ABSTRACT Background: In Tanzania the available data shows that diabetic patients are in risk of developing different life-threatening health complications, this lead to increased medical expenses, reduced quality of life and increased mortality rate. Different innovative teaching methods are needed in order to prevent and to control the burden of diabetes. Thus, the current study was aimed to assess the efficacy of peer support learning strategy on improving competence and health outcomes amo...
ABSTRACT Despite notable achievement in skills laboratory implementation in Tanzania, there have been some challenges; such as inadequate and poor physical infrastructure, lack of laboratory equipment and large number of students being trained in these facilities. This study aimed to evaluate the skill laboratory methodology implementation and its effectiveness in improving competencies in Infection Prevention and Control among nursing students‟ in Tanzania’. An analytical cross-sectional...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Lack of nurses‟ job satisfaction and burnout in hospitals accelerate to low retention of workers. Unavailability of education opportunities is considered to be one of contributors of dissatisfaction and burnout among these nurses. Aim: This study intended to explore more on educational opportunities associated with job satisfaction and burnout among practicing nurses in Lake Zone. Methodology: Analytical quantitative cross-sectional study design was used. 416 Nurses w...
ABSTRACT Background: Alcohol use is associated with risks, such as intoxication, physical and mental harm, alcohol dependence, distress and illness to the drinker, family and friends. This study, studied the use of brief counseling in treating persons with mild alcohol use disorder (AUD). in order to avoid its progression towards worse condition. Objective: The study objective was to assess the effectiveness of brief counseling in the treatment of persons with mild AUD. Methodology: The study...
ABSTRACT Background: It is estimated that almost 6% of female and 9% of males have experienced abuse in Zanzibar before 18th year of their birthday. Child sexual abuse and health risk issues among adolescents are alarming and have been reported in a wider extents. This study aims to determine the effect of life skills based training on (LSBT) improving knowledge, attitude and assertive behavior for the prevention of sexual abuse among secondary school adolescents of Pemba Island in ZanzibarT...
ABSRTACT Background: Hospitalized children are vulnerable to developing malnutrition due to the interaction of disease process, food and nutrition. Albeit this risk and evidence of its existence, little attention has been made to understand its determinants and status of hospital malnutrition among hospitalized children. Consequently, there is a gap in knowledge that this study has managed to address successfully Objective: The study intended to assess the prevalence and predictors of hospi...
ABSTRACT Background T.B score chart is a major diagnostic measure for diagnosing T.B in children, even though T.B score chart used there is gradual increase of T.B case among children. The objective of the study was to assess health care provider‟s knowledge, attitude, and perceived skills on diagnosing tuberculosis using tuberculosis score chart in children aged 0-59 months Dodoma region. Methods: Hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between June and July 2020 in 1...
ABSTRACT Background: Accidents has been observed to hinder individual development and reduce national economic intensification against expectations of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The presence of users of motorcycles and the associated accidents incursion offer a unique challenge in view of inadequate work force, which is frequently lost. The study-determined effectiveness of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills for basic life support among commercial motorcyclist...
ABSTRACT Background: Hazardous health care wastes cause unhealthy effects on people and the environment. However, no published study evidence about the training and competencies of hospital cleaners on health care waste management in Tanzania. Hence, the study aimed to assess the effectiveness of health care waste management training on improving competencies of hospital cleaners at Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital and Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma Region. Methods: The study recruited 85...
ABSTRACT Illness is an evitable part of life for the vast majority of people. The nurses’ reactions to people who are ill or who are in need of health care are influenced and shaped by their own personal qualities, such as sensitivity, understanding and honesty as well as the professional attributes, skills, competencies, attitudes and cognitive abilities necessary for effective practice. Problems or incidents occurring in clinical settings are often seen as indicators of poor nursing...
ABSTRACT The study intended to investigate the effect of facilitation in a problem-based environment (FPBE) on metacognition, self-directed learning and learning motivation to undergraduate nurse student in Tanzanian higher learning institutions. It was a quasi-experimental study with quantitative research approach. A purposive sampling technique was employed for achieving a sample size of 401 undergraduate nurse students (interventional = 134 and control = 267). The semi-structured question...
ABSTRACT The goal of mobile learning technology in nursing education is to inspire student nurses for self–directed learning and to improve academic performance. This study intended to determine the effect of mobile learning technology user behavior on self directed learning and academic performance among student nurses. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study with quantitative approach, which involved 418 respondents from four schools of nursing were selected by simple random sampl...
ABSTRACT Baby dumping and infanticide have become a social phenomenon with severe consequences that are drawing nationwide attention and condemnation in Namibia. Those women who are perpetrating these heinous acts provide numerous motives; such as fathers denying paternity, unemployment, young mothers who still want to continue with school, as well as a lack of awareness about institutional care, foster homes, and formal adoption. These young incarcerated women before and after having dumped...
ABSTRACT Background: IPV is among of the most widespread forms of violence now days, about one third of women murdered worldwide are murdered by their intimate partners. Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Southern Asia are leading region on IPV worldwide with the prevalence of 37%. About 20% of pregnant women in Dodoma region, Tanzania experienced IPV during pregnancy. This study aims to determine the association between intimate partner violence and their associated among pregnant women at M...
ABSTRACT Background: Raising awareness of women about obstetric danger signs would improve the early detection of problems and seeking timely obstetric care. This study aimed to determine the association between antenatal attendance and knowledge on obstetric danger signs among postnatal mothers in Zanzibar. Method: It was a community-based cross-section study. A multistage sampling technique was used to select study participants that were postnatal mothers from day 0 up to 42 days. Sample ...