Knowledge of diabetes and hypertension among members of teaching staff of higher learning institutions in dar es salaam, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Mbuya, Faida E ^a   Fredrick, Francis ^b   Kundi, Beatus ^c  

^a MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Knowledge; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; TANZANIA; TEACHING; AGE; AGED; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84901309725     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v16i2.5     Document Type: Article

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