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publichealth_21jan26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chuo kikuu | university |
| utafiti | research |
| mtafiti | researcher |
| Ugonjwa wa VVU | HIV disease |
| kuzuia | prevention |
| kukuza | promotion |
| ulinzi | protection |
| epidemiolojia | epidemiology |
| maradhi | morbidity |
| vifo | mortality |
| kuingilia kati | intervention |
| usawa wa afya | health equity |
| Viashiria vya kijamii vya afya | social determinants of health |
| tathmini | assessment |
| sera | policy |
| kusimba | to code |
| data | data |
| utetezi | advocacy |
| afya ya jamii | community health |
| utamaduni | culture |
| uwezo wa kitamaduni | cultural competence |
| kutofautiana | disparity |
| janga | epidemic |
| janga kubwa | pandemic |
| kujua kusoma na kuandika | literacy |
| vimelea vya magonjwa | pathogens |
| kondomu | condoms |
| kujizuia | abstinence |
| afya ya mama | maternal health |
| kunyonyesha | breastfeeding |
| magonjwa ya zinaa | sexually transmitted infections |
| kusitisha | cessation |
| tumbaku | tobacco |
| kuvuta sigara | to smoke |
| kunywa pombe | to drink alcohol |
| kupata | to access, to acquire |
| Chanjo ya HPV | HPV |
| kuamilisha | to activate |
| papo hapo | acute |
| kichwa | head |
| uso | face |
| macho | eyes |
| pua | nose |
| masikio | ears |
| mdomo | mouth, lips |
| ulimi | tongue |
| meno | teeth |
| nywele | hair |
| shingo | neck |
| kifua | chest |
| mi-/m-kono | arms/hand |
| miguu | legs/feet |
| tumbo | stomach |
| mgongo | back |
| mabega | shoulders |
| mkundu | anus |
| uke | vagina |
| uume | penis |
| mapaja | thighs |
| virusi | virus |
| homa | fever |
| maumivu ya kichwa | headache |
| maumivu ya misuli | muscle aches |
| uchovu | tiredness |
| kupoteza hamu ya kula | loss of appetite |
| tezi za kuvimba | swollen glands |
| taya | jaw |
| dawa | medicine |
| vijidudu | germs |
| wasiwasi | anxiety |
| huzuni | depression |
| ugonjwa wa bipolar | bipolar disorder |
| ugonjwa wa utu wa mipaka | borderline personality disorder |
| ulevi | alcoholism |
| shida ya matumizi ya dawa | substance use disorder |
| vurugu | violence |
| kansajeni | carcinogen |
| saratani | cancer |
| uchunguzi wa udhibiti wa kesi | case-control study |
| ugonjwa wa kudumu | chronic disease |
| -a kuambukiza | contagious |
| iliyochafuliwa | contaminated |
| kipimo | dose |
| tathmini | evaluate |
| kimataifa | global |
| hatari | hazard |
| mfumo wa kinga | immune system |
| kuingilia kati | intervention |
| hospitali | hospital |
| matokeo | outcome |
| watu | people |
| idadi ya watu | population |
| kupunguza | to reduce |
| kuongeza | to increase |
| kupumua | to breathe |
| kwa skrini | to screen |
| kali | severe |
| ufuatiliaji | surveillance |
| yenye sumu | toxic |
| chanjo | vaccine |
| pua ya kukimbia | runny nose |
| kukohoa | to cough |
| kulia | to cry |