Simon Mamuya
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Ruhighira J, Mashili F, Tungu A, Mamuya S
BMC Womens Health
. 2022 Dec;
22(1):483.
PMID: 36461083
Background: Spirometry is a commonly used lung function test. It assesses respiratory functions by measuring the air volume and the rate at which a person can exhale from lungs filled...
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Dockx K, Van Remoortel H, De Buck E, Schelstraete C, Vanderheyden A, Lievens T, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2019 Jul;
16(14).
PMID: 31311186
Nearly 90% of diarrhea-related mortalities are the result of unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, and insufficient hygiene. Although "Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene" (WASH) interventions may significantly reduce the risk of...
3.
Mwabulambo S, Mrema E, Ngowi A, Mamuya S
Ann Glob Health
. 2019 Mar;
84(3):369-379.
PMID: 30835378
Introduction: Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture to control harmful pests and prevent crop yield losses or product damage. In Tanzania several studies have been conducted on health effects of...
4.
Mamuya S, Sakwari G, Ngowi V, Moen B, Bratveit M
Ann Glob Health
. 2019 Mar;
84(3):380-386.
PMID: 30835375
Objective: This study assessed respiratory symptoms and fractional exhaled nitric oxide as a marker for respiratory inflammation in relation to dust exposure among workers in different job sections in volcanic...
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Rusibamayila M, Meshi E, Mamuya S
Ann Glob Health
. 2019 Mar;
84(3):419-428.
PMID: 30835373
Background: Mining is one of the most hazardous sectors to work in because it predisposes workers to various hazards including dust. Exposure to dust is inevitable in the mines because...
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Lung functions among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam - a cross-sectional study
Manji M, Shayo G, Mamuya S, Mpembeni R, Jusabani A, Mugusi F
BMC Pulm Med
. 2016 Apr;
16(1):58.
PMID: 27107713
Background: Approximately 40-60 % of patients remain sufferers of sequela of obstructive, restrictive or mixed patterns of lung disease despite treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The prevalence of these abnormalities...
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Badowski N, Castro C, Montgomery M, Pickering A, Mamuya S, Davis J
J Environ Public Health
. 2011 Oct;
2011:130467.
PMID: 21969836
Whereas Tanzania has seen considerable improvements in water and sanitation infrastructure over the past 20 years, the country still faces high rates of childhood morbidity from diarrheal diseases. This study...
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Davis J, Pickering A, Rogers K, Mamuya S, Boehm A
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2011 Feb;
84(2):184-91.
PMID: 21292883
Safe water storage and hand hygiene have been shown to reduce fecal contamination and improve health in experimental settings; however, triggering and sustaining such behaviors is challenging. This study investigates...
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Pickering A, Julian T, Mamuya S, Boehm A, Davis J
Trop Med Int Health
. 2010 Nov;
16(2):233-9.
PMID: 21091858
Objective: To characterize mechanisms of hand contamination with faecal indicator bacteria and to assess the presence of selected pathogens on mothers' hands in Tanzania. Methods: A household observational study combined...