Dorkasi L Mwakawanga
Biographic Data
| ID | 5222492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dorkasi L Mwakawanga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dorkasi L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mwakawanga |
| SIGNATURE | MWAKAWANGA D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0975-4493 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Midwives’ perspectives and care practices for pregnant adolescents
Adolescent pregnancy remains a significant concern in Malawi, associated with adverse outcomes for both mothers and their infants. Despite the implementation of youth-friendly care programs, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the provision of quality, context-specific care for pregnant adolescents. Midwives, as primary healthcare providers, play a critical role in addressing these challenges. This study aimed to explore midwives’ perspectiv…
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Effectiveness of a mobile cardiotocography device (iCTG) in improving antenatal care and detecting abnormal fetal heart rate during late pregnancy
The study was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trial Registry (ID: UMIN000051932) on 18 August 2023. ( https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000058801 )
Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing, and Midwifery Students in Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of sexual health challenges. Yet, sexual health curricula for health students are rare. To advance research on the effects of such a curricula, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial of a sexual health curriculum for health students. “Training for Health Professionals” was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in Tanzania. In 2021, 412 nursing, midwifery, and medical s…
Knowledge of non-communicable diseases and access to healthcare services among adults before and during Covid-19 pandemic in rural Tanzania
Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected access to healthcare services, particularly among individuals living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) who require regular healthcare visits. Studies suggest that knowledge about a specific disease is closely linked to the ability to access services for that condition. In preparation for the future, we conducted the study to assess knowledge of NCDs and access to healthcare services amon…
Addressing sexual health concerns in Tanzania
Little is known about the factors that may prevent healthcare professionals as key stakeholders from exploring sexual health issues in Tanzania. This study examined healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the barriers to addressing sexual health concerns in practice. In June 2019, we conducted an exploratory qualitative study involving 18 focus group discussions among healthcare professionals (n = 60) and students (n = 61) in the health profess…
Dietary diversity moderates household economic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition in Tanzania
Objective: Improved food availability and a growing economy in Tanzania may insufficiently decrease pre-existing nutritional deficiencies and simultaneously increase overweight within the same individual, household or population, causing a double burden of malnutrition (DBM). We investigated economic inequalities in DBM at the household level, expressed as a stunted child with a mother with overweight/obesity, and the moderating role of dietary d…
The Effects of Sickle Cell Disease on the Quality of Life
Tanzania is among the top five countries with a high burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world. Even though the effects of SCD on quality of life have been documented in other countries including Nigeria and the United States of America, few are known from Tanzania. Therefore, this study focused on evaluating the effects of SCD on the quality of life among children living with SCD and their parents. The study employed a qualitative approac…
Cultural and clinical challenges in sexual health care provision to men who have sex with men in Tanzania
Findings from this study revealed a need for training health students in Tanzania to address sexual health issues including accurate information on homosexuality, reporting requirements and clinical management in the legal and socio-cultural context of the African continent
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Cultural and clinical challenges in sexual health care provision to men who have sex with men in Tanzania
Findings from this study revealed a need for training health students in Tanzania to address sexual health issues including accurate information on homosexuality, reporting requirements and clinical management in the legal and socio-cultural context of the African continent
The Effects of Sickle Cell Disease on the Quality of Life
Tanzania is among the top five countries with a high burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world. Even though the effects of SCD on quality of life have been documented in other countries including Nigeria and the United States of America, few are known from Tanzania. Therefore, this study focused on evaluating the effects of SCD on the quality of life among children living with SCD and their parents. The study employed a qualitative approac…
Knowledge of non-communicable diseases and access to healthcare services among adults before and during Covid-19 pandemic in rural Tanzania
Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected access to healthcare services, particularly among individuals living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) who require regular healthcare visits. Studies suggest that knowledge about a specific disease is closely linked to the ability to access services for that condition. In preparation for the future, we conducted the study to assess knowledge of NCDs and access to healthcare services amon…
Addressing sexual health concerns in Tanzania
Little is known about the factors that may prevent healthcare professionals as key stakeholders from exploring sexual health issues in Tanzania. This study examined healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the barriers to addressing sexual health concerns in practice. In June 2019, we conducted an exploratory qualitative study involving 18 focus group discussions among healthcare professionals (n = 60) and students (n = 61) in the health profess…
Dietary diversity moderates household economic inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition in Tanzania
Objective: Improved food availability and a growing economy in Tanzania may insufficiently decrease pre-existing nutritional deficiencies and simultaneously increase overweight within the same individual, household or population, causing a double burden of malnutrition (DBM). We investigated economic inequalities in DBM at the household level, expressed as a stunted child with a mother with overweight/obesity, and the moderating role of dietary d…
Effectiveness of a mobile cardiotocography device (iCTG) in improving antenatal care and detecting abnormal fetal heart rate during late pregnancy
The study was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trial Registry (ID: UMIN000051932) on 18 August 2023. ( https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000058801 )
Effects of an Afrocentric Sexual Health Education Curriculum for Medical, Nursing, and Midwifery Students in Tanzania
Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of sexual health challenges. Yet, sexual health curricula for health students are rare. To advance research on the effects of such a curricula, we conducted the first randomized controlled trial of a sexual health curriculum for health students. “Training for Health Professionals” was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, trial conducted in Tanzania. In 2021, 412 nursing, midwifery, and medical s…
Midwives’ perspectives and care practices for pregnant adolescents
Adolescent pregnancy remains a significant concern in Malawi, associated with adverse outcomes for both mothers and their infants. Despite the implementation of youth-friendly care programs, there is a paucity of evidence regarding the provision of quality, context-specific care for pregnant adolescents. Midwives, as primary healthcare providers, play a critical role in addressing these challenges. This study aimed to explore midwives’ perspectiv…
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Tanzania (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Health care (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works)