Published in BMC Public Health on June 09, 2007
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HIV decline associated with behavior change in eastern Zimbabwe. Science (2006) 6.98
The potential impact of male circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Med (2006) 6.53
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The impact of HIV/AIDS on mortality and household mobility in rural Tanzania. AIDS (2001) 2.66
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Studying dynamics of the HIV epidemic: population-based data compared with sentinel surveillance in Zambia. AIDS (1998) 2.24
Male circumcision and susceptibility to HIV infection among men in Tanzania. AIDS (1997) 1.97
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HIV/AIDS in fishing communities: challenges to delivering antiretroviral therapy to vulnerable groups. AIDS Care (2005) 1.81
Marked HIV prevalence declines in higher educated young people: evidence from population-based surveys (1995-2003) in Zambia. AIDS (2006) 1.78
Mobility and HIV in Tanzanian couples: both mobile persons and their partners show increased risk. AIDS (2006) 1.72
HIV-related sexual behaviour among migrants and non-migrants in a rural area of China: role of rural-to-urban migration. Public Health (2006) 1.67
Independent association of hygiene, socioeconomic status, and circumcision with reduced risk of HIV infection among Kenyan men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.60
Surveillance of HIV and syphilis infections among antenatal clinic attendees in Tanzania-2003/2004. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.47
Evidence for population level declines in adult HIV prevalence in Kenya. Sex Transm Infect (2006) 1.46
Assessment of trends in biological and behavioural surveillance data: is there any evidence of declining HIV prevalence or incidence in Malawi? Sex Transm Infect (2006) 1.42
A critique of international indicators of sexual risk behaviour. Sex Transm Infect (2004) 1.42
Comparison of HIV prevalences in community-based and antenatal clinic surveys in rural Mwanza, Tanzania. AIDS (2002) 1.38
Antenatal clinic-based HIV prevalence in Zambia: declining trends but sharp local contrasts in young women. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.33
HIV-1 diversity and prevalence differ between urban and rural areas in the Mbeya region of Tanzania. AIDS (2005) 1.16
The silent HIV epidemic among pregnant women within rural Northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.16
Prevalence of HIV and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in 15--19-year olds in rural Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2001) 1.11
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Increasing HIV-1 prevalence among pregnant women living in rural areas of the Gulu district (North Uganda). AIDS (2001) 0.77
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Helping mothers survive bleeding after birth: an evaluation of simulation-based training in a low-resource setting. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand (2014) 2.11
Home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing found highly acceptable and to reduce inequalities. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.96
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Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems--the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countries. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.61
Identification of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from infants and children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 1.54
Sustained high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Cambodia: high turnover seriously challenges the 100% Condom Use Programme. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 1.49
Steep HIV prevalence declines among young people in selected Zambian communities: population-based observations (1995-2003). BMC Public Health (2006) 1.45
Effects of home-based voluntary counselling and testing on HIV-related stigma: findings from a cluster-randomized trial in Zambia. Soc Sci Med (2013) 1.44
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection patterns and risk behaviours in different population groups and provinces in Viet Nam. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 1.43
Practicing provider-initiated HIV testing in high prevalence settings: consent concerns and missed preventive opportunities. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 1.38
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): the path towards a true partnership. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.35
Age specific aetiological agents of diarrhoea in hospitalized children aged less than five years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Pediatr (2011) 1.34
Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania. BMC Infect Dis (2009) 1.33
Antenatal clinic-based HIV prevalence in Zambia: declining trends but sharp local contrasts in young women. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.33
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viral co-infections among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus attending the paediatric HIV care and treatment center at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.29
HIV-related risk behaviors in Cambodia and effects of mobility. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2006) 1.28
Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2013) 1.28
Prevalence and correlates of concurrent sexual partnerships in Zambia. AIDS Behav (2008) 1.26
HIV risk behaviours and determinants among people living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. AIDS Behav (2008) 1.26
Associations between sexual behaviour change in young people and decline in HIV prevalence in Zambia. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.21
Tuberculin skin testing in patients with HIV infection: limited benefit of reduced cutoff values. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 1.21
Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.18
Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes and drug susceptibility pattern of isolates from tuberculosis patients in South-Western Uganda. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 1.18
Waiting for attention and care: birthing accounts of women in rural Tanzania who developed obstetric fistula as an outcome of labour. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2011) 1.17
The silent HIV epidemic among pregnant women within rural Northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.16
Preventing mother to child transmission of HIV with highly active antiretroviral treatment in Tanzania--a prospective cost-effectiveness study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2010) 1.16
Maternal and neonatal colonisation of group B streptococcus at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: prevalence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.14
Neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; aetiology, antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and clinical outcome. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.13
Antenatal clinic HIV data found to underestimate actual prevalence declines: evidence from Zambia. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.12
The burden of knowing: balancing benefits and barriers in HIV testing decisions. a qualitative study from Zambia. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.11
"I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania. BMC Womens Health (2011) 1.11
'Born before arrival': user and provider perspectives on health facility childbirths in Kapiri Mposhi district, Zambia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 1.10
Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss criteria in a low-resource setting. PLoS One (2013) 1.09
Decline in HIV prevalence among young women in Zambia: national-level estimates of trends mask geographical and socio-demographic differences. PLoS One (2012) 1.08
Factors affecting voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.08
Prevalence of enteropathogenic viruses and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus among children with diarrhea in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2007) 1.06
Reducing uncertainties in global HIV prevalence estimates: the case of Zambia. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.06
Mental distress in the general population in Zambia: impact of HIV and social factors. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.05
Use of the GenoType(R) MTBDRplus assay to assess drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in rural Uganda. BMC Clin Pathol (2010) 1.05
Declining syphilis trends in concurrence with HIV declines among pregnant women in Zambia: observations over 14 years of national surveillance. Sex Transm Dis (2012) 1.05
Persisting stigma reduces the utilisation of HIV-related care and support services in Viet Nam. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.04
HIV type-1 drug resistance testing on dried blood spots is feasible and reliable in patients who fail antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania. Antivir Ther (2010) 1.02
HIV-1, HSV-2 and syphilis among pregnant women in a rural area of Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors. BMC Infect Dis (2008) 1.02
A critical assessment of the WHO responsiveness tool: lessons from voluntary HIV testing and counselling services in Kenya. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 1.01
The context of HIV risk behaviours among HIV-positive injection drug users in Viet Nam: moving toward effective harm reduction. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.99
Factors associated with health facility childbirth in districts of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia: a population based survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.97
Health status and socio-economic factors associated with health facility utilization in rural and urban areas in Zambia. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.96
Evaluating two adjustment methods to extrapolate HIV prevalence from pregnant women to the general female population in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS (2003) 0.96
Risk factors, healthcare-seeking and sexual behaviour among patients with genital ulcers in Zambia. BMC Public Health (2012) 0.95
Decayed/missing/filled teeth and shortened dental arches in Tanzanian adults. Int J Prosthodont (2004) 0.94
Lost opportunities in HIV prevention: programmes miss places where exposures are highest. BMC Public Health (2008) 0.93
The impact of HIV infection on adult mortality in some communities in Zambia: a cohort study. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 0.92
Distribution of HIV in Cambodia: findings from the first national population survey. AIDS (2009) 0.91
Predominance of multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens causing surgical site infections in Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. BMC Res Notes (2014) 0.90
The seven Cs of the high acceptability of home-based VCT: results from a mixed methods approach in Zambia. Soc Sci Med (2013) 0.89
Targeting condom distribution at high risk places increases condom utilization-evidence from an intervention study in Livingstone, Zambia. BMC Public Health (2012) 0.89
HIV risk behavior and work in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. East Afr J Public Health (2008) 0.89
Prevalence and risk factors for infection of bovine tuberculosis in indigenous cattle in the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania. BMC Vet Res (2013) 0.87
Effects of neighbourhood-level educational attainment on HIV prevalence among young women in Zambia. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.87
Comparative validity of screening instruments for mental distress in zambia. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health (2010) 0.87
Emergency pulpotomy in relieving acute dental pain among Tanzanian patients. BMC Oral Health (2006) 0.87
Five myths about the HIV epidemic in Asia. PLoS Med (2006) 0.85
Impact of a community sexually transmitted infection/HIV intervention project on female sex workers in five border provinces of Vietnam. Sex Transm Infect (2007) 0.83
Caries risk factors in the permanent dentition of Tanzanian children: a cohort study (1997-2003). Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2007) 0.83
Changes in restorative caries treatment in 15-year-olds in Oslo, Norway, 1979-1996. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol (2003) 0.82
Community action for preventing HIV in Cambodia: evaluation of a 3-year project. Health Policy Plan (2008) 0.82
Decline in sexual risk behaviours among young people in Zambia (2000-2009): do neighbourhood contextual effects play a role? PLoS One (2013) 0.81
Rethinking nursing care: an ethnographic approach to nurse-patient interaction in the context of a HIV prevention programme in rural Tanzania. Int J Nurs Stud (2012) 0.80
Evidence of Yersinia pestis DNA in rodents in plague outbreak foci in Mbulu and Karatu Districts, northern Tanzania. Tanzan J Health Res (2013) 0.80
Tuberculosis cross-species transmission in Tanzania: towards a One-Health concept. Onderstepoort J Vet Res (2012) 0.78
Validity of non-invasive assessment of anaemia in pregnancy. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 0.77
Bovine tuberculosis at the human-livestock-wildlife interface: is it a public health problem in Tanzania? A review. Onderstepoort J Vet Res (2012) 0.77
'One Health' infectious diseases surveillance in Tanzania: are we all on board the same flight? Onderstepoort J Vet Res (2012) 0.77
Conceptual models for mental distress among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals: a contribution to clinical practice and research in primary-health-care centers in Zambia. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 0.76
The Finnmark Intervention Study: do community-based intervention programmes threaten self-rated health and well-being? Experiences from Båtsfjord, a fishing village in North Norway. Eur J Public Health (2005) 0.76
Low specificity of HIV-testing on sputum specimens kept at ambient temperatures for 4 to 7 days: a blinded comparison. BMC Clin Pathol (2007) 0.75
Changes in STI services following a community based STI-intervention project in Cambodia. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2008) 0.75
Factors associated with flea infestation among the different rodent species in Mbulu and Karatu districts, northern Tanzania. Tanzan J Health Res (2013) 0.75
Plague in Tanzania: an overview. Tanzan J Health Res (2013) 0.75