Research Publication

Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania

Benjamin A. Kamala, M.D., Ph.D., Hege L. Ersdal, M.D., Ph.D., Robert D. Moshiro, M.D., Ph.D., Godfrey Guga, B.Sc., Ingvild Dalen, Ph.D., Jan T. Kvaløy, Ph.D., Felix A. Bundala, M.D., Ahmad Makuwani, M.D., M.M.E.D., Ntuli A. Kapologwe, M.D., Ph.D., Rashid S. Mfaume, M.D., M.P.H., Esto R. Mduma, Ph.D., and Paschal Mdoe, M.D., Ph.D., for the Safer Births Bundle of Care Study Group

2025

Improvements in Obstetric and Newborn Health Information Documentation Following the Implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care at 30 Facilities in Tanzania

Kamala, Benjamin Anathory, Hege Ersdal, Robert Moshiro, Estomih Mduma, Ulrika Baker, Godfrey Guga, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Dunstan R. Bishanga, Felix Bundala, Boniphace Marwa, Thomas Rutachunzibwa, Japhet Simeo, Honoratha Faustine Rutatinisibwa, Yudas Ndungile, Damas Kayera, Florence Salvatory Kalabamu, and Paschal Mdoe

2024

Building an Equitable Network to Study Genetic Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Multiple African Populations

Emilyn Banfield 1, Simrah Hamid 1, Sarah Atkinson 2, Paul Kelly 3, Andrew Prendergast 4, Esther Babirekere 5, Mogomotsi Matshaba 6, Estomih Mduma 7, Thaddaeus May 8, Neil Hanchard 1

2024

Appropriateness, Timeliness and Perinatal Outcomes of Obstetric Referrals Managed by Caesarean Section

Munyaw, Yuda, Robert Moshiro, Matilda Ngarina, Godfrey Guga, Hege Ersdal, and Jorgen Linde

2024

Cash transfers to enhance completion of TB screening among household contacts in rural Tanzania

Ilaiwy, G., Heysell, S. K., Lukumay, S., Agustino, D., Mejan, P., Simeon, K., Thomas, T. A., & Mduma, E

2024

Analysis and Knowledge Extraction of Newborn Resuscitation Activities from Annotation Files

Mohanad Abukmeil, Øyvind Meinich-Bache, Trygve Eftestøl, Siren Rettedal, Helge Myklebust, Thomas Bailey Tysland, Hege Ersdal, Estomih Mduma and Kjersti Engan

2024

Multiple micronutrients fortified salt: consumers’ acceptability survey, Tanzania

Paschal Mdoe, Venkatesh Mannar, Bernadetha Paulo, Godfrey Guga, Castory Mushi, Caroline Kimathi, John Paschal, Samwel Jatosh, Vincent Assey, Fatma Abdallah, Estomih Mduma & Levente Diosady

2023

Association of Circulating Biomarkers with Growth and Cognitive Development in Rural Tanzania

Mark D. DeBoer, Sarah E. Elwood, James A. Platts-Mills, Joann M. McDermid, Rebecca J. Scharf, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Samwel Jatosh, Eric R. Houpt, Estomih Mduma

2023

Multiple micronutrients fortified salt: consumers’ acceptability survey, Tanzania

Paschal Mdoe, Venkatesh Mannar, Bernadetha Paulo, Godfrey Guga, Castory Mushi, Caroline Kimathi, John Paschal, Samwel Jatosh, Vincent Assey, Fatma Abdallah, Estomih Mduma & Levente Diosady

2023

Safer Births Bundle of Care” Implementation and Perinatal Impact at 30 Hospitals in Tanzania—Halfway Evaluation

Hege Ersdal, Paschal Mdoe, Estomih Mduma, Robert Moshiro, Godfrey Guga, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Felix Bundala, Boniphace Marwa, and Benjamin Kamala

2023

Fetal to Neonatal Heart Rate Transition during Normal Vaginal Deliveries: A Prospective Observational Study

Yuda Munyaw, Jarle Urdal, Hege Ersdal, Matilda Ngarina, Robert Moshiro, Ladislaus Blacy, and Jorgen E. Linde

2023

Roadblocks and resilience: A qualitative study of the impact of pediatric tuberculosis on Tanzanian households and solutions from caregivers

Kristen Petros de Guex, Domitila Augustino, Paulo Mejan, Rehema Gadiye, Cornel Massong, Saning’o Lukumay, Perry Msoka, Margaretha Sariko, Dafroza Kimathi, Christopher Vinnard, Yingda Xie, Blandina Mmbaga, Herman Pfaeffle, Maria Geba, Scott K. Heysell, Estomih Mduma & Tania A.Thomas

2023

Association of IGF with Growth and Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Rural Tanzania: A Secondary Analysis of the Early Life Interventions in Childhood Growth and Development In Tanzania (ELICIT)Study

Mark DeBoer, Sarah Elwood, James Platts-Mills, Joann McDermid, Rebecca Scharf, Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade, Samwel Jatosh, Eric Houpt & Esto Mduma

2023

Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions on the “SaferBirths Bundle of Care”: A Qualitative Study

Paschal Mdoe, Estomih Mduma, Sara Rivenes Lafontan, Hege Ersdal, Catherine Massay, Vickfarajaeli Daudi, Damas Kayera, Shally Mwashemela, Robert Moshiro, and Benjamin Kamala.

2023

Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 6 Months Following Neonatal Resuscitation in Rural Tanzania

Ingrid Ask Torvik, Robert Moshiro, Hege Ersdal, Anita Yeconia, Raphael Mduma, Jeffrey Perlman and Jørgen Linde

2023

Duration of Symptoms Prior to Pediatric and Adolescent Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Its Impact on Schooling in Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study

Ilaiwy G, Lukumay S, Augustino D, Mejan P, Bukhay R, Justine M, Massong C, Rao P, Petros de Guex K, Pfaeffle H, Mduma E, Vinnard C, Xie YL, Heysell SK, Thomas TA

2023

Use of Suctioning during Newborn Resuscitation and Its Effects on Heart Rate in a Low-Resource Setting, Tanzania

Carolyn Purington, Joar Eilevstjønn, Ingvild Dalen, Anita Yeconia, Ladislaus Blacy, Estomih Mduma, Ingunn Haug, Kari Holte, Catherine Chang, Jeffrey Perlman and Hege Ersdal.

2023

increase in Newborns Ventilated Within the First Minute of Life and Reduced Mortality After Clinical Data-Guided Simulation Training

May Sissel Vadla, Estomih Raphael Mduma, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Paschal Mdoe, Barikiel Hhando Hhoki, Sabrina Sarangu, Paskalina Michael, Bjørg Oftedal, Hege Ersdal.

2023

Rifampin urinary excretion to predict serum targets in children with tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study

Paschal F. Mdoe, Estomih Mduma, Levente L Diosady

2023

Sensory Evaluation of Iron Fortified Tea

Thomas, T. A., Lukumay, S., Yu, S., Rao, P., Siemiątkowska, A., Kagan, L., Augustino, D., Mejan, P., Mosha, R., Handler, D., Guex, K. P. de, Mmbaga, B., Pfaeffle, H., Reiss, R., Peloquin, C. A., Vinnard, C., Mduma, E., Xie, Y. L., & Heysell, S. K

2023

utomatic prediction of therapeutic activities during newborn resuscitation combining video and signal data

Jarle Urdal, Kjersti Engan, Trygve Eftestøl, Øyvind Meinich-Bache, Ingunn Anda Haug, Paschal Francis Mdoe, Esto Mduma, Ladislaus Blacy Yarrot, Hussein Kidanto, Hege Ersdal

2023

Early-Life Enteric Pathogen Exposure, Socioeconomic Status, and School-Age Cognitive Outcomes

Rebecca J. Scharf, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Erling Svensen, Amber Huggins, Angelina Maphula, Eliwaza Bayo, Ladislaus Blacy, Paula Pamplona E. de Souza, Hilda Costa, Eric R. Houpt, Pascal O. Bessong, Estomih Mduma, Aldo A. M. Lima, and Richard L. Guerrant

2023

Improvements in Obstetric and Newborn Health Information Documentation following the Implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care at 30 Facilities in Tanzania

Benjamin Anathory Kamala, Hege Ersdal, Robert Moshiro, Estomih Mduma, Ulrika Baker, Godfrey Guga, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Dunstan R. Bishanga, Felix Bundala, Boniphace Marwa, Thomas Rutachunzibwa, Japhet Simeo, Honoratha Faustine Rutatinisibwa, Yudas Ndungile, Damas Kayera, Florence Salvatory Kalabamu, and Paschal Mdoe

2023

Effectiveness of Quadruple Fortified Salt Compared to Double and Single Fortified Salts in Improving Haemoglobin Levels Among Moderately Anemic Women Aged 18–49 Years in Rural Low Resource Setting: Randomized Clinical Trial

Paschal Mdoe, Venkatesh Mannar, Museveni Justine, Godfrey Guga, Rose Gadiye, Vincent Assey, Caroline Kimathi, Fatma Abdallah, John Paschal, Estomih Mduma, Levente

2023

Haydom Global Health Research Center: Research Publications

Years

Fetal to Neonatal Heart Rate Transition during Normal Vaginal Deliveries: A Prospective Observational Study