“…A sample of 196 randomly selected study participants and 10 key informants were interviewed. Inclusion criteria were sexually active young men aged 15 to 24 patronising Bwaila and Kawale health centres. …”
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“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of contracting HIV due to several factors, both biological and social. …”
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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. …”
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“…HIV-related stigma remains one of the greatest barriers to the health and well -being of people living with HIV (PLHIV). …”
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“…We found the prevalence of raised cholesterol to be 44% (N= 41) among the drivers. …”
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“…Results of the study revealed key issues of formative assessment. For example, while participants displayed little knowledge about types of formative assessment, the assessment emerged as a tool for improving learning because it helps learners to establish whether or not content taught in class has been grasped. …”
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“…In conclusion, it has been observed that despite HIV-infected men having knowledge on HIV and AIDS and the importance of adhering to ART, perceiving positively to patient, medication and clinic level factors and receiving support from family, friends and health care workers they are still not adhering to ART.…”
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“…To achieve first 95 where 95% of PLHIV need to know their status, the Ministry of Health introduced the 2019 Active index testing policy, in which assisted partner notification services (APNS) were chosen as the key innovative and effective strategy to increase HIV case identification. …”
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“…Community-led total sanitation has the potential to improve sanitation and hygiene in different key areas such as environmental sanitation which include borehole sanitation. …”
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“…Disclosing HIV test results to one's sexual partner allows the couple to make informed decision regarding preventive behaviours as well as engaging the partner to the access of necessary support for coping with serostatus and illness. …”
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“…An exploratory qualitative study design was used to explore market traders' preferences for the type and delivery methods of HIV services at Lilongwe Central Market, Malawi. We conducted four Key informant interviews (KIIs), three with officers responsible for planning HIV services at both the District and Council levels, and one with a market chairman. …”
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“…These adolescents are at a stage where they are making transition from childhood and are undergoing physical and emotional changes and begin sexual exploration hence are vulnerable to HIV re-infection and other sexual infections. …”
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“…Maternal near misses are a common occurrence in our setting, and the main causes mirror those that cause maternal deaths. …”
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“…Objective:ToassessthefidelityofimplementingteenclubsdesignedtoenhanceART adherenceinBlantyreDistrict WeconductedaFormativeEvaluationQualitativeResearchthatwasguided byaConsolidated FrameworkforImplementationResearchusing KeyInformant Interviewstoestablishifteenclubinterventionisimplementedwithfidelity.Thestudy wasconductedinfiveBlantyreHealthCentreTeenClubsnamely:Chilomoni,Chileka, SouthLunzu,Mpemba,NdirandeandLightHouseClinicatQueenElizabethCentral Hospital. …”
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“…The need for adolescents to access services under one roof ensures that adolescents living with HIV can have an easy access to both HIV and SRH services rather than HIV treatment and care alone.…”
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“…Data were collected through in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide from a purposive sample of ten newly qualified nurse-midwives and six key informants. …”
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“…The aim of this study was to assess how the Teen Club model is being implemented to establish service utilization and sustainability. …”
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“…Conclusion: The study successfully developed and evaluated the performance of the LAMP assay for mefA and ermB gene in S. pneumoniae isolates. LAMP assay sensitivity and specificity performance for detection of mefA was excellent being a classifier of 0.98 the area under the Receiver Operating Curve (ROC). …”
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“…This study has found that the magnitude of maternal near-miss in the local setting is very high (35.1%, n=161). …”
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“…This was a qualitative study that utilized in-depth interviews with mothers who had a normal delivery at Mulanje Mission Hospital, the southern region of Malawi and had come for reproductive health services including one-week and six weeks postnatal care. The key issues that emerged were, mothers’ understanding the need for one week and six weeks postnatal care services, barriers for not attending postnatal care services and mothers’ satisfaction on the postnatal care services. …”
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