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Table 2 Recommended health conditions for routine health check-ups for adolescents

From: Routine health check-ups for adolescents in Mwanza City, Tanzania: stakeholders’ recommendations on its content, venue, and mode of delivery

Health condition

Specific type of health condition requiring check-ups according to stakeholders’ recommendations

Groups of stakeholders recommending the specific health condition

Non-communicable diseases

High blood pressure*, £, ¥, $, #and diabetes£, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the Ministry of Health (MoH) /Education (MoE)

• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)/Community-Based Organisations (CBOs)

• Public and private schools

 

Metabolic risk factors (overweight and obesity) *, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

Physical disabilities

Impaired hearing and vision*, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• Public schools

• NGOs/CBOs

Common mental health problems

Depression, anxieties, and alcohol and substance use£, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

• Public and private schools

Reproductive health related problems

HIV infection and other Sexually transmitted infections*, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

• Public and private schools

• Health facilities

Unintended teenage pregnancy*, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

Other communicable diseases

Parasitic infections (worms), and typhoid*, £, ¥, $, #

• Public schools

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

Malaria *, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

• Public and private schools

Tuberculosis*, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

• Public and private schools

Covid-19 £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• Public schools

Hygiene related health problems

Oral and dental health problems, fungal infections and urinary tract infections*, £, ¥, $, #

• Government departments in the MoH/MoE

• NGOs/CBOs

• Public schools

  1. * Services available in Mwanza city at primary health facilities; £ services available in Mwanza city at district hospitals; ¥ services available in Mwanza city at referral general hospitals; $ services available at city tertiary hospitals; # services available in Mwanza city at private facilities