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The Quality of Health Data before and After the Implementation of the Electronic Health Management Information System for the Fistula Program in Tanzania.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Musheiguza, Edwin (EJISDC, 2023-01-20)

This study assessed the quality and challenges of health data before and after the implementation of the Hospital Information System (HIS) for the fistula program at the Comprehensive Community-based Rehabilitation Hospital ...
Urban Crime and Livelihood Implications Among the Motorcycle Taxi Riders in Dar Es Salaam City- Tanzania

Munishi, Emmanuel January; Hamidu, Kirumirah Mubarack (IJRBS, 2022-03-16)

The motorcycle taxi business is increasingly becoming one of the key livelihood strategies in the urban settings of Sub-Saharan Africa. However, crime against operators is threatening the subsector and jeopardizes the ...
Knowledge Management Practices in Tanzania’s Public Hospitals

Kenan, Gwantwa; Sichalwe, Esther Ndenje; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (Platform and Workflow by OJS/PKP., 2022-03-30)

This paper reports on the findings of an investigation on the knowledge management practices and mechanisms used in knowledge creation, storage and sharing among healthcare professionals in Tanzania’s public hospitals. The ...
Challenges on Collective Information-Seeking Behaviour in Tanzanian Vocational Training Institutions (TVETS)

Nkebukwa, L. L. (ARCA - Springer, Cham, 2022-01-01)

Purpose: The study aimed to identify barriers of CISB of student groups in the VETs in Tanzania (VETA). It involved students groups in Electrical installation. Tailoring, Cookery, Mechanics, Masonry, Electronics, carpentry, ...
Evidence Based Dentistry among Dentists in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Minja, Irene Kida; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (East African Health Research Journal, 2021)

Purpose of this systematic review was to bring together studies of evidence-based practice among dentists in low- and middle-income countries, where its use has been reported to be limited. The protocol was registered in ...
Conducting and Publishing Research in Developing Countries: Challenges and Solutions.

Potnis, Devendra; Gala, Bhakti; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Islam, Md. Anwarul; Warraich, Nosheen; Keah, Humphrey; Rorissa, Abebe (Association for Information Science & Technology, 2021-10-13)

"Most of the knowledge in the library and information science (LIS) discipline is created and published by researchers in developed countries. Two roundtable sessions of ASIS&T SIG-III with the ASIS&T Africa Chapter and ...
Making the Case for Librarian Expertise to Support Evidence Synthesis for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Ghezzi-Kopel, Kate; Ault, Jessica; Chimwaza, Gracian; Diekmann, Florian; Eldermire, Erin; Gathoni, Nasra; Kelly, Julie; Kinengyere, Alison Annet; Kocher, Megan; Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Page, Jessica; Young, Sarah; Porciello, Jaron (John Wiley & Sons, 2021-09-25)

Evidence syntheses that engage librarians as co-authors produce higher-quality results than those that do not. Trained as teachers, researchers and information managers, librarians possess expert knowledge on research ...
Enabling Factors and User Requirements for Microcredit Services through Mobile Devices - Dar es Salaam Tanzania Context.

Gomera, William Clifford; Suhonen, Jarkko; Oreku, George (AJIS, 2020-01)

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) play a considerable role in providing capital to micro businesses (MBs) through microcredit services. However, the interplay between MFIs and MB owners has been hindered by several factors, ...
Research Productivity and Citation Patterns of Librarians in Tanzania: A Scientometric Analysis

Sife, Alfred Said; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (Paper presented at the Tanzania Library Association Conference held from 25-27 February 2014, Pemba Tanzania, 2014-02-25)

Purpose: A scientometric study was conducted to analyze the research productivity and citation patterns of librarians in Tanzania for a period of 30 years from 1984 to 2013. Research methods: Data were obtained using the ...
Telecentres Use in Rural Communities and Women Empowerment: Case of Western Cape

Alao, Abiodun; Lwoga, Tandi Edda; Chigona, Wallace (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing - Springer , Cham, 2017-05-22)

Women are still facing exclusion in the use of telecentres, largely because of cultural perceptions that they are responsible for the home; telecentres are also widely perceived appropriate for men to find employment. This ...
A dynamic and adaptive information security awareness (DAISA) approach

Casmir, Respickius (Stockholm University, 2005-12)

Information systems fail not only because of problems with technology used and technical incompetence of professionals administering them but also because of lack of security awareness to the end users. In addition, various ...
Indigenous and exogenous knowledge: application of knowledge management approaches and information and communication technologies for agricultural development in Tanzania

Lwoga, Edda Tandi (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., 2009-12)

This study investigated the extent to which knowledge management (KM) approaches and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be used to manage agricultural indigenous knowledge (IK), and introduce relevant ...
Health Sciences Faculty Perception and Practices on OA Scholarly Communication.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi (UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, 2013-01-06)

This study sought to investigate the faculty’s awareness, attitudes and use of open scholarly communication in Tanzanian health sciences universities. Based on a questionnaire survey, 415 faculty members were selected ...
Building Science Information Fluency in African Universities: How Libraries and Researchers are Benefiting from Improved Access to Science Scholarship.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Chimwaza, Gracian; Aronson, Barbara; Vent, Olivia (WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 73RD IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL. Durban, South Africa, 2007-08-19)

The knowledge gap between rich and poor must be bridged if poverty is to be reduced. Access to information is an essential component in strengthening local teaching and research, improving local medical and agricultural ...
Understanding University Students’ Behavioural Continued Intentions to Use Elearning in Tanzania.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Komba, Mercy (Proceedings and report of the 7th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, 2014,, 2014-01-07)

The purpose of the paper was to examine factors that predict students' continued usage intention of web-based learning management systems (LMS) in Tanzania, with a specific focus at the School of Business of Mzumbe ...
Fluidifier L’information Scientifique Dans Les Universités Africaines: Comment Les Bibliothèques Et La Recherche Bénéficient De Meilleurs Accès À La Recherche Scientifique Universitaire

Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Chimwaza, Gracian; Aronson, Barbara; Vent, Olivia (WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS: 73RD IFLA GENERAL CONFERENCE AND COUNCIL Durban, South Africa, 2007-08-19)

Il va être possible de franchir le fossé de connaissance qui sépare les pays riches et pauvres si l’on combat la pauvreté. L’accès à l’information est un élément essentiel, au niveau national, pour renforcer l’enseignement ...
Framing Telecentres: Accounts of Women in Rural Communities in South Africa and Tanzania

Chigona, Wallace; Mudavanhu, Selina L.; Lwoga, Edda T. (South Africa and Tanzania. CONF-IRM 2016, 2016-05)

Telecentres in rural communities are mostly conceptualised by development agencies and governments as spaces that all community members can go to and access infoarmation and communication technologies. While for the ...
The research performance and citation impact of Tanzanian scholars: a scientometric study

Sangeda, Raphael Zozimus; Lwoga, Edda Tandi (Proceedings and Report of the 9th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual Conference, 2016 pp 109-128, 2016-01-09)

Purpose: A scientometric analysis was conducted to map the research performance and citation impact of Tanzania scholars from 1991 to 2015. The study analyzed the growth of the Tanzanians’ scholarly literature; ascertained ...
Research productivity and Web Visibility of Dental Faculty in Tanzania: A scientometric analysis.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi; Sife, Alfred Said (MUHAS Scientific Conference, 2014-05-14)

A scientometric study was conducted to analyze the research productivity and web visibility of dental faculty at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania from 1983 to 2013. Data were ...
Innovation in Library and Information Services in Supporting Africa’s Industrial Development.

Lwoga, Edda Tandi (CODIST-II, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA., 2021-05-02)

Information and knowledge are keys to industrial development and economic growth. Libraries and information services can effectively acquire, process and disseminate information and knowledge to spur innovation and industrial ...

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