R Kamazima
Biographic Data
| ID | 2046175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Kamazima |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Kamazima |
| SIGNATURE | KAMAZIMA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0206-5265 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Intersexuality
Intersex’ is an umbrella for persons born with variations of sex characteristics which may not correspond with societal and medical expected ‘male’ or ‘female’ bodies. Persons with intersex variations, therefore, are born with physical or biological characteristics that do not fit the typical definition for ‘male’ or ‘female’. In this paper I establish that there is no vivacious evidence that the Tanzania Government has taken stern measures to en…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on tuberculosis infection prevention and associated factors among rural and urban adults in northeast Tanzania
Almost 10 million of the global population was infected with tuberculosis (TB) in 2017. Tanzania is among countries with high incidence of TB. Although control measures of TB are multi factorial, it is important to understand the individual’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in order to control TB infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study in northeast Tanzania; recruited and interviewed 1519 adults from two districts, one rural and …
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Community-based sale, distribution and insecticide impregnation of mosquito nets in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania
When insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets are used in malaria control programmes, distribution, promotion of usage and impregnation with insecticide are typically the responsibility of the personnel of the programme. In order to create a more sustainable system for implementing bed net interventions, a bed net committee was formed in each of 13 villages in the study area. Implementation is proceeding by stages in 4 groups of 3–4 villages each to…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Community-based sale, distribution and insecticide impregnation of mosquito nets in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania
When insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets are used in malaria control programmes, distribution, promotion of usage and impregnation with insecticide are typically the responsibility of the personnel of the programme. In order to create a more sustainable system for implementing bed net interventions, a bed net committee was formed in each of 13 villages in the study area. Implementation is proceeding by stages in 4 groups of 3–4 villages each to…
Seasonal variation in the perceived risk of malaria
Community-based sale, distribution and insecticide impregnation of mosquito nets in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania
When insecticide-impregnated mosquito nets are used in malaria control programmes, distribution, promotion of usage and impregnation with insecticide are typically the responsibility of the personnel of the programme. In order to create a more sustainable system for implementing bed net interventions, a bed net committee was formed in each of 13 villages in the study area. Implementation is proceeding by stages in 4 groups of 3–4 villages each to…
Local terminology for febrile illnesses in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania and its impact on the design of a community-based malaria control programme
This paper reviews results of several ethnographic studies that have examined the issue of local terminology for malaria in Africa, then presents findings from an on-going study in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The study used a mixture of qualitative and quantitative interview methods to examine local perceptions of malaria and malaria treatment practices. Although the local term homa ya malaria or malaria fever appeared on the surface to correspo…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on tuberculosis infection prevention and associated factors among rural and urban adults in northeast Tanzania
Almost 10 million of the global population was infected with tuberculosis (TB) in 2017. Tanzania is among countries with high incidence of TB. Although control measures of TB are multi factorial, it is important to understand the individual’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in order to control TB infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study in northeast Tanzania; recruited and interviewed 1519 adults from two districts, one rural and …
Intersexuality
Intersex’ is an umbrella for persons born with variations of sex characteristics which may not correspond with societal and medical expected ‘male’ or ‘female’ bodies. Persons with intersex variations, therefore, are born with physical or biological characteristics that do not fit the typical definition for ‘male’ or ‘female’. In this paper I establish that there is no vivacious evidence that the Tanzania Government has taken stern measures to en…
Tanzania (5 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Malaria (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works)