Sidney Ndeki
Biographic Data
| ID | 7733967 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sidney Ndeki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sidney |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndeki |
| SIGNATURE | NDEKI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Educational Development in Health Arusha |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Modeling solutions to Tanzania's physician workforce challenge
BACKGROUND: There is a great need for physicians in Tanzania. In 2012, there were approximately 0.31 physicians per 10,000 individuals nationwide, with a lower ratio in the rural areas, where the majority of the population resides. In response, universities across Tanzania have greatly increased the enrollment of medical students. Yet evidence suggests high attrition of medical graduates to other professions and emigration from rural areas where …
Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior among Adolescents in Tanzania
Aids education in Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an education program in Tanzania designed to reduce children's risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and to improve their tolerance of and care for people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). METHODS: A randomized controlled community trial including baseline and 12-month follow-up surveys was employed. Public primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro r…
Exposure to HIV/Aids information, AIDs knowledge, perceived risk and attitudes toward people with AIDs among primary school-children in northern tanzania
An AIDS survey based on WHO's KABP survey instrument for adolescents was implemented with sixth and seventh grade students attending one of 18 randomly selected primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Northern Tanzania (n = 2,026). While students reported having been exposed to several sources of AIDS information, overall knowledge level was low, particularly with respect to risk associated with causal contact, and the fact that …
Financial information at district level
Management information systems are intended to help managers make decisions. But few management information systems in primary health care include information on costs, even though resource allocation and budgeting are key functions of primary health care managers. Drawing on five papers presented to a WHO conference on strengthening district health systems, this article illustrates the potential usefulness of financial data to district managers.…
Aids education in Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an education program in Tanzania designed to reduce children's risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and to improve their tolerance of and care for people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). METHODS: A randomized controlled community trial including baseline and 12-month follow-up surveys was employed. Public primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro r…
Financial information at district level
Management information systems are intended to help managers make decisions. But few management information systems in primary health care include information on costs, even though resource allocation and budgeting are key functions of primary health care managers. Drawing on five papers presented to a WHO conference on strengthening district health systems, this article illustrates the potential usefulness of financial data to district managers.…
Exposure to HIV/Aids information, AIDs knowledge, perceived risk and attitudes toward people with AIDs among primary school-children in northern tanzania
An AIDS survey based on WHO's KABP survey instrument for adolescents was implemented with sixth and seventh grade students attending one of 18 randomly selected primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Northern Tanzania (n = 2,026). While students reported having been exposed to several sources of AIDS information, overall knowledge level was low, particularly with respect to risk associated with causal contact, and the fact that …
Aids education in Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test the effects of an education program in Tanzania designed to reduce children's risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and to improve their tolerance of and care for people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). METHODS: A randomized controlled community trial including baseline and 12-month follow-up surveys was employed. Public primary schools in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro r…
Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior among Adolescents in Tanzania
Modeling solutions to Tanzania's physician workforce challenge
BACKGROUND: There is a great need for physicians in Tanzania. In 2012, there were approximately 0.31 physicians per 10,000 individuals nationwide, with a lower ratio in the rural areas, where the majority of the population resides. In response, universities across Tanzania have greatly increased the enrollment of medical students. Yet evidence suggests high attrition of medical graduates to other professions and emigration from rural areas where …
Tanzania (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works)