Volume 3 Issue 1

Review

Internal Trafficking in Persons in Tanzania: Qualitative Evidence from the Tanzania-Uganda Borderlands, Kagera Region

Switbert R Kamazima¹*, Method R Kazaura², Mangi J Ezekiel1 and Claudia A Kamazima3

Trafficking in persons (TIP) is recognized a global problem. Victims of TIP are mainly young males and females earmarked for working in plantations, construction and mining industry, domestic labor and sex works. In Tanzania, due to social imbalances, PDF

Research

Healthcare Providers' Perceptions of Cross-Border Healthcare Services Utilization: A Qualitative Inquiry in the Tanzania-Uganda Borderlands

Switbert R Kamazima1*, Agatha F Ngowi2 , Idda H Mosha1 and Emmy Metta1

Available literature on cross-border healthcare services utilization focuses on borders outside the African continent and on the healthcare seekers' experiences. As such, there is limited understanding of this phenomenon along and across African borders and from the healthcare providers' perspectives. PDF

Research Article

Engaging Men to Change Health Related Gender Norms: Testimonies of Gender Norms Transformation from Female Sex Partners in Tanzania

Mangi J Ezekiel1*, Method R Kazaura2 , Dereck Chitama3 , Idda H Mosha1 and Eric Mlang’a4

Some population based surveys show significant sex differentials in HIV prevalence among males and females aged 15 - 49. USAID through ENGENDERHEALTH initiated the CHAMPION (Channeling Men's Positive Involvement in the National HIV/AIDS Response) intervention to address the negative aspects of gender norms in selected districts of Tanzania. PDF

Research Article

Technology for Engagement and Management of Health (TEAMH) and Antiretroviral Adherence in People Living with HIV: a Mixed-Methods Pilot Evaluation Study

Paola DiMarzio1,5, Sheneiza Moore2 , Barbara Martens3 , Oonagh Dowling4 , Joseph McGowan3 and Rebecca M Schwartz5*

Medication adherence remains a major barrier in the health care management of people living with HIV (PLWH). This pilot study evaluates the feasibility of a smartphone application and web-based medication adherence program, Technology for Engagement And Management of Health (TEAMH), and its potential to impact patient PDF

Research Article

Panorama of National Identification Registration in Kagera Region, Tanzania: A Case of Rubale Division, Bukoba Rural Border District

Switbert R Kamazima*

Tanzania National Identification Authority (NIDA) began registering citizens' information for national identification cards (NIDs) issuance in February 2012. By March 2015, NIDA had registered more than 6.1 million citizens; 1.7 million had received NIDs. NIDs would allow government agencies to share information; facilitate PDF