To measure the impact of maternal syphilis on pregnancy outcome in the Mwanza Region of
Tanzania, 380 previously unscreened pregnant women were recruited into a retrospective …

OBJECTIVE: To determine risk factors for poor birth outcome and their population
attributable fractions. METHODS: 1688 women who attended for antenatal care were …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is the second most common infectious complication
after urinary tract infection following a delivery by caesarean section (CS). At Bugando …

Abstract Treatment for maternal syphilis with single-dose benzathine penicillin (2.4 million
units intramuscularly) is being implemented in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. To …

Objectives We measured the prevalence and incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)
infection in young female subjects recruited for a safety and immunogenicity trial of the …

Background Traditionally women with a short inter-pregnancy interval will not have sufficient
time to recover and get ready for the subsequent pregnancy. This includes socio-economic …

Objectives To synthesise data from four recent studies in Tanzania examining maternal
syphilis screening and its operational implementation in routine antenatal clinics (ANC) …

BACKGROUND: Infertility is common in Africa, but virtually no data exist on HIV prevalence
among infertile women. Mainly anthropological studies in Africa have shown that infertile …

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common reproductive tract condition worldwide with
reported high prevalence among African population. Factors associated with this condition …

Background Endemic malaria and helminth infections in sub-Saharan Africa can act as
immunological modulators and impact responses to standard immunizations. We conducted …