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    Economic vulnerabilities, mental health, and co** strategies among Tanzanian youth during COVID-19

    The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated struggles for youth living in poor households. Youth in rural Tanzania are particularly vulnerable given widespread poverty, lack of formal sector employment opportunities...

    Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski, Sarah Quinones, Hassan Kihanzah in BMC Public Health (2024)

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    Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12–14: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Unsafe sexual practices continue to put adolescents at risk for a number of negative health outcomes in Tanzania. While there are some effective theory-based intervention packages with positive impact on impor...

    Elia John Mmbaga, Lusajo Kajula, Leif Edvard Aarø, Mrema Kilonzo in BMC Public Health (2017)

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    Vijana Vijiweni II: a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a microfinance and peer health leadership intervention for HIV and intimate partner violence prevention among social networks of young men in Dar es Salaam

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, remain important public health problems with devastating health effects for men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. There...

    Lusajo Kajula, Peter Balvanz, Mrema Noel Kilonzo, Gema Mwikoko in BMC Public Health (2016)