Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center

Recent papers from Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center

1. Institutionalizing school-based malaria surveillance to strengthen subnational stratification and policy in Tanzania: lessons from a decade of national implementation (2014–2025)Malaria Journal · 2026
2. Impact of community-based health literacy intervention on food literacy, dietary behaviors, and nutritional status among adults in selected rural and urban areas of TanzaniaDiscover Public Health · 2026
3. Development and nutritional evaluation of an extruded grain amaranth-instant porridge as a supplementary food for children under five with moderate acute malnutritionFrontiers in Nutrition · 2026
4. Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Household Food Insecurity in Somalia: A Household‐Level AnalysisFood Safety and Health · 2026
5. Tracking the nutrition transition in Tanzania, Ghana, South Africa, and Malaysia: analysis of per capita supply of energy, protein, and fat from 1982 to 2022Frontiers in Nutrition · 2026
6. Trends in prevalence and predictors of anemia among school-aged children in Tanzania: analysis of 2019–2023 cross-sectional surveys using a multilevel logistic regression modelBMC Public Health · 2026
7. Analyzing the Factors Behind Ship Congestion at Dar Es Salaam Port2025
8. Antenatal care utilisation in Tanzania: A Poisson regression analysis of the Tanzania Demographic Health Survey 2022Journal of public health research · 2026
9. Prevalence and Infection Intensity of Soil‐Transmitted Helminths and Schistosomiasis Among Preschool Children in Mainland TanzaniaJournal of Parasitology Research · 2026
10. Comparison of capillary and venous hemoglobin determination among school-age children: insights from Zanzibar, TanzaniaAdvances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio · 2026
11. Determinants of prompt healthcare-seeking behavior among mothers of under-five children with diarrhea diseases in Shinyanga District Council in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania: an analytical cross-sectional studyDiscover Public Health · 2026
12. The effects of gamma irradiation on the total phenolic content, scavenging capacity, mineral and vitamin content of Laurus nobilis L․Applied Food Research · 2026
13. Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccine Across the Sub‐Saharan African Region: A Cross‐Sectional StudyAdvances in Public Health · 2026
14. Utilization of adequately iodized salt and its associated factors in Tanzania rural areas: a case of Kilwa district, Lindi region, 2023PLoS ONE · 2025
15. Spatial analysis of depression and anxiety among frontline health workers during Nigeria’s COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional studyBMC Public Health · 2025
16. Dietary Intake And Nutrient Adequacies Among Women Of Reproductive Age In Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional StudyJournal of Nutrition · 2025
17. Efficacy of Iron-Rich Snacks in Improving Iron Status Among Adolescent Girls (10‒19 Years): A Systematic ReviewAdvances in Nutrition · 2025
18. Parental Perceptions of Environmental Factors on Preschoolers’ Sleep Duration Among 23 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income CountriesBehavioral Sleep Medicine · 2025
19. ‘One woman, one bed’: prevalence and factors associated with women’s experiences of respectful birth in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – across-sectional surveyGlobal Health Action · 2025
20. Exploring barriers to accessing healthy diets among pregnant women living with HIV in the Njombe region, Tanzania: A qualitative studyPLOS Global Public Health · 2025