Innocent B Mboya

Biographic Data

ID7803929
NAMEInnocent B Mboya
GIVEN NAMESInnocent B
FAMILY NAMEMboya
SIGNATUREMBOYA I B
AFFILIATIONSKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
ORCID0000-0001-9861-5879
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Determinants of substance use among adolescents aged 10–19 years in Tanga Region, Eastern Tanzania

    Open AccessSanun Ally Kessy, Innocent B Mboya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Background Despite adolescents making up a significant part of the global population, they have high rates of substance use, linked to various health problems and risky behaviours and increased risk of negative social, cognitive, and physical consequences. Studies on substance use and related risk behaviours among adolescents in Tanzania are crucial for informing targeted interventions and policies to safeguard the health and development of this …

  • Prevalence and determinants of evidence of silicosis and impaired lung function among small scale tanzanite miners and the peri-mining community in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessAlexander W Mbuya, Innocent B Mboya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Limited data among miners in Tanzania suggests prevalence of silicosis, obstructive lung disease and restrictive lung disease to be around 1.6%, 1.9% and 8.8% respectively. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with silicosis and impaired lung function among tanzanite mining community in northern Tanzania. We conducted a cross-sectional study, involving 330 miners and 330 peri-mining community members in Mererani mine…

  • 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…

  • Internet addiction and associated factors among medical and allied health sciences students in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessInnocent B Mboya, Beatrice J Leyaro et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2020

    Thirty-one percent of undergraduate students in northern Tanzania were addicted to the internet. Internet addiction was associated with using the internet at the college, a long time using the internet per day, and social networking. The college administration should put effort into improving the accessibility, reliability, and regulation of college internet services to promote learning and academic productivity. We also recommend awareness creat…

  • Prevalence,awareness and factors associated with hypertension in North West Tanzania

    Open AccessNeema R Mosha, Neema Mosha et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2017

    BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health problem, and yet few people are aware of it and even fewer access effective treatment. With the ongoing demographic transition in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, people are changing from rural, manual work to urban lifestyles, hence the risk of hypertension increases. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at determining the prevalence, awareness and risk factors associated with hypertension in North West Tanzan…

  • Physical activity and associated factors from a cross-sectional survey among adults in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessBrian John, Beatrice John et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    The prevalence of PA in this population was high. However, there is need for PA programs to maintain the high level of compliance during and following the transition to a more urban-based culture