Francis M Sakita

Biographic Data

ID8932087
NAMEFrancis M Sakita
GIVEN NAMESFrancis M
FAMILY NAMESakita
SIGNATURESAKITA F M
AFFILIATIONSKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Effect of an emergency department-based educational intervention on medication adherence and disease understanding after acute myocardial infarction in Tanzania

    Open AccessAbigail Pyne, Francis Sakita et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction Patient adherence to evidence-based secondary preventative therapies is limited among Tanzanians with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We evaluated the effect of an emergency department (ED)-based quality improvement intervention on disease understanding and medication use among Tanzanians with AMI. Methods In this pre-post study, patients with AMI symptoms were enrolled in a Tanzanian ED from September 2022 to August 2024. In Sept…

  • The prevalence of HIV among patients with cardiovascular disease in a Tanzanian emergency department

    Eli Rowe Abernethy, Francis Sakita et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Objectives Persons living with HIV (PLWH) face double the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to others. We assessed HIV prevalence among patients presenting to a Tanzanian emergency department (ED) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or heart failure (HF).Methods In this prospective observational study (Nov 2020–Jan 2023), adults with chest pain or dyspnea were enrolled. Patients without known HIV underwent HIV 1/2 assay and confirm…

  • 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…

  • Six-month incidence of hypertension and diabetes among adults with HIV in Tanzania

    Open AccessFrancis Sakita, Francis M Sakita et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Data describing the incidence of hypertension and diabetes among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remain sparse. In this study, adults with HIV were enrolled from a public clinic in Moshi, Tanzania (September 2020—March 2021). At enrollment, a survey was administered to collect information on comorbidities and medication use. Each participant’s blood pressure and point-of-care glucose were measured. Baseline hypertension was defined by blood…

  • The Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes in an Emergency Department in Northern Tanzania

    Julian T Hertz, Francis Sakita et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2019

    The burden of hypertension and diabetes in a Tanzanian ED is high, and the ED may serve as an opportune location for case identification and linkage-to-care interventions. Given the large proportion of Africans with undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes, an ED-based screening program would likely identify many new cases of these diseases. The high burden of hypertension- and diabetes-related hospitalizations highlights the urgent need for improve…