Dorkasi L Mwakawanga

Datos Biográficos

ID5222492
NOMBREDorkasi L Mwakawanga
NOMBRESDorkasi L
APELLIDOMwakawanga
FIRMAMWAKAWANGA D L
AFILIACIONESMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
ORCID0000-0003-0975-4493
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Midwives’ perspectives and care practices for pregnant adolescents

    Open AccessMiyuki Toda, Crystal Patil et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    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

    Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Stella E Mushy et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Sexual…2026

    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

    Open AccessDorkasi L Mwakawanga, Sanmei Chen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    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

    Open AccessB R Simon Rosser, Dickson Ally Mkoka et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2025Referencias: 38

    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

    Open AccessNathanael Sirili, Manase Kilonzi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    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

    Agnes F Massae, Lucy R Mgopa et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2024

    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

    Open AccessSanmei Chen, Yoko Shimpuku et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2024

    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

    Open AccessManase Kilonzi, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    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

    Open AccessLucy R Mgopa, B R Simon Rosser et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    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