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Exemplary Legal Writing 2019: Five Recommendations, G. Edward White, Sarah Seo Jan 2020

Exemplary Legal Writing 2019: Five Recommendations, G. Edward White, Sarah Seo

Faculty Scholarship

In the song “Natalie Cook” from the musical podcast “36 Questions,” a married couple deals with the fallout from the husband’s discovery that his wife is really an individual named Judith, who “built a past / Made up a history / Details that fit this person named / Natalie.” When the husband accuses the wife, “You’re the one who made her up,” Natalie/Judith responds, “It was a bit more collaborative than you’re remembering.”

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Revisiting Caroli Syndrome In A Tanzanian Patient, Casmir Wambura, Munish Sharma, Salim Surani Jan 2020

Revisiting Caroli Syndrome In A Tanzanian Patient, Casmir Wambura, Munish Sharma, Salim Surani

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Caroli disease and Caroli syndrome are two rare congenital diseases of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Caroli syndrome is characterized by the saccular dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts associated with congenital hepatic fibrosis. It is rarely diagnosed in childhood. We hereby describe a case of Caroli syndrome in a young Tanzanian female who had abdominal pain and distension since childhood. Her history suggested the presence of portal hypertension possibly from congenital hepatic fibrosis. The diagnosis was reached based on ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

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An Investigation On The Causes Of Student’S Poor Performance Of Bookkeeping Subject In Form Four National Examinations: A Case Of Ubungo Municipal Council, Mshindo Idd Jan 2020

An Investigation On The Causes Of Student’S Poor Performance Of Bookkeeping Subject In Form Four National Examinations: A Case Of Ubungo Municipal Council, Mshindo Idd

Master of Education

The form four national examination results in bookkeeping subject for years have been going down. Many students are performing poorly in their national examinations. However, students' performance in bookkeeping subjects is very good when students are in form two. This research investigates the causes of student’s poor performance of bookkeeping subject in form four national examinations. The research was a case study design and used purposive sampling in getting research participants. Data for this research were collected through a semi-structured interview and document analysis. The research involved 17 participants who are; Students, Subject teachers, Academic teachers, and Head of schools. …

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การพัฒนาระบบติดตามสถานะรถยนต์สำหรับธุรกิจแบ่งปันรถยนต์โดยใช้ช่อง Obd-Ii, สรวิชญ์ สาครินทร์ Jan 2020

การพัฒนาระบบติดตามสถานะรถยนต์สำหรับธุรกิจแบ่งปันรถยนต์โดยใช้ช่อง Obd-Ii, สรวิชญ์ สาครินทร์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ในช่วงไม่กี่ปีที่ผ่านมานี้ ธุรกิจแบ่งปันรถเช่าทั่วโลกเติบโตขึ้นอย่างมาก แต่การเช่ารถยนต์นั้นยังมีปัญหาอยู่สองข้อคือความไม่สะดวกต่อการทำสัญญาเช่ารถยนต์และการที่ไม่สามารถติดตามสถานะของรถยนต์ได้ เพื่อที่จะติดตามสถานะของถยนต์ เราต้องการระบบที่สามารถดึงข้อมูลดิบจากรถยนต์ส่งขึ้นสู่คลาวเซิฟเวอร์ในเวลาจริง ในช่วงเวลาเดียวกัน เทคโนโลยีอินเทอร์เน็ตทุกสรรพสิ่งได้ถูกนำไปใช้ในหลายๆอุตสาหกรรมเพื่อเพิ่มศักยภาพในการทำงาน เช่นอุตสาหกรรมการแพทย์ การเกษตร และการขนส่งอัจฉริยะ ดังนั้นธุรกิจแบ่งปันรถเช่านั้นจึงยังมีช่องว่างสำหรับการพัฒนาเพิ่มเติมด้วยเทคโนโลยีนี้เช่นกัน งานวิจัยนี้ได้ทำการพัฒนาอุปกรณ์สำหรับเชื่อมต่อภายในรถยนต์เรียกว่ากล่องโคบอกซ์ อุปกรณ์สามารถดึงข้อมูลที่ต้องการจากรถยนต์และสั่งล้อคหรือปลดล้อคได้ด้วยช่องโอบีดีทู อุปกรณ์สามารถรับสัญญาณตำแหน่งจีพีเอสและส่งข้อมูลที่ต้องการสู่คลาวไฟร์เบสเซิฟเวอร์ได้บนเวลาจริง อย่างไรก็ตาม ระบบติดตามสถานะของรถยนต์นี้สามารถทำงานได้ดีในรถยนต์ Toyota Altis 2016 เท่านั้น ผู้วิจัยจึงมีแผนในการพัฒนาระบบติดตามเพื่อรองรับกับรถยนต์รุ่นต่างๆต่อไปในอนาคต

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Time And Consumption Poverty Among Mainland Tanzanian Children: Material Conditions To Secure Stated Rights, Marokey Sawo Jan 2020

Time And Consumption Poverty Among Mainland Tanzanian Children: Material Conditions To Secure Stated Rights, Marokey Sawo

Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

This paper examines the differences in how Tanzanian children across various socioeconomic axes spend their time across schooling, unpaid care work, and income-generating activities. Previous research and theory have primarily focused on child employment and its dynamics with education, neglecting a substantial amount of work borne by some children to maintain their households’ livelihoods. Using time use and consumption survey data, this paper fills the current gap in the literature by applying a multidimensional framework called the Levy Institute Measure of Time and Consumption Poverty. The results indicate that child employment is quite prevalent in mainland Tanzania across different tiers …

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Understanding Male Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence And Women’S Demands For Condom Use, Linda Musu Edwards Jan 2020

Understanding Male Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence And Women’S Demands For Condom Use, Linda Musu Edwards

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Sub-Saharan Africa is host to more than 70% (25.5 million) of people with HIV/AIDS. More than half of the reported cases of people living with HIV/AIDS are women who are twice as likely to contract HIV than males in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior was to determine if a relationship between female demands for male partner condom use and male perpetrated intimate partner violence (MPIPV) in opposite sex cohabitating or married couples, as well as examine the relationship between the risk factors of age, education level, socioeconomic status, history of MPIPV, …

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Information Needs Of Women Market Vendors In Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda, Caroline Nankinga, Walter Omona, Joyce Bukirwa Jan 2020

Information Needs Of Women Market Vendors In Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda, Caroline Nankinga, Walter Omona, Joyce Bukirwa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information needs are an awareness of the information gap that exist among a group of people and differ from one group to another. The purpose of this study was to establish the information needs of women market vendors in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District in Uganda by establishing the information needs of women market vendors, sources of information that are available, barriers faced when accessing information, and making recommendations on the possible measures that can be put in place to address the information needs barriers. The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. Data was collected using interviews and observation, …

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Parents Perception Of Early Childhood Education: A Case Study Of Mahango A Rural Sub-County In Kasese District-Uganda, Eria Sukutha Jan 2020

Parents Perception Of Early Childhood Education: A Case Study Of Mahango A Rural Sub-County In Kasese District-Uganda, Eria Sukutha

Master of Education

Parental Perception on Early Childhood Education means how the parents view and understand the education children acquire from Early Childhood Centers. Early Childhood Education involves engaging children in developmental activities that help them to thrive throughout the aspects of growth and development. The major focus of this study was basically the school education that children gain in the early years of life from early childhood centers also known as pre-schools. When parents positively perceive the early education of their children, they do not only influence the academic acquisition but also the holistic development. The study used a case study design …

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Tangaza Magazine: A Publication Dedicated To Highlighting East Africa's Urban And Contemporary Music Scene, Monica Savanne Jan 2020

Tangaza Magazine: A Publication Dedicated To Highlighting East Africa's Urban And Contemporary Music Scene, Monica Savanne

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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A Document Analysis Of The Implementation Of Competency-Based Curriculum: Investigating The Role Of Head Teachers In Kenya., Patience Wabosha Mnengwa Jan 2020

A Document Analysis Of The Implementation Of Competency-Based Curriculum: Investigating The Role Of Head Teachers In Kenya., Patience Wabosha Mnengwa

Master of Education

Primary education is basic education level in Kenya and has faced various reforms, UPE, FPE and the Competency-Based Curriculum. The study was carried on document analysis on CBC implementation; to investigate the roles of headteachers. The headteacher being the leader at the school level, the study sought to know the considerations for them, lessons learned from the initial experiences of the reform implementation, and the best practices that ought to be developed to improve implementation at the school level. The study investigated the reform implementation, the curriculum framework, and the guidelines availed for the headteachers in the improvement of schooling …

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Exploring Quality Classroom Questioning As Practiced By Teachers In The Teaching And Learning Process: A Case Of A Secondary School In Siaya, Kenya., Samuel Ojode Oluoch Jan 2020

Exploring Quality Classroom Questioning As Practiced By Teachers In The Teaching And Learning Process: A Case Of A Secondary School In Siaya, Kenya., Samuel Ojode Oluoch

Master of Education

Classroom questioning as one of the practices and tools at a teacher’s disposal in the teaching and learning process can be considered the strongest tool to teach students how to think. The purpose of this study is to explore quality classroom questioning practices manifested in the teaching and learning process in a form four class. The study used the Bloom’s taxonomy and the Information Processing model as theoretical framework for the study. The study was based on interpretivist paradigm that is exploratory in nature taking a qualitative approach. The study involved use of classroom observation, semi-structured interviews involving four teachers …

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“Classroom Practices Of Primary School Teachers Of English: Examining The Potential Application Of Post Method Pedagogy In Kenya”, Karanja Paul Kabogo Jan 2020

“Classroom Practices Of Primary School Teachers Of English: Examining The Potential Application Of Post Method Pedagogy In Kenya”, Karanja Paul Kabogo

Master of Education

This study aimed to examine the classroom practices of primary school teachers of English that reflect application of post method pedagogy in teaching of English language. The teacher in the context of Post Method Pedagogy is a researcher and a facilitator in the teaching process, leading to the development of teachers’ own theory of practice and learner autonomy. Specifically the study was guided by the following three objectives; examine the classroom practices of teachers of English in teaching of English which overlap with the construct of post method pedagogy, examine the role of the primary school teacher of English in …

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Mathematics Teachers’ Preparedness To Teach In A Virtual Classroom: Focus On Covid-19 Impact On Education, Jemimah Wangui Ng'ang'a Jan 2020

Mathematics Teachers’ Preparedness To Teach In A Virtual Classroom: Focus On Covid-19 Impact On Education, Jemimah Wangui Ng'ang'a

Master of Education

Virtual classroom is a “web-based online environment that delivers course materials to learners and provides collaboration and interaction” (Subramaniam & Kandasamy, 2011, p.1) opportunity as well as support the learners’ independent study. Virtual classroom facilitates virtual learning in a virtual learning environment (VLE). In the recent times virtual learning has become inevitable especially considering the situation where learners are supposed to be home for a longer period than usual. This has been evident with the outbreak of corona virus COVID-19, by the beginning of the year 2020 the disease had spread to other parts of the world thus paralyzing a …

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Exploring Secondary School Learners’ Experiences Of Learning English Online Or Remotely During Covid-19 Pandemic., Florence Achieng Deya Jan 2020

Exploring Secondary School Learners’ Experiences Of Learning English Online Or Remotely During Covid-19 Pandemic., Florence Achieng Deya

Master of Education

The importance of online and remote learning cannot be overemphasized. Nonetheless, Kenya, like other developing countries is still struggling with technology implementation and integration in education. The onset of Covid-19 pandemic was an eye opener as to how the country still needed to do more in integrating technology, especially in basic education. Schools had to be closed and for continuity of learning, learning was moved to online or remote. This research, explored secondary learners’ experiences of learning online or remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study which was qualitative in its approach adopted a rapid ethnographic design. Multiple data collection …

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Exploration Of Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge For Teaching Subtraction Strategies. A Case Of Kwania Disrict, Uganda., Owino Ambrose Jan 2020

Exploration Of Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge For Teaching Subtraction Strategies. A Case Of Kwania Disrict, Uganda., Owino Ambrose

Master of Education

This study has been an exploration of mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for teaching subtraction strategies. In the process of the study, a case study was conducted and data was collected using questionnaire and interview. Data was analyzed to obtain themes for the qualitative research data. In the study eight teachers from two government public school filled the questionnaires given to them within a period of one week. These period was given to provide the participant enough time to work on the questionnaire and attained conceptualization of pedagogical content knowledge and subtraction strategies. In addition, the eight teachers also …

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Secondary School Students’ Use Of Smartphones: What Can We Learn About Learners’ Devices To Improve Learning?, Iddi Kasanda Kwiligwa Jan 2020

Secondary School Students’ Use Of Smartphones: What Can We Learn About Learners’ Devices To Improve Learning?, Iddi Kasanda Kwiligwa

Master of Education

The development of technology in the last two decades has drastically changed people’s lives across the world, particularly in the communication domain. Smart phones that support access to the internet have become popular accounting for 60% of internet connections across the globe (Ng et al, 2017). Smart phones are portable, accessible, relatively cheap, and are easy to repair, and do not require sophisticated skills to operate (Chambo, et al, 2013; Kihwele & Bali 2013). In the education sector, generally, smartphones are used by students to search learning materials through the internet using various applications and sources (Buchanan, 2011; Twum, 2017; …

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Roles Of The School Management Committees In Supporting Teaching And Learning In Early Childhood Classes Of Budde Sub-County, Butambala District, Uganda, Tabu Paul Jan 2020

Roles Of The School Management Committees In Supporting Teaching And Learning In Early Childhood Classes Of Budde Sub-County, Butambala District, Uganda, Tabu Paul

Master of Education

The study sought to explore the roles of the school management committees (SMC) in supporting teaching and learning in early childhood classes of Budde sub-county. The problem was the poor performance of schools, especially, in English and mathematics. And the research objectives were; to establish how the School Management Committee (SMC) exercise their administrative role in supporting teaching and learning in early childhood classes in Budde sub-county schools; to find out how the school management committee (SMC) practice their Supervisory role for the support of teaching and learning in early childhood classes in Budde sub-county early years schools; and to …

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Factors Contributing To Female Students Underperformance In Mathematics For Secondary Schools: A Case Study Of Kasulu District., Charles Oman Jan 2020

Factors Contributing To Female Students Underperformance In Mathematics For Secondary Schools: A Case Study Of Kasulu District., Charles Oman

Master of Education

This study explored the factors that contributed to the underperformance of female students in mathematics in a Secondary School in Kasulu. A qualitative research approach with a case study design was applied. The study sample size comprised of eight form four female students who were randomly sampled using a stratified sampling technique with two strata from science and art combinations. The interview guide and questionnaires were used as data collection tools. The study found out that factors such as Lack of peer support during learning process, lack of books in the school library and poor sanitation of school toilets affected …

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Teachers’ Use Of Formative Assessment In Teaching Reading Comprehension In The Transition Class In Moyo Sub-County, Moyo District., Kinyaa Ayia Rufina Jan 2020

Teachers’ Use Of Formative Assessment In Teaching Reading Comprehension In The Transition Class In Moyo Sub-County, Moyo District., Kinyaa Ayia Rufina

Master of Education

Studies revealed that appropriate use of formative assessment when teaching reading comprehension develops learner’s self-efficiency and builds their confidence in learning. The vital goal of formative assessment is to develop learner’s ability and skills that can make them responsible for their own learning. Unfortunately, most teachers have inadequate knowledge on the effective use of formative assessment in teaching reading comprehension. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers use of formative assessment in teaching reading comprehension in the transition class. The researcher applied a qualitative approach for collection and analysis of raw data and employed an exploratory case study …

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James And Rose Aggrey And The Black Atlantic Gestations Of African Nationalism, Karen Sotiropoulos Jan 2020

James And Rose Aggrey And The Black Atlantic Gestations Of African Nationalism, Karen Sotiropoulos

History Faculty Publications

Gold Coast native James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey has been named at different times the father of African education and the Booker T. Washington of Africa after having moved to the United States in 1898 to pursue higher education and inspiring African nationalists like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Kwame Nkrumah and Peter Koinange. This article considers how his upbringing in Cape Coast and two decades in the United States shaped the political vision he brought back to Africa in the 1920s when he toured with the Phelps Stokes Commission lecturing about educational initiatives. It explores the ways the proto- Nationalist consciousness he had …

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Enabling Factors And User Requirements For Microcredit Services Through Mobile Devices - Dar Es Salaam Tanzania Context., William Clifford Gomera, Jarkko Suhonen Dr., George Oreku Prof. Jan 2020

Enabling Factors And User Requirements For Microcredit Services Through Mobile Devices - Dar Es Salaam Tanzania Context., William Clifford Gomera, Jarkko Suhonen Dr., George Oreku Prof.

The African Journal of Information Systems

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a considerable role in providing capital to micro businesses (MBs) through microcredit services. However, the interplay between MFIs and MB owners has been hindered by several factors, such as challenges with information sharing. The current study aims at identifying the specific challenges of microcredit services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and also at determining the enabling factors, preferred features, and general requirements for a mobile technology solution to support the interplay between MFIs and MBs. The participants in the study were 91 MB owners and 22 MFI officers, and the data for the study were collected …

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Informing Drug Policy: Antimalarial Drug Resistance Molecular Marker Surveillance In Tanzania, Pooja Praful Rana Jan 2020

Informing Drug Policy: Antimalarial Drug Resistance Molecular Marker Surveillance In Tanzania, Pooja Praful Rana

Public Health Theses

This study aimed to use molecular markers to do surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance and inform drug policy. The focus was on sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine drug resistance since that was the first-line treatment in Tanzania for an uncomplicated malaria infection of Plasmodium falciparum. There are five mutations across two genes that are associated with this drug. On the dhfr gene, mutations at the 51 (N51I), 59 (C59R), and 108 (S108N) position are associated with pyrimethamine drug resistance. On the dhps gene, mutations at the 437 (A437G) and 540 (K540E) positions are associated with sulfadoxine drug resistance. Samples were collected from Tanzania in …

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Africa And The Radical Origins Of The Right To Development, James T. Gathii Jan 2020

Africa And The Radical Origins Of The Right To Development, James T. Gathii

Faculty Publications & Other Works

This article builds on my earlier scholarship on African approaches to international law through examining the evolution of the right to development. Previously, I identified two approaches to international law in Africa – a contibutionist (or weak) approach and a critical (or strong) approach. Through analysis of the tight to development in the work of two eminent Senegalist jurists, Doudou Thiam and Keba Mbaye, I show that while Thiam adopts a radical stance that falls within the realm of critical approaches, Mbaye charts a third way: One that shares aspects of both approaches but has distinct characteristics of its own. …

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The Coulter Principle: For The Good Of Humankind, Marshall Graham Jan 2020

The Coulter Principle: For The Good Of Humankind, Marshall Graham

Theses and Dissertations--History

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 made Wallace H. Coulter abruptly comprehend the critical need for rapid and accurate blood-cell counts in providing care for victims of radiation exposure. This thesis documents the unwritten story of his journey from that comprehension through his invention and implementation of the Coulter Principle, its commercialization in the first widely available automated blood-cell counter, and elaboration of that ground-breaking counter into increasingly sophisticated instrumentation for analysis not only of blood cells, but of particles involved in many other scientific disciplines. International cold-war politics and the burgeoning of increasingly powerful nuclear …

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Prevalence And Factors Associated To Incidental Prostate Carcinoma Among Patients Undergoing Turp For Benign Prostatic Enlargement., Isaac Herman Mawalla Jan 2020

Prevalence And Factors Associated To Incidental Prostate Carcinoma Among Patients Undergoing Turp For Benign Prostatic Enlargement., Isaac Herman Mawalla

Master of Medicine in General Surgery

Background: Prostate carcinoma carries higher morbidity and mortality when diagnosed late. Prostate cancer screening is paramount, however, there are no specific clinical signs for early-stage prostate cancer. As an independent variable, prostate-specific antigen is an established predictor of cancer. Incidental prostate cancer is detected by histological examination of resected biopsy tissue that had been previously diagnosed as benign. In the current PSA-use era the prevalence of incidental prostate cancer ranges from 1.4 to 13%. The prevalence in Tanzania as published by Gunda et al was 21.71%. This is alarmingly high. However, in his study, patients with high prostate-specific antigens were …

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Perceptions Of Surgeons On Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use At Aga Khan Hospital, Dar Es Salaam., Elizabeth Elibariki Mmari Jan 2020

Perceptions Of Surgeons On Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use At Aga Khan Hospital, Dar Es Salaam., Elizabeth Elibariki Mmari

Master of Medicine in General Surgery

Introduction: Surgical site infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among operated patients. The use of antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention and reduction of incidence of surgical site infection is widespread. In spite of the accessibility of universal and national guidelines for surgical prophylaxis, recent studies surveying the present routine of prophylaxis have demonstrated overutilization of a wide range antibacterial medications for a single patient. Few studies have shown qualitatively factors influencing this, and perceptions of surgeons on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use. Unfortunately, none of these studies have been done in Tanzania. Objective: To describe the perceptions of surgeons …

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Impact Of Vaccine Availability On The Number Of Children Vaccinated And Under-Five Mortality In Tanzania, Katelyn Batliner Jan 2020

Impact Of Vaccine Availability On The Number Of Children Vaccinated And Under-Five Mortality In Tanzania, Katelyn Batliner

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Stockouts have previously been reported to interrupt immunization services in low-and-middle income countries. However, there has been little research to understand the direct impact of stockouts on the number of children immunized and no research to understand the impact on under-five mortality. Using panel data from Tanzania’s Vaccine Information Management System training program, a regression model with fixed and random effects is used to analyze the effect of stockouts on the number of children immunized. The Lives Saved Tool® is used to estimate the effect of stockouts on under-five mortality. The results suggest that stockouts have a statistically significant impact …

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Correlates Of Poor Medication Adherence In Chronic Psychotic Disorders, Martha Sajatovic, Carol Blixen, Michelle E. Aebi, Betsy Wilson, Christopher J. Burant, Kristin A. Cassidy, Jennifer B. Levine Jan 2020

Correlates Of Poor Medication Adherence In Chronic Psychotic Disorders, Martha Sajatovic, Carol Blixen, Michelle E. Aebi, Betsy Wilson, Christopher J. Burant, Kristin A. Cassidy, Jennifer B. Levine

Faculty Scholarship

Background Chronic psychotic disorders (CPDs) occur worldwide and cause significant burden. Poor medication adherence is pervasive, but has not been well studied in sub-Saharan Africa. Aims This cross-sectional survey of 100 poorly adherent Tanzanian patients with CPD characterised clinical features associated with poor adherence. Method Descriptive statistics characterised demographic and clinical variables, including barriers to adherence, adherence behaviours and attitudes, and psychiatric symptoms. Measures included the Tablets Routine Questionnaire, Drug Attitudes Inventory, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Clinical Global Impressions scale, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. The relationship between adherence …

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Effect Of Unmaskes On Delivering Difficult News Among Residents, Karishma Sharma Jan 2020

Effect Of Unmaskes On Delivering Difficult News Among Residents, Karishma Sharma

Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine

Background: Effective delivery of difficult news to patients and family has been shown to improve the physician-patient relationship, quality of care, and overall patient satisfaction. However, delivery of difficult news (DDN) remains a challenging task for even the most experienced providers. Little has been studied about delivery of difficult news by resident physicians in the sub-Saharan setting. We developed a 4-minute, easily accessible, graphic video using the mnemonic UNMASKES to help improve delivery of difficult news by resident physicians at our institution and their patients. Objective: To determine the impact of a short training video called UNMASKES in helping resident …

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Utility Of Glasgow-Blatchford Scoring System In Identification Of Low Risk Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding In Emergency Departments In Dar Es Salaam Hospitals, Tanzania, Selestin D. Mpiri Jan 2020

Utility Of Glasgow-Blatchford Scoring System In Identification Of Low Risk Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding In Emergency Departments In Dar Es Salaam Hospitals, Tanzania, Selestin D. Mpiri

Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine

Background: Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains a common cause of visits to the Emergency Department (ED). To stratify the risk of complications, rebleeding, need for clinical intervention, or death, several clinical scores are in use. Glasgow-Blatchford Score (GBS) is an excellent risk assessment tool and has shown to accurately identify patients with a low risk of death or requiring intervention. In urban Tanzania, there is a lack of standardized protocol and a well-validated risk assessment tool for analyzing patients presenting with UGIB symptoms. Good performance of GBS score and its use will help to reduce unnecessary emergency endoscopies and …

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