The 2010 APSA Workshop on Global Perspectives on Politics and Gender: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 18–August 6, 2010
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HIV-1 infection and fertility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The objective of this study was to examine the association of HIV-1 infection with rates of pregnancy and pregnancy loss in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A retrospective cohort study of 1,006 HIV-infected women and 485 uninfected women was employed. In multivariate analyses controlling for other predictors of pregnancy, the association of HIV-seropositivity with a woman's reported number of pregnanc...
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A prominent example of LSM in urban sub-Saharan Africa is the Urban Malaria Control Program (UMCP), Dar es Salaam, initiated by the City Council in collaboration with Ifakara Health Institute and overseas academic institutions [1-2]. In 2004, mosquito surveillance systems were established and after one year of intensive baseline data collection (2005-2006), operational larviciding with Bacillus...
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BACKGROUND Although data are sparse, it has been estimated that the highest rates of homicide death amongst children are in Africa. Little information is available on ages 0-14 years. No known quantitative surveillance of early neonaticide (killed at less than one week) has been conducted previously in Africa. METHODS A Violent Death Survey following WHO/CDC Guidelines was completed in Dar es...
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BACKGROUND The use of larval source management is not prioritized by contemporary malaria control programs in sub-Saharan Africa despite historical success. Larviciding, in particular, could be effective in urban areas where transmission is focal and accessibility to Anopheles breeding habitats is generally easier than in rural settings. The objective of this study is to assess the effectivenes...
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To determine the aetiology, pattern and prognosis of fractures of the spine in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania we studied a total of 54 patients who had sustained fractures of the spine and were managed by the Orthopaedic/Trauma Department of Muhimbili Medical Centre from January to December 1992. Of these patients 50 were males and four females. Their ages ranged between 12 and 69 years with a mean of...
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عنوان ژورنال: PS: Political Science & Politics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1049-0965,1537-5935
DOI: 10.1017/s1049096510001563