Acute coronary syndrome prevalence and outcomes in a Tanzanian emergency department: Results from a prospective surveillance study

Authors: Hertz, Julian T ^{a, b, 1}, Sakita, Francis M ^{c, 1}, Min Htike, Wai Yan ^{d, 1, ⁎}, Kajiru, Kilonzo G ^{e, 1}, Mmbaga, Blandina T ^{f, 1}, Tarimo, Tumsifu G ^{c, 1}, Kweka, Godfrey L ^{c, 1}, Mlangi, Jerome J ^{c, 1}, Maro, Amedeus V ^{c, 1}, Coaxum, Lauren ^{a, 1}, Galson, Sophie W ^{a, 1}, Limkakeng, Alexander T ^{a, 1}, Bloomfield, Gerald S ^{b, g, 1}

Source: In African Journal of Emergency Medicine March 2025 15(1):518-525

Participatory simulation training design: The MAMA interprofessional team-training program for obstetric care of pregnant individuals living with HIV in Tanzania

Authors: Cohen, Susanna R. ^{a, ⁎, 1, 2}, Marchand, Virginie ^{b, 3}, Calkins, Kimberly ^c, Stephens, Maya J. ^{d, 4}, Barabara, Mariam L. ^{e, 5}, Minja, Linda M. ^f, Olomi, Gaudensia A. ^g, Mlay, Janeth ^f, Mlay, Pendo S. ^h, Hanson, Olivia R. ^{d, 6}, Mmbaga, Blandina T. ^f, Watt, Melissa H. ^{d, 7}

Source: In Evaluation and Program Planning June 2025 110

Population Structure and Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Isolated from Humans with Diarrhea and from Poultry, East Africa.

Authors: French, Nigel P.¹, rn.p.french@massey.ac.nz, Thomas, Kate M.², Amani, Nelson B.³, Benschop, Jackie¹, Bigogo, Godfrey M.⁴, Cleaveland, Sarah⁵, Fayaz, Ahmed¹, Hugho, Ephrasia A.³, Karimuribo, Esron D.⁶, Kasagama, Elizabeth³, Maganga, Ruth⁵, Melubo, Matayo L.³, Midwinter, Anne C.¹, Mmbaga, Blandina T.^3,7, Mosha, Victor V.³, Mshana, Fadhili I.³, Munyua, Peninah⁸, Ochieng, John B.⁴, Rogers, Lynn¹, Sindiyo, Emmanuel⁹

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Oct2024, Vol. 30 Issue 10, p2079-2089, 11p

‘ … You become a prisoner of your life’: A qualitative study exploring the experience of joint pain and accessing care in Hai, Tanzania

Authors: Laurie, Emma ^{a, ⁎}, Msoka, Elizabeth F. ^{b, d, f}, Wyke, Sally ^c, Yongolo, Nateiya M. ^{b, c, d, f}, Bunn, Christopher ^{c, e}, Msoka, Perry ^b, McIntosh, Emma ^c, Mmbaga, Blandina T. ^{b, d, f}

Source: In SSM - Qualitative Research in Health December 2024 6

Climate change and allergic diseases: A scoping review

Authors: Agache, Ioana, Akdis, Cezmi, Akdis, Mubeccel, Al-Hemoud, Ali, Annesi-Maesano, Isabella, Balmes, John, Cecchi, Lorenzo, Damialis, Athanasios, Haahtela, Tari, Haber, Adam L., Hart, Jaime E., Jutel, Marek, Mitamura, Yasutaka, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Oh, Jae-Won, Ostadtaghizadeh, Abbas, Pawankar, Ruby, Johnson, Mary, Renz, Harald, Rice, Mary B., Filho, Nelson Augusto Rosario, Sampath, Vanitha, Skevaki, Chrysanthi, Thien, Francis, Traidl-Hoffmann, Claudia, Wong, Gary W.K., Nadeau, Kari C.

Source: In The Journal of Climate Change and Health November-December 2024 20

Neurocysticercosis and cognitive impairment among people with epilepsy in Taenia solium endemic regions of rural southern Tanzania: A hospital-based cross-sectional study in mental health clinics of selected sites in Tanzania

Authors: Makasi, Charles E., Ngowi, Bernard, Mahande, Michael J., Welte, Tamara M., Stelzle, Dominik, Guga, Godfrey, Schmidt, Veronika, Rüther, Charlotte, Lema, Yakobo, Fabien Prodjinotho, Ulrich, Kilale, Andrew, Prazeres da Costa, Clarissa, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Winkler, Andrea S.

Source: In Epilepsy & Behavior October 2024 159

Bedaquiline-pretomanid-moxifloxacin-pyrazinamide for drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: a phase 2c, open-label, multicentre, partially randomised controlled trial

Authors: Bruinenberg, Paul, Beumont, Maria, Nedelman, Jerry, Li, Mengchun, Zuma-Gwala, Ntokozo, Rajaram, Shakira, Choo, Louise, Wills, Genevive, Betteridge, Matt, Leandra, Leandra, Olugbosi, Morounfolu, Borisov, Sergey, Cevik, Muge ^{a, *}, Thompson, Lindsay C ^b, Upton, Caryn ^d, Rolla, Valéria Cavalcanti ^e, Malahleha, Mookho ^f, Mmbaga, Blandina ^g, Ngubane, Nosipho ^h, Abu Bakar, Zamzurina ⁱ, Rassool, Mohammed ^j, Variava, Ebrahim ^k, Dawson, Rodney ^l, Staples, Suzanne ^m, Lalloo, Umesh ⁿ, Louw, Cheryl ^o, Conradie, Francesca ^p, Eristavi, Marika ^q, Samoilova, Anastasia ^r, Skornyakov, Sergey N ^s, Ntinginya, Niyanda Elias ^t, Haraka, Frederick ^u, Praygod, George ^v, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriett ^w, Caoili, Janice ^x, Balanag, Vincent ^y, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti ^z, McHugh, Timothy ^c, Hunt, Robert ^c, Solanki, Priya ^c, Bateson, Anna ^c, Crook, Angela M ^b, Fabiane, Stella ^b, Timm, Juliano ^aa, Sun, Eugene ^aa, Spigelman, Melvin ^aa, Sloan, Derek J ^a, Gillespie, Stephen H ^a

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases September 2024 24(9):1003-1014

A more equitable approach to economic evaluation: Directly developing conceptual capability wellbeing attributes for Tanzania and Malawi

Authors: Chikumbu, Edith ^{a, 1}, Katiti, Victor ^{b, 1}, Bunn, Christopher ^c, Msoka, Elizabeth F. ^d, Sichali, Junious ^a, Yongolo, Nateiya Mmeta ^e, McIntosh, Emma ^f, Mmbaga, Blandina T. ^d, Wyke, Sally ^c, Coast, Joanna ^{g, ⁎}

Source: In Social Science & Medicine August 2024 355

Who is most vulnerable? Factors associated with presenting to antenatal care without a male partner in Northern Tanzania

Authors: Sao, Saumya S., Coleman, Jessica N., Minja, Linda, Mwamba, Rimel N., Kisigo, Godfrey A., Osaki, Haika, Renju, Jenny, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Watt, Melissa H.

Source: In Midwifery May 2024 132

Impact of climate change on immune responses and barrier defense

Authors: Skevaki, Chrysanthi, Nadeau, Kari C., Rothenberg, Marc E., Alahmad, Barrak, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Masenga, Gileard G., Sampath, Vanitha, Christiani, David C., Haahtela, Tari, Renz, Harald

Source: In The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology May 2024 153(5):1194-1205

Development of a brief telehealth-delivered counseling intervention to reduce suicide risk and improve HIV care engagement in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Authors: Knettel, Brandon A. ^{a, b, ⁎}, Amiri, Ismail ^b, Knippler, Elizabeth T. ^{a, c}, Madundo, Kim ^{d, e}, Msoka, Elizabeth F. ^{d, f}, Tarimo, Clotilda ^f, Katiti, Victor ^{e, f}, Joel, Louise ^e, Rwakilomba, Jackline ^d, Mmbaga, Blandina T. ^{b, d, e, f}, Relf, Michael V. ^{a, b}, Goldston, David B. ^g

Source: In Evaluation and Program Planning August 2025 111

The Mutographs biorepository: A unique genomic resource to study cancer around the world

Authors: Perdomo, Sandra, Abedi-Ardekani, Behnoush, de Carvalho, Ana Carolina, Ferreiro-Iglesias, Aida, Gaborieau, Valérie, Cattiaux, Thomas, Renard, Hélène, Chopard, Priscilia, Carreira, Christine, Spanu, Andreea, Nikmanesh, Arash, Cardoso Penha, Ricardo Cortez, Antwi, Samuel O., Ashton-Prolla, Patricia, Canova, Cristina, Chitapanarux, Taned, Cox, Riley, Curado, Maria Paula, de Oliveira, José Carlos, Dzamalala, Charles, Fabianova, Elenora, Ferri, Lorenzo, Fitzgerald, Rebecca, Foretova, Lenka, Gallinger, Steven, Goldstein, Alisa M., Holcatova, Ivana, Huertas, Antonio, Janout, Vladimir, Jarmalaite, Sonata, Kaneva, Radka, Kowalski, Luiz Paulo, Kulis, Tomislav, Lagiou, Pagona, Lissowska, Jolanta, Malekzadeh, Reza, Mates, Dana, McCorrmack, Valerie, Menya, Diana, Mhatre, Sharayu, Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil, de Moricz, André, Nyirády, Péter, Ognjanovic, Miodrag, Papadopoulou, Kyriaki, Polesel, Jerry, Purdue, Mark P., Rascu, Stefan, Rebolho Batista, Lidia Maria, Reis, Rui Manuel, Ribeiro Pinto, Luis Felipe, Rodríguez-Urrego, Paula A., Sangkhathat, Surasak, Sangrajrang, Suleeporn, Shibata, Tatsuhiro, Stakhovsky, Eduard, Świątkowska, Beata, Vaccaro, Carlos, Vasconcelos de Podesta, Jose Roberto, Vasudev, Naveen S., Vilensky, Marta, Yeung, Jonathan, Zaridze, David, Zendehdel, Kazem, Scelo, Ghislaine, Chanudet, Estelle, Wang, Jingwei, Fitzgerald, Stephen, Latimer, Calli, Moody, Sarah, Humphreys, Laura, Alexandrov, Ludmil B., Stratton, Michael R., Brennan, Paul

Source: In Cell Genomics 13 March 2024 4(3)

Understanding male involvement in antenatal care in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for engagement

Authors: Sao, Saumya S., Kisigo, Godfrey A., Osaki, Haika, Coleman, Jessica N., Renju, Jenny, Mwamba, Rimel N., Ngocho, James S., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Watt, Melissa H.

Source: In Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare March 2024 39

Genetic and nongenetic drivers of platelet reactivity in healthy Tanzanian individuals

Authors: Kullaya, Vesla I., Temba, Godfrey S., Vadaq, Nadira, Njau, Judith, Boahen, Collins K., Nkambule, Bongani B., Thibord, Florian, Chen, Ming-Huei, Pecht, Tal, Lyamuya, Furaha, Kumar, Vinod, Netea, Mihai G., Mmbaga, Blandina T., van der Ven, Andre, Johnson, Andrew D., de Mast, Quirijn

Source: In Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis March 2024 22(3):805-817

Outcomes of traumatic brain injury patients with acute epidural and subdural hematoma who underwent burr hole surgery: A two-year study at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

Authors: Koipapi, Sengua, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Chilonga, Kondo, Msuya, David, Rabiel, Happiness, Nkoronko, Mugisha, Urasa, Sarah, Saria, Vivian, Chugulu, Samuel

Source: In World Neurosurgery: X January 2024 21

Prostate cancer knowledge and barriers to screening among men at risk in northern Tanzania: A community-based study

Authors: Ngowi, Bartholomeo Nicholaus, Mremi, Alex, Mbwambo, Orgeness Jasper, Mitao, Modesta Paschal, Nyindo, Mramba, Mteta, Kien Alfred, Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil

Source: In Cancer Treatment and Research Communications 2024 39

Characterising sources of PM2·5 exposure for school children with asthma: a personal exposure study across six cities in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Lim, Shanon, Said, Bibie, Zurba, Lindsay, Mosler, Gioia, Addo-Yobo, Emmanuel, Adeyeye, Olayinka Olufunke, Arhin, Bernard, Evangelopoulos, Dimitris, Fapohunda, Victoria Temitope, Fortune, Farida, Griffiths, Chris J, Hlophe, Sbekezelo, Kasekete, Marian, Lowther, Scott, Masekela, Refiloe, Mkutumula, Elizabeth, Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil, Mujuru, Hilda Angela, Nantanda, Rebecca, Mzati Nkhalamba, Lovemore, Ngocho, James S, Ojo, Oluwafemi Tunde, Owusu, Sandra Kwarteng, Shaibu, Sunshine, Ticklay, Ismail, Grigg, Jonathan, Barratt, Benjamin ^*

Source: In The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health January 2024 8(1):17-27

A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays

Authors: Hosaka, Leah, Tupetz, Anna, Sakita, Francis M., Shayo, Frida, Staton, Catherine, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Joiner, Anjni Patel

Source: African journal of emergency medicine. 13(3):191-198

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Brief Report: Task-Shifting 'Gold Standard' Clinical Assessment and Safety Planning for Suicide Risk Among People Living With HIV: A Feasibility and Fidelity Evaluation in Tanzania

Authors: Knettel, Brandon A., Amiri, Ismail, Minja, Linda, Martinez, Alyssa J., Knippler, Elizabeth T., Madundo, Kim, Staton, Catherine, Vissoci, Joao Ricardo N., Mwobobia, Judith, Mmbaga, Blandina T., Kaaya, Sylvia, Relf, Michael V., Goldston, David B.

Source: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes. 93(5):374-378

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Knowledge and misconceptions about epilepsy among people with epilepsy and their caregivers attending mental health clinics: A qualitative study in Taenia solium endemic pig‐keeping communities in Tanzania

Authors: Makasi, Charles E, Kilale, Andrew M, Ngowi, Bernard J, Lema, Yakobo, Katiti, Victor, Mahande, Michael J, Msoka, Elizabeth F., Stelzle, Dominik, Winkler, Andrea S, Mmbaga, Blandina T.

Source: Epilepsia open. 8(2):487-496

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