Rose Mwangi
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7016386 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rose Mwangi |
| NOMBRES | Rose |
| APELLIDO | Mwangi |
| FIRMA | MWANGI R |
| AFILIACIONES | African Malaria Network Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8496-9921 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Factors influencing the uptake of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing among secondary school students in Arusha City, Tanzania
Despite high knowledge on VCT services, the uptake of VCT among secondary school students was found to be low. The uptake of VCT was mainly found to be influenced by fear of HIV test results, knowledge and attitude on VCT services, age, education, engagement in sexual relationships, stigma and distance to the VCT centre. Integration of youth friendly VCT services in secondary schools would increase VCT uptake among secondary school students. Supp…
Malaria overdiagnosis
OBJECTIVE: In Africa antimalarials are often prescribed when malaria is unlikely, a problem that is becoming critical as more expensive antimalarials replace established drugs. However, little is known about what drives the overuse of antimalarials. We conducted this study to explore to what extent current prescribing behaviour in hospitals is driven by patient demand. METHODS: Consultations were observed followed by exit interviews with patients…
Better infection than hunger’. A study of illness perceptions with special focus on urinary schistosomiasis in Northern Tanzania
This paper is about how a community in Northern Tanzania experiences and reasons around urinary schistosomiasis and more specifically female genital schistosomiasis or schistosomiasis of the reproductive tract. As a disease, female genital schistosomiasis presents itself with a variety of symptoms which neither the affected woman nor the medical professionals usually recognise as schistosomiasis. The study therefore focused on symptom recognition…
Malaria overdiagnosis
OBJECTIVE: In Africa antimalarials are often prescribed when malaria is unlikely, a problem that is becoming critical as more expensive antimalarials replace established drugs. However, little is known about what drives the overuse of antimalarials. We conducted this study to explore to what extent current prescribing behaviour in hospitals is driven by patient demand. METHODS: Consultations were observed followed by exit interviews with patients…
Better infection than hunger’. A study of illness perceptions with special focus on urinary schistosomiasis in Northern Tanzania
This paper is about how a community in Northern Tanzania experiences and reasons around urinary schistosomiasis and more specifically female genital schistosomiasis or schistosomiasis of the reproductive tract. As a disease, female genital schistosomiasis presents itself with a variety of symptoms which neither the affected woman nor the medical professionals usually recognise as schistosomiasis. The study therefore focused on symptom recognition…
Malaria overdiagnosis
OBJECTIVE: In Africa antimalarials are often prescribed when malaria is unlikely, a problem that is becoming critical as more expensive antimalarials replace established drugs. However, little is known about what drives the overuse of antimalarials. We conducted this study to explore to what extent current prescribing behaviour in hospitals is driven by patient demand. METHODS: Consultations were observed followed by exit interviews with patients…
Factors influencing the uptake of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing among secondary school students in Arusha City, Tanzania
Despite high knowledge on VCT services, the uptake of VCT among secondary school students was found to be low. The uptake of VCT was mainly found to be influenced by fear of HIV test results, knowledge and attitude on VCT services, age, education, engagement in sexual relationships, stigma and distance to the VCT centre. Integration of youth friendly VCT services in secondary schools would increase VCT uptake among secondary school students. Supp…
Medicine (3 obras) · Tanzania (3 obras) · Environmental health (2 obras) · Family medicine (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Malaria (2 obras) · Nursing (2 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 obras) · Artemether (1 obras) · Artemisinin (1 obras)