Pilly Chillo

Biographic Data

ID7781727
NAMEPilly Chillo
GIVEN NAMESPilly
FAMILY NAMEChillo
SIGNATURECHILLO P
AFFILIATIONSMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
ORCID0000-0001-7073-1122
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Stakeholders’ perspectives on the management and prevention of non-communicable diseases in rural Tanzania

    Open AccessElizabeth H Shayo, Peter M Karoli et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as hypertension, diabetes, sickle cell disease, and rheumatic heart disease, pose significant health burdens in low-income countries, not the least rural Tanzania, exacerbated by limited healthcare infrastructure, human and financial resources. This paper reports the perspectives of key stakeholders on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges (SWOC) in managing and preventing non-communicable…

  • Patterns and clusters of diet in relation to metabolic syndrome among adults in Ubungo (urban) and Kilindi (rural) districts, Tanzania

    Open AccessLinda Simon Paulo, Gonçalo J Piedade et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is rising worldwide, with particularly high rates in regions undergoing rapid urbanization and dietary change, such as Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, few studies have examined the relationship between dietary patterns, dietary clusters, and MetS in these transitioning communities. To examine the associations between dietary patterns, dietary clusters, and MetS in urban and rural Tanzania. A cross-se…

  • Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease in Tanzanian newborns

    Open AccessNaizihijwa Majani, Pilly Chillo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Early detection of Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) is crucial for reducing infant mortality. Pulse oximetry (POX) is widely utilised for screening CCHD in high-resource settings; however, its diagnostic accuracy in low-resource environments, such as sub-Saharan Africa, remains under-researched. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of POX in screening Tanzanian newborns for CCHD. This prospective cohort study was conducted i…

  • Comparing Life’s Simple Seven between newly diagnosed, ART-naive people living with HIV and HIV-uninfected adults in Tanzania

    Open AccessGloria J Manyangu, Safah Khan et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a major cause of premature mortality in people living with HIV (PLWH). There is a need to characterize the cardiovascular health profiles of PLWH to appropriately guide primary prevention efforts, particularly in settings like Sub-Saharan Africa, where there is a high burden of HIV and limited resources. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a cohort of newly diagnosed PLWH and HIV-uninfected adults r…

  • Healthcare provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to integration of cardiovascular disease-related care into HIV care and treatment clinics in urban Tanzania

    Open AccessTheresia A Ottaru, Fileuka Ngakongwa et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: The increase in the dual burden of HIV and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), calls for the provision of integrated HIV/CVD care. This study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators to the integration of HIV/CVD care within HIV care and treatment clinics (CTCs) in urban, Tanzania. Methods: Between March and April 2023, we conducted 12 key informant interviews with healthcare providers at six HIV CTCs in urban, Tanzania. Guided by the Co…

  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination and Pulse Oximetry for Critical Congenital Cardiac Disease Screening in Newborns

    Open AccessJari T van Vliet, Naizihijwa Majani et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    The evidence indicates that combining both physical examination and pulse oximetry to screen for critical congenital heart disease exceeds the accuracy of either separate method. The main limitation is that solely newborns with suspected critical congenital heart disease were subjected to the reference standard. We recommend adapting both methods to screen for critical congenital heart diseases, especially in settings lacking standard fetal ultra…