Hay fever, asthma, and eczema and early infectious diseases among children in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22957
Abstract: To investigate the hygiene (or “old friends”) hypothesis in a high‐infectious disease (ID) environment, rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. read more here.
Keywords: early infectious; kilimanjaro tanzania; fever asthma; asthma eczema ... See more keywords
Climate implications on forest above- and belowground carbon allocation patterns along a tropical elevation gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04860-8
Abstract: Tropical forests represent the largest store of terrestrial biomass carbon (C) on earth and contribute over-proportionally to global terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP). How climate change is affecting NPP and C allocation to tree components… read more here.
Keywords: kilimanjaro tanzania; carbon; climate; elevation ... See more keywords
Remittances and household nutrition: evidence from rural Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1007/s12571-017-0656-4
Abstract: This paper examines the role of remittances in the livelihoods of households in developing countries. Previous studies have shown that remittances are mostly utilized for investment in estates, agricultural inputs or education; however, remittances may… read more here.
Keywords: kilimanjaro tanzania; evidence rural; remittances household; nutrition evidence ... See more keywords
Adherence to Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among HIV-Positive Mothers in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s343213
Abstract: Purpose We sought to assess how HIV-positive mothers enrolled in the PMTCT program adhere to breastfeeding recommendations concerning early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), ie, within one hour of birth, pre-lacteal feeds, exclusive breastfeeding until six… read more here.
Keywords: ebf continued; hiv positive; kilimanjaro tanzania; positive mothers ... See more keywords