“…However, reports have indicated serious delays in HIV testing for HIV exposed infants. The aim of this study was to examine experiences of HIV positive mothers on delayed HIV diagnosis of exposed infants at Mchinji District Hospital. …”
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“…Delay in problem recognition or deciding to seek care outside the home is delay number one on the causes of maternal deaths. …”
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“…Conclusion was made that most clients with first episode psychotic disorders seek other pathways before going to ZMH, and that there is significant delay between the onset of symptoms and receipt of appropriate care. …”
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“…Over 75% of the participants felt that delay to go to theatre lengthened their stay in hospital which further affected the patients psychosocially since their financial resources became depleted more and more. …”
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“…In recent years, preceding 2014, the most severe form of the disease, cerebral malaria, was recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) to be treated with quinine, but due to its increased side effects over the recently discovered drug, artemisinin derivatives, WHO substituted quinine as first line treatment with artemisinin derivatives in combination with a long-acting drug such as lumefantrine, piperaquine, amodiaquine, mefloquine, pyronaridine or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Delay in parasite clearance time in treated patients is the main characteristic of parasite resistance to a particular antimalarial drug. …”
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“…In recent years, preceding 2014, the most severe form of the disease, cerebral malaria, was recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) to be treated with quinine, but due to its increased side effects over the recently discovered drug, artemisinin derivatives, WHO substituted quinine as first line treatment with artemisinin derivatives in combination with a long-acting drug such as lumefantrine, piperaquine, amodiaquine, mefloquine, pyronaridine or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Delay in parasite clearance time in treated patients is the main characteristic of parasite resistance to a particular antimalarial drug. …”
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“…Over 75% of the participants felt that delay to go to theatre lengthened their stay in hospital which further affected the patients psychosocially since their financial resources became depleted more and more. …”
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“…The study recommends that teenagers be equipped with sexual and reproductive health life skills so they can delay pregnancy; SRH policies should address gaps to ensure reproductive health services respond adequately to teenagers’ psychosocial needs. …”
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“…The roles of community leaders in YFHS were found out to be promoting active participation in YFHS activities, encouraging adolescents to access the YFHS, urging parents to allow adolescents participate in YFHS activities and encouraging adolescents delay sex until maturity. Results also show that there is a need for community involvement and sensitization and involvement in YFHS activities in order for the program to be accepted by the community. …”
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“…There was a decline in paediatric health services utilization by under-five children from Daeyang Luke Hospital (DLH) catchment area between the years 2011 and 2013. …”
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“…In Malawi, where stock-outs are common and consistent access to short-term contraceptives is poor, long-term reversible methods like Jadelle offer an important option for men and women who want to delay, space or end their child-bearing years. It is clear that the use of Jadelle may be influenced by perceptions of women and their spouses. …”
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“…Adolescents need to be assisted to have goals in life which can help them focus on their future hence delay pregnancy beyond adolescence.…”
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“…HIV positive women also perceive IHSD as a good and helpful service, however, they expressed dissatisfaction with delays in the delivery services due to late commencement of work and continuous referrals done for them to access a service. …”
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“…To determine the aetiology of stillbirths and adverse new-born outcomes among women delivering at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi This was a cross-section study done in two phases. …”
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“…TBAs are supposed to encourage women to deliver at a health facility with the assistance of skilled birth attendants. …”
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“…The target group was postnatal women who had delivered normally and had stayed at the health facility for not more than 48 hours. …”
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“…We have found gaps in health facilities capacity to deliver comprehensive hypertension care. Future interventions should aim in targeting the highlighted gaps to improve capacity.…”
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“…Effects of these informal payments and other birth related coasts have the potential of denying women services at this critical time as well as access and utilization of services. …”
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“…It also revealed that nurses/midwives do quite a number of activities in clinical teaching such as orienting students in the ward, demonstrate different procedures to students, and teach them how to manage the wards and subordinates, supervise their procedures and managerial tasks like staff allocations, writing rosters, delegating duties to subordinates among several others. …”
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“…The children who present with a low BCS, delayed CRT and dehydration were more likely to die. …”
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