Tumsifu G Tarimo

Biographic Data

ID7991259
NAMETumsifu G Tarimo
GIVEN NAMESTumsifu G
FAMILY NAMETarimo
SIGNATURETARIMO T G
AFFILIATIONSKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Provider attitudes towards quality improvement for myocardial infarction care in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessLauren A Coaxum, Francis Sakita et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Introduction Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death worldwide. In high income countries, quality improvement strategies have played an important role in increasing uptake of evidence-based MI care and improving MI outcomes. The incidence of MI in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but uptake of evidence-based care in northern Tanzania is low. There are currently no published quality improvement interventions from the region. The object…

  • Prevalence and predictors of uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, and obesity among adults with HIV in northern Tanzania

    Open AccessJulian T Hertz, Sainikitha Prattipati et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2022

    HIV is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but there has been less study of cardiovascular comorbidities among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. In a cross-sectional observational study, Tanzanian adults presenting for outpatient HIV care completed a questionnaire and underwent weight, height, blood pressure, and blood glucose measurement. Hypertension was defined by blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or self-reported hyperten…