Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Aims & Scope

Tanzania Journal of Health Research (TJHR) is an open access journal that aims to facilitate the advance of health sciences by publishing high quality research and review articles that communicate new ideas and developments in biomedical and health research.

TJHR is published in print and online in January, April, July and October as an organ of the Tanzania Health Research User’s Trust Fund.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.214

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20408

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	39

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal sepsis among neonates in Temeke and Mwananyamala Hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Asia, Herman L., Avelina, Adellah, Joyce

• Barriers to men who have sex with men attending HIV related health services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Daniel J., Leah J., Mariam, Alick, Rodney, Melkizedek T., Edmund, Dominicus

• Prevalence and factors associated with late antenatal care visit among pregnant women in Lushoto, Tanzania

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Flora, Herman, Adellah, Joyce

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

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Joseph B., Mabula D., Phillipo L., Geofrey, Alphonce B., Peter F., Nestory, Japhet M.

• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings and prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among adult patients with dyspepsia in northern Tanzania

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Segni M., Birgitta, Venance, Gibson S.

• Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among antenatal clinic attendees at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sabria, Charles, Said

• Addressing the human resource for health crisis in Tanzania: the lost in transition syndrome

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Nathanael, Angwara, Obadia, Gasto, Avemaria, Anna-Karin

• Influence of pregnancy perceptions on patterns of seeking antenatal care among women in reproductive age of Masaka District, Uganda

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Peter R., Kenneth

• Impact of Training traditional birth attendants on maternal mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan African countries

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Edmund J.

• Prevalence and awareness of type 2 diabetes mellitus among adult population in Mwanza city, Tanzania

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Carolyne C., Theobald C., Cornelio M.

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