Simbarashe Chiwanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 7751211 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simbarashe Chiwanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simbarashe |
| FAMILY NAME | Chiwanda |
| SIGNATURE | CHIWANDA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Evaluation of intensified provider initiated testing and counselling program in Harare City, 2017–2018
HIV testing coverage for eligible clients was not optimal, 26% opted out. We recommend strengthening of health facility systems such as review of patient flow, re-allocation of staff during busy HIV testing time and scaling up the use of HIV self-test kits for clients concerned with waiting time to improve HIV testing coverage
Factors associated with malaria infection in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Zimbabwe, 2019
A stagnant water pool close to the homestead and engaging in outdoor activities before dawn and after dusk were modifiable risk factors associated with the malaria outbreak despite the community being knowledgeable on the transmission and prevention of malaria. Community sensitisation and mobilisation in the destruction of stagnant water bodies and cutting of tall grass around homesteads were recommended measures to contain the outbreak
Field-based evaluation of malaria outbreak detection and response in Mudzi and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe – 2017
National-level evaluations may fail to identify capacity improvements for detecting and responding to outbreaks which begin and are first detected at the local level. In response to this issue, we conducted a field-based assessment of the malaria outbreak surveillance system in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. We visited eleven clinics in Mudzi and Goromonzi districts. Twenty-one interviews were conducted with key informants from the provincial ( n = …
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Field-based evaluation of malaria outbreak detection and response in Mudzi and Goromonzi districts, Zimbabwe – 2017
National-level evaluations may fail to identify capacity improvements for detecting and responding to outbreaks which begin and are first detected at the local level. In response to this issue, we conducted a field-based assessment of the malaria outbreak surveillance system in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. We visited eleven clinics in Mudzi and Goromonzi districts. Twenty-one interviews were conducted with key informants from the provincial ( n = …
Factors associated with malaria infection in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Zimbabwe, 2019
A stagnant water pool close to the homestead and engaging in outdoor activities before dawn and after dusk were modifiable risk factors associated with the malaria outbreak despite the community being knowledgeable on the transmission and prevention of malaria. Community sensitisation and mobilisation in the destruction of stagnant water bodies and cutting of tall grass around homesteads were recommended measures to contain the outbreak
Evaluation of intensified provider initiated testing and counselling program in Harare City, 2017–2018
HIV testing coverage for eligible clients was not optimal, 26% opted out. We recommend strengthening of health facility systems such as review of patient flow, re-allocation of staff during busy HIV testing time and scaling up the use of HIV self-test kits for clients concerned with waiting time to improve HIV testing coverage
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Malaria (2 works) · Malaria Research and Control (2 works) · Mosquito-borne diseases and control (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Outbreak (2 works) · Public health (2 works)