Siriel Massawe

Datos Biográficos

ID7596733
NOMBRESiriel Massawe
NOMBRESSiriel
APELLIDOMassawe
FIRMAMASSAWE S
AFILIACIONESMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2010
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
ÍNDICE H0

  • The Burden of Anemia in Pregnancy Among Women Attending the Antenatal Clinics in Mkuranga District, Tanzania

    Open AccessEvelyine B Ngimbudzi, Siriel Massawe et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Introduction: The burden of anemia in pregnancy is of global health importance. Tanzania is no exception. Its effects vary from one region to another due to the differing causes. Overall, it is a significant cause of maternal mortality. This study sought to assess the prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic (ANC) in the Mkuranga district of the Pwani region of Tanzania. Methodology: This c…

  • Mismatched ambition, execution and outcomes

    Open AccessAli Said, Nathanael Sirili et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Since 2015, Tanzania has been implementing the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system. The system employs interactions of health providers and managers to identify, notify and review maternal deaths and recommend strategies for preventing further deaths. We aimed to analyse perceptions and experiences of health providers and managers in implementing the MDSR system. METHODS: An exploratory qualitative study was carried…

  • “We do what we can do to save a woman” health workers’ perceptions of health facility readiness for management of postpartum haemorrhage

    Open AccessFadhlun M Alwy Al‐beity, Andrea Pembe et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    Background: In many low-resource settings, in-service training is a common strategy to improve the performance of health workers and ultimately reduce the persistent burden of maternal mortality and morbidities. An evaluation of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth (HMS BAB) training as a single-component intervention in Tanzania found some positive albeit limited effect on clinical management and reduction of postpartum haemorrhage (…

  • Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse – a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania

    Open AccessMuzdalifat Abeid, Projestine Muganyizi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Our study showed that these rural communities have poor knowledge on sexual violence and have accepting attitudes towards sexual violence. Increasing age and higher education were associated with better knowledge and less accepting attitudes towards sexual violence. The findings have potentially important implications for interventions aimed at preventing violence. The results highlight the challenges associated with changing attitudes towards se…

  • Effect of Supporter Characteristics on Expression of Negative Social Reactions Toward Rape Survivors in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Projestine Muganyizi, Projestine Selestine Muganyizi et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2010

    Using a community representative sample of 1,505 adults we examined interpretations of rape situations in order to establish attitudes toward rape. We assessed their intentions to express negative social reactions (NSRs) toward rape survivors. We then determined effects of attitudinal and sociodemographic characteristics in logistic regression models assessing the odds of expressing NSRs. Being old, male, and Muslim, and failing to interpret the …