From injury to outcome: A mixed-methods study of animal-related injuries in a rural district of Tanzania

Gimbo Hyuha; Notikela Nyamle; Manase Kilonzi; Paul Malaba Makoye; Castory Sananga Chuwa; Beatrice Aiko; Nathanael Sirili

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013494

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From injury to outcome: A mixed-methods study of animal-related injuries in a rural district of Tanzania

Gimbo Hyuha ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ghyuha@gmail.com

Affiliations Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-4386

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Notikela Nyamle,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health and Social Services, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Manase Kilonzi,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Paul Malaba Makoye,

Roles Data curation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Castory Sananga Chuwa,

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition services, Mkinga District Council, Tanga, Tanzania
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Beatrice Aiko,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Nathanael Sirili

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health and Social Services, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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From injury to outcome: A mixed-methods study of animal-related injuries in a rural district of Tanzania

Gimbo Hyuha,
Notikela Nyamle,
Manase Kilonzi,
Paul Malaba Makoye,
Castory Sananga Chuwa,
Beatrice Aiko,
Nathanael Sirili

Published: September 2, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013494

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