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Albert Kihunrwa

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Citations 260
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General Medicine
Health Services
Infectious Diseases
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Agrey H Mwakisole
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Alexandra A Cordeiro
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BMC Res Notes
World J Emerg Surg
Sex Transm Infect
Case Rep Infect Dis
J Med Case Rep
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Recent Articles
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Evaluation of a pilot family planning educational seminar and subsequent attitudes towards family planning among Muslim communities in Tanzania
Cordeiro A, Gumanneh H, Nzali A, Lambert V, Yussuph A, Kihunrwa A, et al.
PLoS One . 2025 Feb; 20(2):e0315410. PMID: 39919253
Evidence has demonstrated that uncertainty about compatibility with religious beliefs and limited health knowledge hinder uptake of family planning (FP), even among women who would like to prevent or delay...
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Partnerships with religious leaders to promote family planning in rural Tanzania: an open-label, cluster randomised trial
Mwakisole A, Lambert V, Nzali A, Aristide C, Laizer E, Cordeiro A, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2023 Nov; 11(12):e1943-e1954. PMID: 37973342
Background: Family planning benefits maternal-child health, education, and economic wellbeing. Despite global efforts, an unsatisfied demand for family planning persists in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on previous successful partnerships, the aim...
3.
Rudimentary horn pregnancy, a differential diagnosis of an intraabdominal pregnancy: a case report
Bidiga S, Henry K, Augustino O, Mujuni F, Matovelo D, Ndaboine E, et al.
J Med Case Rep . 2023 May; 17(1):210. PMID: 37170291
Background: Rudimentary horn pregnancy is a rare life-threatening obstetric condition with clinical and sonographic presentation resembling that of an abdominal pregnancy. Preoperative diagnosis of advanced rudimentary horn pregnancy is difficult...
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Perspectives of Muslim Religious Leaders to Shape an Educational Intervention About Family Planning in Rural Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
Chalem A, Nzali A, Cordeiro A, Yussuph A, Laizer E, Lupilya G, et al.
Glob Health Sci Pract . 2023 Feb; 11(1). PMID: 36853642
Introduction: Uptake of effective contraceptive methods can be hindered by poor understanding and uncertainty about its compatibility with religious beliefs. We sought to understand the perspectives of Muslim religious leaders...
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High Prevalence of Anemia and Poor Compliance with Preventive Strategies among Pregnant Women in Mwanza City, Northwest Tanzania: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Konje E, Ngaila B, Kihunrwa A, Mugassa S, Basinda N, Dewey D
Nutrients . 2022 Sep; 14(18). PMID: 36145226
Anemia in pregnancy is prevalent in Tanzania despite the implementation of existing prevention strategies. This study aims to determine the level of compliance with anemia preventive strategies among pregnant women...
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Rationale, design and protocol of a cross-sectional study on pregnancy-related cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania (PRECARDT): burden, characterisation and prognostic significance at delivery
Makubi A, Chillo P, Mutagaywa R, Balandya B, Kisenge P, Tarimo V, et al.
BMJ Open . 2022 Jan; 11(12):e049979. PMID: 34972761
Introduction: The paucity of data describing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in pregnancy in many parts of Africa including Tanzania has given rise to challenges in proper management by the healthcare providers....
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Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention
Ernest E, Hellar A, Varallo J, Tibyehabwa L, Bertram M, Fitzgerald L, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2021 Dec; 6(12). PMID: 34876458
Introduction: Despite ongoing maternal health interventions, maternal deaths in Tanzania remain high. One of the main causes of maternal mortality includes postoperative infections. Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are higher...
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A multimodal mentorship intervention to improve surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: a convergent, mixed methods assessment
Alidina S, Tibyehabwa L, Alreja S, Barash D, Bien-Aime D, Cainer M, et al.
Hum Resour Health . 2021 Sep; 19(1):115. PMID: 34551758
Background: Safe, high-quality surgical care in many African countries is a critical need. Challenges include availability of surgical providers, improving quality of care, and building workforce capacity. Despite growing evidence...
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Factors Associated With IgG and IgM Antibodies, and Placental Histopathological Changes Among Women With Spontaneous Abortion in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Machumi I, Mirambo M, Ruganuza D, Rambau P, Massinde A, Kihunrwa A, et al.
East Afr Health Res J . 2021 Jul; 1(2):86-94. PMID: 34308163
Background: infection in early pregnancy has been associated with significant adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite being common in the city of Mwanza, its association with spontaneous abortion has never been studied....
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Recurrent obstructive uropathy secondary to pyometrocolpos in an 8-month-old infant: a case report
Kiritta R, Balyorugulu G, Ahmed M, Christopher F, Miltenburg A, Kihunrwa A
J Med Case Rep . 2020 Dec; 14(1):237. PMID: 33287893
Background: Pyometrocolpos is accumulation of infected fluid in the uterus and vagina. It is rare in children, mostly seen after menarche as a result of obstructive congenital genital malformation that...