Julius Mwaiselage

Biographic Data

ID7784901
NAMEJulius Mwaiselage
GIVEN NAMESJulius
FAMILY NAMEMwaiselage
SIGNATUREMWAISELAGE J
AFFILIATIONSOcean Road Cancer Institute
ORCID0000-0002-0322-9981
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Barriers and facilitators for implementation of HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Tanzania

    Open AccessKaren Grønlund Madsen, Julie Skipper Mosgaard et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2025

    BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Tanzania and the most common form of cancer among Tanzanian women. Screening attendance remains among the lowest globally, necessitating improved attendance and screening methods. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the feasibility of implementing the World Health Organization's 2021 hPV-based screening guideline in Tanzania by identifying potential barriers and facilit…

  • Esophageal and Head and Neck Cancer Patients Attending Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Tanzania from 2019 to 2021

    Open AccessLuco P Mwelange, Simon Mamuya et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Descriptions of 1586 head and neck cancer patients and esophageal cancer patients enrolled in a cancer hospital in Tanzania are given. The information may be important for designing future studies of these cancers and may be of value in the development of cancer prevention measures

  • Most women diagnosed with cervical cancer by a visual screening program in Tanzania completed treatment

    Open AccessAndrew C Gard, Amr S Soliman et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Most women referred from the screening clinic completed treatment for their cancer at ORCI. Some of those lost to follow-up may have sought treatment elsewhere. In most cases, the screening clinic appears to facilitate diagnosis and treatment, rather than screening, for women with invasive cervical cancer

  • Risk Factors for via Positivity and Determinants of Screening Attendances in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessCrispin Kahesa, Susanne K Kjaer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Women who are widowed/separated, of high parity, of low education and married at a young age are more likely to be VIA positive and thus at risk of developing cervical cancer. The study further documents that a referral linkage between the HIV care and treatment program and the cervical cancer screening program is in place in the setting studied, where HIV positive were more likely to participate in the cervical cancer screening program than HIV …

  • Determinants of acceptance of cervical cancer screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Open AccessCrispin Kahesa, Susanne K Kjaer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    There are identifiable subgroups where cervical cancer screening can be increased in Dar es Salaam. Special attention should be paid to women of low education and women of high parity. In addition, knowledge and awareness raising campaigns that goes hand in hand with culturally acceptable screening services will likely lead to an increased uptake of cervical cancer screening

  • Association between invasive cancer of the cervix and HIV-1 infection in Tanzania

    Open AccessCrispin Kahesa, Julius Mwaiselage et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    HIV-1 infection is associated with invasive cancer of the cervix. Resource-constrained countries with a high burden of HIV-1 and cervical cancer should adopt a high-risk approach that targets HIV-1 positive women for screening of cervical cancer initially by utilizing HIV/AIDS resources