Kagoma S Mnyika
Biographic Data
| ID | 7556027 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kagoma S Mnyika |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kagoma S |
| FAMILY NAME | Mnyika |
| SIGNATURE | MNYIKA K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Food insecurity is associated with food consumption patterns and anthropometric measures but not serum micronutrient levels in adults in rural Tanzania
Objective The purpose of the present paper is to assess the relationship between food insecurity and food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures and serum micronutrient levels in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Design A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out between March and May of 2005. Setting Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Subjects Analysis was restricted to 1014 adults aged 15–44 years with children and complete data. Resul…
Prevalence and predictors of failure to return for HIV-1 post-test counseling in the era of antiretroviral therapy in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
In this era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) a limited number of population-based studies have investigated the extent of voluntary counseling and testing acceptance and completion in Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of failure to return for HIV post-test counseling (PTC) among adults in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Following a cross-sectional survey, people aged 15-44 years living in Oria village were inte…
Changes in exposure to information, communication and knowledge about Aids among school children in Northern Tanzania, 1992–2005
This article aims to investigate changes in primary school students' reported exposure to AIDS information and communication, and knowledge levels from 1992 to 2005. A repeated cross-sectional design was used. In 1992, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by 2,026 sixth and seventh grade students from 18 randomly selected primary schools in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, Tanzania. The same procedures were repeated in 2005 with a sampl…
Validation of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Objective The objective of the present study was to assess the construct validity, criterion-related validity and internal consistency of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure for use in rural Tanzania. Design A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted from March to May 2005. Key adaptations to the nine-item Radimer/Cornell items included translation to Swahili, replacing the term ‘balanced diet’ with ‘full meal’ and constructin…
Prevalence and risk factors for HIV-1 infection in rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania
HIV-1 infection was highly prevalent in this population. As compared to our previous findings, a shift of the epidemic from a younger to an older age group and from educated to uneducated individuals was observed. Women and married or separated individuals remained at higher risk of infection. To prevent further escalation of the HIV epidemic, efforts to scale up HIV prevention programmes addressing females, people with low education, lower age a…
Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours
This study aimed at describing the prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 and change in the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexual risk behaviours in the rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Two cross-sectional surveys among the total village population of Oria were conducted in 1991 and 1993. All individuals with a permanent address in the village were registered and invited to participate. After informed consent, participants…
Promoting safer sexual practices among young adults
As part of the national effort to prevent further spread of HIV/AIDS, rural health workers in Tanzania are asked to promote safer sex practices among the sexually active population. We conducted a survey among health workers in Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro, designed to assess their attitudes, perceived norms and self-efficacy with respect to the promotion of safer sexual practices among young adults 15-35 years old. Health workers at all pri…
Perceived function of and barriers to condom use in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania
This paper presents data from a population-based survey which assessed perceived function of and barriers to condom use among the adult population aged 15-54 years in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions in northern Tanzania. A structured questionnaire was used in data collection. A total of 1081 people participated in the study, representing a response rate of 67% of the eligible population from two urban and two semi-urban communities. Of the 108…
Irrational drug use in Tanzania
The Essential Drugs (ED) Concept was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1975 in a paper presented by WHO Director-General to the 28th World Health Assembly.1,4,10 The rationale for the ED concept was the acute shortage of essential drugs in the rural areas of many developing countries. 11,12 As part of an Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) evaluation project, we investigated the factors affecting rational use of essential drugs in r…
Irrational drug use in Tanzania
The Essential Drugs (ED) Concept was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1975 in a paper presented by WHO Director-General to the 28th World Health Assembly.1,4,10 The rationale for the ED concept was the acute shortage of essential drugs in the rural areas of many developing countries. 11,12 As part of an Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) evaluation project, we investigated the factors affecting rational use of essential drugs in r…
Irrational drug use in Tanzania
The Essential Drugs (ED) Concept was initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1975 in a paper presented by WHO Director-General to the 28th World Health Assembly.1,4,10 The rationale for the ED concept was the acute shortage of essential drugs in the rural areas of many developing countries. 11,12 As part of an Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) evaluation project, we investigated the factors affecting rational use of essential drugs in r…
Promoting safer sexual practices among young adults
As part of the national effort to prevent further spread of HIV/AIDS, rural health workers in Tanzania are asked to promote safer sex practices among the sexually active population. We conducted a survey among health workers in Moshi Rural District, Kilimanjaro, designed to assess their attitudes, perceived norms and self-efficacy with respect to the promotion of safer sexual practices among young adults 15-35 years old. Health workers at all pri…
Perceived function of and barriers to condom use in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania
This paper presents data from a population-based survey which assessed perceived function of and barriers to condom use among the adult population aged 15-54 years in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions in northern Tanzania. A structured questionnaire was used in data collection. A total of 1081 people participated in the study, representing a response rate of 67% of the eligible population from two urban and two semi-urban communities. Of the 108…
Incidence of HIV-1 infection and changes in prevalence of reproductive tract infections and sexual risk behaviours
This study aimed at describing the prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 and change in the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) and sexual risk behaviours in the rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Two cross-sectional surveys among the total village population of Oria were conducted in 1991 and 1993. All individuals with a permanent address in the village were registered and invited to participate. After informed consent, participants…
Prevalence and risk factors for HIV-1 infection in rural Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania
HIV-1 infection was highly prevalent in this population. As compared to our previous findings, a shift of the epidemic from a younger to an older age group and from educated to uneducated individuals was observed. Women and married or separated individuals remained at higher risk of infection. To prevent further escalation of the HIV epidemic, efforts to scale up HIV prevention programmes addressing females, people with low education, lower age a…
Changes in exposure to information, communication and knowledge about Aids among school children in Northern Tanzania, 1992–2005
This article aims to investigate changes in primary school students' reported exposure to AIDS information and communication, and knowledge levels from 1992 to 2005. A repeated cross-sectional design was used. In 1992, a self-administered questionnaire was completed by 2,026 sixth and seventh grade students from 18 randomly selected primary schools in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, Tanzania. The same procedures were repeated in 2005 with a sampl…
Validation of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Objective The objective of the present study was to assess the construct validity, criterion-related validity and internal consistency of the Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure for use in rural Tanzania. Design A cross-sectional community-based survey was conducted from March to May 2005. Key adaptations to the nine-item Radimer/Cornell items included translation to Swahili, replacing the term ‘balanced diet’ with ‘full meal’ and constructin…
Prevalence and predictors of failure to return for HIV-1 post-test counseling in the era of antiretroviral therapy in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
In this era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) a limited number of population-based studies have investigated the extent of voluntary counseling and testing acceptance and completion in Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and predictors of failure to return for HIV post-test counseling (PTC) among adults in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Following a cross-sectional survey, people aged 15-44 years living in Oria village were inte…
Food insecurity is associated with food consumption patterns and anthropometric measures but not serum micronutrient levels in adults in rural Tanzania
Objective The purpose of the present paper is to assess the relationship between food insecurity and food consumption patterns, anthropometric measures and serum micronutrient levels in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Design A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out between March and May of 2005. Setting Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Subjects Analysis was restricted to 1014 adults aged 15–44 years with children and complete data. Resul…
Medicine (9 works) · Tanzania (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works)