Peter Kamuzora

Datos Biográficos

ID1738779
NOMBREPeter Kamuzora
NOMBRESPeter
APELLIDOKamuzora
FIRMAKAMUZORA P
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Dar es Salaam
ORCID0000-0002-0974-8520
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS16
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1986
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
ÍNDICE H2

  • Access and utilisation of healthcare services in rural Tanzania

    Open AccessElizabeth H Shayo, Kesheni Senkoro et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2016

    This study compared the access and utilisation of health services in public and non-public health facilities in terms of quality, equity and trust in the Mbarali district, Tanzania. Interviews, focus group discussions, and informal discussions were used to generate data. Of the 1836 respondents, 1157 and 679 respondents sought healthcare services on their last visit at public or non-public health facilities, respectively. While 45.5% rated the qu…

  • Involving decision-makers in the research process

    Open AccessStephen Maluka, Peter Kamuzora et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2014

    The past two decades have seen a growing call for researchers, policy-makers and health care providers to collaborate in efforts to bridge the gaps between research, policy and practice. However, there has been a little attention focused on documenting the challenges of dealing with decision-makers in the course of implementing a research project. This paper highlights a collaborative research project aiming to implement the accountability for re…

  • Promoting community participation in priority setting in district health systems

    Open AccessPeter Kamuzora, Stephen Maluka et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2013

    BACKGROUND: Community participation in priority setting in health systems has gained importance all over the world, particularly in resource-poor settings where governments have often failed to provide adequate public-sector services for their citizens. Incorporation of public views into priority setting is perceived as a means to restore trust, improve accountability, and secure cost-effective priorities within healthcare. However, few studies h…

  • Challenges to fair decision-making processes in the context of health care services

    Open AccessElizabeth H Shayo, Ole F Norheim et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2012

    Existing challenges related to individuals' influence of decision making processes in health care need to be addressed if greater participation is desired. There is a need for increased advocacy and a strengthening of responsive practices with an emphasis on the right of all individuals to participate in decision-making processes. This simultaneously implies an emphasis on assuring the distribution of information, training and education so that i…

  • Decentralized health care priority-setting in Tanzania

    Open AccessStephen Maluka, Peter Kamuzora et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Citada por: 6Referencias: 28

  • Factors influencing implementation of the Community Health Fund in Tanzania

    Open AccessPeter Kamuzora, Lucy GilsonARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2007Citada por: 10

    Although prepayment schemes are being hailed internationally as part of a solution to health care financing problems in low-income countries, literature has raised problems with such schemes. This paper reports the findings of a study that examined the factors influencing low enrollment in Tanzania's health prepayment schemes (Community Health Fund). The paper argues that district managers had a direct influence over the factors explaining low en…

  • Redefining occupational health for Tanzania

    Open AccessPeter KamuzoraARTICLEReview of African Political Economy1986

    (1986). Redefining occupational health for Tanzania. Review of African Political Economy: Vol. 13, No. 36, pp. 30-34