in the poorest populations, and would accelerate equitable progress towards maternal and child health MDGs