Delayed initiation of anti-retroviral therapy in TB/HIV co-infected patients, Sanyati District, Zimbabwe, 2011-2012

Autor: Brian Abel Maponga, Daniel Chirundu, Notion Tafara Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga, Donewell Bangure, Lucia Takundwa

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 28 (2015)

INTRODUCTION: tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem and is driven by HIV. Recent studies indicate that anti-retroviral therapy (ART) initiated during the first two months of anti-TB treatment (ATT) reduces risk of HIV morbidity and mortal

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Indoor household residual spraying program performance in Matabeleland South province, Zimbabwe: 2011 to 2012; a descriptive cross-sectional study

Autor: Pugie Tawanda Chimberengwa, Nyasha Masuka, Notion Tafara Gombe, Mufuta Tshimanga, Lucia Takundwa, Donewell Bangure

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 20, Iss 27 (2015)

INTRODUCTION: Matabeleland South launched the malaria pre-elimination campaign in 2012 but provincial spraying coverage has failed to attain 95% target, with some districts still encountering malaria outbreaks. A study was conducted to evaluate progr

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Evaluation of Perinatal Mortality Surveillance System in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Autor: Gladys Marape, Lucia Takundwa, Gerald Shambira, Zanele Hwalima, Notion Tafara Gombe, Munekayi Padingani, Tsitsi Juru, Mufuta Tshimanga

Publikováno v: Open Journal of Epidemiology. 11:124-134

Background: In Zimbabwe, the perinatal mortality surveillance system is based on passive reporting of perinatal deaths using the perinatal death notification forms. Mpilo hospital recorded 74 perinatal deaths from January to September. No death was r

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https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2021.112012

Factors associated with contracting malaria in Ward 29 of Shamva District, Zimbabwe, 2014

Autor: Donewell Bangure, Mufuta Tshimanga, Nyasha Masuka, Tsitsi Juru, Gladwin Muchena, Lucia Takundwa, Notion Tafara Gombe

Publikováno v: South African Medical Journal, Vol 107, Iss 5, Pp 420-423 (2017)
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 107, Issue: 5, Pages: 420-423, Published: MAY 2017
South African Medical Journal; Vol 107, No 5 (2017); 420-423

Background. Malaria cases at Wadzanayi Clinic in Shamva District, Zimbabwe, increased drastically, surpassing the epidemic threshold, in week four of December 2013. This rise was sustained, which necessitated an investigation of the outbreak. Objecti

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http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11887/8049

Determinants of multidrug resistance among previously treated tuberculosis patients in Zimbabwe, 2014

Autor: Lucia Takundwa, Gladwin Muchena, Donewell Bangure, Mufuta Tshimanga, Gerald Shambira, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Tafara Gombe, Nyasha Masuka

Publikováno v: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 21(11)

SETTING Zimbabwe. OBJECTIVE To investigate the determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among previously treated TB patients. DESIGN A 1:3 case-control study with bivariate analysis and logistic regression. RESULTS Risk factors for M

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29037298