FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) DATA THE CASE OF KINONDONI DISTRICT IN DAR ES SALAAM REGION, TANZANIA Daudi O. Simba and Mughwira A. Mwangu

OBJECTIVE Men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan Africa remain hidden and hard to reach for involvement in HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) services. The aim of the current study was to describe MSM social networks in a large and a small Tanzanian city in order to explore their utility for peer-based healthcare interventions. METHODS Data were collected through respondent-...

BACKGROUND Women's responses to partner violence are influenced by a complex constellation of factors including: psychological attachment to the partner; context of the abuse; and structural factors, all of which shape available options for women outside of the relationship. OBJECTIVE To describe women's responses to physical partner violence; and to understand the role of women's economic re...

Currently, traffic congestions are common events in road networks of main cities in developing countries. It has been observed that, the size of congestion increases year after year. For traffic congestion management to work efficiently, sufficiently and accurately information are needed. In this research we present an alternative method using agent technology to collect and manipulate data so ...

BACKGROUND An epidemic of bilateral optic neuropathy is affecting large numbers of people aged between 10 and 40 in Dar es Salaam, the capital city of Tanzania. The disease is characterised by acute onset of bilateral visual impairment, bilateral impairment of colour vision, and a characteristic temporal pallor of the optic discs. The disease often occurs in association with peripheral neuropat...

OBJECTIVE To investigate individual socio-demographic characteristics of suicides, the reasons, methods and means employed to commit suicide. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study of suicides. A structured questionnaire was employed to enquire the details of the itemised objectives. SETTING Muhimbili National Hospital--in urban Dar es Salaam. SUBJECTS Fifty three males and 47 females con...

OBJECTIVE To describe how demographic characteristics and knowledge of cervical cancer influence screening acceptance among women living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS Multistage cluster sampling was carried out in 45 randomly selected streets in Dar es Salaam. Women between the ages of 25-59 who lived in the sampled streets were invited to a cervical cancer screening; 804 women accepted...

OBJECTIVES This study was performed to examine the potential contributions of sociocultural activities to reduce risks of death by homicide. METHODS This study was designed as a case control study. Relatives of 90 adult homicide victims in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania, in 2005 were interviewed. As controls, 211 participants matched for sex and 5-year age group were randomly selected from th...