A. Chandika

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1. Injury characteristics and outcome of road traffic crash victims at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Ramesh M. Dass, Nkinda Mbelenge +3 more

   2012Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes252 citations Open access

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2. Major limb amputations: A tertiary hospital experience in northwestern Tanzania

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Ramesh M. Dass, Isdori H. Ngayomela +3 more

   2012Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research138 citations Open access

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3. Incidence, causes and pattern of cancellation of elective surgical operations in a university teaching hospital in the Lake Zone, Tanzania.

   P. Chalya, J. Gilyoma, J. B. Mabula, S. Simbila +3 more

   2011African Health Sciences90 citations

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4. Motorcycle injuries as an emerging public health problem in Mwanza city, Tanzania: A call for urgent intervention

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, I. H. Ngayomela, E. Kanumba +4 more

   201084 citations Open access

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5. Marjolin's ulcers at a university teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: a retrospective review of 56 cases

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, P. Rambau, M. Mchembe +6 more

   2012World Journal of Surgical Oncology80 citations Open access

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6. Childhood intussusceptions at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in resource-limited setting

   P. Chalya, Neema M. Kayange, A. Chandika

   2014Italian Journal of Pediatrics62 citations Open access

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7. Pattern of childhood burn injuries and their management outcome at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Ramesh M. Dass, Geofrey C. Giiti +3 more

   2011BMC Research Notes61 citations Open access

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8. Motorcycle injuries as an emerging public health problem in Mwanza City, north-western Tanzania.

   P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, I. H. Ngayomela, E. Kanumba +4 more

   2010Tanzania Journal of Health Research61 citations

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9. Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration versus Surgical Drainage in the management of breast abscesses: a Ugandan experience

   A. Chandika, A. M. Gakwaya, E. Kiguli-Malwadde, P. Chalya

   2012BMC Research Notes54 citations Open access

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10. Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

    Bruce M Leon Maia Tim Landon Agya BA Nicola Hyla-Louise Biccard du Toit Lesosky Stephens Myer Prempeh Vick, B. Biccard, L. D. Du Toit, M. Lesosky +496 more

    2021Lancet Global Health53 citations Open access

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11. Hirschsprung’s disease in children: a five year experience at a University teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania

    J. B. Mabula, Neema M. Kayange, M. Manyama, A. Chandika +2 more

    2014BMC Research Notes48 citations Open access

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12. Clinical profile and outcome of surgical treatment of perforated peptic ulcers in Northwestern Tanzania: A tertiary hospital experience

    P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Mheta Koy, M. Mchembe +4 more

    2011World Journal of Emergency Surgery48 citations Open access

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13. Citywide trauma experience in Mwanza, Tanzania: a need for urgent intervention

    P. Chalya, Ramesh M. Dass, M. Mchembe, Nkinda Mbelenge +4 more

    2013Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes44 citations Open access

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14. Educating religious leaders to promote uptake of male circumcision in Tanzania: a cluster randomised trial

    Jennifer A. Downs, Agrey H. Mwakisole, A. Chandika, Shibide Lugoba +7 more

    2017The Lancet41 citations Open access

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15. Stage at diagnosis, clinicopathological and treatment patterns of breast cancer at Bugando Medical Centre in north-western Tanzania.

    J. B. Mabula, M. Mchembe, P. Chalya, Geofrey C. Giiti +4 more

    2012Tanzania Journal of Health Research40 citations Open access

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16. Scrotal Swelling and Testicular Atrophy due to Schistosomiasis in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

    P. Rambau, A. Chandika, Philipo L. Chalya, Kahima Jackson

    2011Case Reports in Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access

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17. Bowel perforation secondary to illegally induced abortion: a tertiary hospital experience in Tanzania

    J. B. Mabula, P. Chalya, M. Mchembe, A. Kihunrwa +3 more

    2012World Journal of Emergency Surgery24 citations Open access

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18. Splenic injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: a tertiary hospital experience

    P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Geofrey C. Giiti, A. Chandika +3 more

    2012BMC Research Notes23 citations Open access

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19. Bush animal attacks: management of complex injuries in a resource-limited setting

    K. Mitchell, Vihar R. Kotecha, A. Chandika

    2011World Journal of Emergency Surgery23 citations Open access

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20. Surgical education at Weill Bugando Medical Centre: supplementing surgical training and investing in local health care providers.

    K. Mitchell, Geofrey C. Giiti, Vihar R. Kotecha, A. Chandika +3 more

    2013Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie22 citations Open access

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21. Injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle riders and passengers at a tertiary care hospital in north-western Tanzania.

    P. Chalya, I. H. Ngayomela, J. B. Mabula, Nkinda Mbelenge +5 more

    2014Tanzania Journal of Health Research18 citations Open access

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22. Patterns and outcome of surgical management of goitres at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania

    P. Chalya, P. Rambau, J. B. Mabula, E. Kanumba +3 more

    201118 citations Open access

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23. Dynamic bowel obstruction: aetiology, clinical presentation, management and outcome at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.

    P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, A. Chandika, Geofrey C. Giiti

    2014Tanzania Journal of Health Research13 citations Open access

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24. Short-term surgical missions: joining hands with local providers to ensure sustainability.

    K. Mitchell, D. Balumuka, Vihar R. Kotecha, S. A. Said +1 more

    2012South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie13 citations

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25. Prolapsed sigmoid intussusception per anus in an elderly man: a case report

    Penn S. Teyha, A. Chandika, Vihar R. Kotecha

    2011Journal of Medical Case Reports13 citations Open access

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26. Bite injuries at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania: A five year experience

    P. Chalya, M. Mchembe, J. Gilyoma, J. B. Mabula +2 more

    201113 citations

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27. Orofacial Clefts at Bugando Medical Centre: Associated Factors and Postsurgical Complications

    Yu Buyu, M. Manyama, A. Chandika, J. Gilyoma

    2012The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal10 citations

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28. Surveillance of antibiotics use in inpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania: a point prevalence survey

    K. Zimbwe, Y. J. Yona, C. A. Chiwambo, A. Chandika +4 more

    2024BMJ Open6 citations Open access

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29. Intestinal schistosomiasis associated with intussusception: a case report.

    H. Mazigo, A. Chandika, M. Zinga, J. Heukelbach +1 more

    2011Tanzania Journal of Health Research6 citations Open access

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30. Experiences with childhood colostomy at a tertiary hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania.

    P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, E. Kanumba, G. Giiti +2 more

    20116 citations Open access

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31. Missed Injuries in Multiple Trauma Patients: a Tertiary Care Experience in Tanzania

    P. Chalya, M. Mchembe, J. Gilyoma, J. B. Mabula +3 more

    20106 citations

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32. Bacterial Contaminants on Exposed Surfaces and Their Antibiotic Sensitivity Patterns at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma-Tanzania

    A. Chandika, R. Mkala, Bushi Lugoba, Benjamin C. Kipilipili +6 more

    20215 citations Open access

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33. Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration versus Surgical Drainage in the management of breast abscesses: a Ugandan experience

    A. Chandika, A. M. Gakwaya, E. Kiguli-Malwadde, P. Chalya

    2012BMC Research Notes5 citations Open access

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34. Practice and Determinants of Infection Prevention and Control Measures among Health Care Workers at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma-Tanzania

    B. S. Katembo, H. I. Hussein, A. Chandika, G. Masika +3 more

    2024Health3 citations Open access

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35. Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcomes of Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Tanzania

    K. Shija, Hindu Ibrahim, Sylvia Jumbe, Bushi Lugoba +2 more

    2024Open Journal of Nephrology3 citations Open access

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36. Antimicrobial Use Among Outpatients at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma Central Zone of Tanzania: A Prospective Descriptive Study

    K. Zimbwe, Y. J. Yona, C. A. Chiwambo, D. Mhagama +6 more

    2024Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology3 citations

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37. Tetanus in adult males, Bugando Medical Centre, United Republic of Tanzania

    Riaz Aziz, R. Peck, S. Kalluvya, Bernard Kenemo +2 more

    2017Bulletin of the World Health Organization3 citations Open access

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38. Patterns of Infertility and Sociodemographic Characteristics among Patients with Infertility Attending Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Tanzania: Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

    Anna Gideon Kasililika, H. I. Hussein, Henry Joseph, S. Ng'weshemi +1 more

    2024Reproductive Medicine2 citations Open access

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39. The burden and management of self-inflicted injuries at a tertiary care hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania

    A. Chandika, P. Chalya, K. A. Hauli, P. Rambau +2 more

    20182 citations

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40. Assessment of quality of operable breast cancer care in a tertiary care hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a single institution experience

    P. Chalya, A. Chandika, P. Rambau, N. Masalu +3 more

    20152 citations

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41. Retrospective Assessment of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Priority Specimens at the Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania

    K. Zimbwe, C. A. Chiwambo, Y. J. Yona, M. Shabani +7 more

    2026Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society0 citations Open access

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42. Comparison of improvised negative pressure wound therapy and conventional wound dressing in abdominal wounds dehiscence after surgery

    Nasra Lichika, E. Msokwa, A. Chandika

    2025South Sudan Medical Journal0 citations Open access

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43. Retrospective cross-sectional study of drug utilisation and expenditure of anticancer drugs at zonal referral hospital central, Tanzania

    K. Zimbwe, Y. J. Yona, A. Chandika, H. S. Kiwelu +2 more

    2025Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice0 citations

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44. Trends and patterns of antimicrobial consumption at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis

    K. Zimbwe, Y. J. Yona, C. A. Chiwambo, A. Chandika +2 more

    2024BMJ Open0 citations

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45. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Shigella Species from Stool Samples of Patients with Diarrhea at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital

    A. Chandika, R. Mkala, Bushi Lugoba, Benjamin C. Kipilipili +10 more

    2022Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research0 citations Open access

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46. Splenic injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: a tertiary hospital experience

    P. Chalya, J. B. Mabula, Geofrey C. Giiti, A. Chandika +3 more

    2012BMC Research Notes0 citations Open access

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