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Functional Status Among Patients With Established Copd Attending Tertiary Hospitals In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Peter M. Tumbo

Theses & Dissertations

Background

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable non communicable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases and influenced by host factors including abnormal lung development. It is associated with a lot of risk factors such as smoking, biomass fuel use for cooking and air pollutants in general.

Objectives

The primary objective of this research was to determine the functional status of patients with COPD. The secondary objectives were to determine the factors influencing …

Barriers Of Iucd Uptake Among Sexually Active Nulliparous University Students In Dar Es Salaam Tanzania, Fatma Shaib Mohamed

Theses & Dissertations

Background

Family planning contributes an important role in prevention of unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, maternal and child mortality. One of the methods used is an IUCD that help in preventing unintended pregnancy. Un intended pregnancy is a public he alth concern worldwide among younger women, resulting into unsafe abortion. Preventing unintended pregnancies in youth is crucial yet challenging. Few studies have addressed the problem of the low utilization of IUCD among university students. This group is overwhelmed with physiological, social, and economic issues in relation to reproductive health especially on family planning accessibility and use. Gap of knowledge and skills …

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism And Its Clinical And Biochemical Associated Factors In Patients On Maintenance Hemodialysis In Dar Es Salaam, Doris Samwel

Theses & Dissertations

Background:

Chronic kidney disease affects 13.6% of adult people in Tanzania. Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with an increase in disability-adjusted life years, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality worldwide especially in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Justification: In Tanzania, there is a lack of prevalence data of secondary hyperparathyroidism and the factors associated with it. Knowing the factors associated with it will help in the early screening of our patients and intervene early before its complications arise.

Objectives:

This study aimed to assess the magnitude of secondary hyperparathyroidism and its association with clinical and biochemical variables and further to measure the association …

Lifestyle Habits Associated With Adolescent Overweight And Obesity In Ilala District, Dar Es Salaam, Gloria Josiah Gachocha

Theses & Dissertations

Background:

Prevalence of being overweight or obese is increasing rapidly and as a consequence developing countries are experiencing a double burden of malnutrition along with its complications. Unhealthy lifestyle habits contribute to the energy imbalance that causes being overweight, namely physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle and poor diet choices. Interventions targeted at identified lifestyle habits associated with obesity in a local setting may help reduce this burden especially in adolescents, who are a vulnerable to adapting poor lifestyle habits. There is paucity of data on the lifestyle habits that Tanzanian adolescents currently lead which might predispose them to obesity. Hence, we …