“…Non-probability quota sampling of 30 HSAs from Kawale and Area 25 Health centres was used to collect data from 27th August to 28th August, 2009.Analysis of quantitative data employed Statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 1 1.5 while qualitative data was analysed by content analysis. …”
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“…Hence, the development of this HRD Policy. The ultimate aim of this policy therefore is to improve staff performance and productivity by maintaining experienced, well trained, motivated and committed personnel with leading-edge skills at all times.…”
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“…For example human right violation, Psychological trauma and risk for HIV transmission just to mention but a few. …”
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“…The researcher took into consideration all ethical issues. The data collected from the participants was analysed using word excel package. …”
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“…This results into Nurses leaving their current hospitals where they are working to other hospitals seeking for satisfaction which inturn, compromise the care rendered to the patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors that contribute to a change in satisfaction, commitment and professionalism of newly employed nurses within their first two years of employment. …”
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“…There is a tendency by most Malawian mothers of refusing Oxygen administration on their children because of past experience of seeing patients dying soon after Oxygen administration and because of other misconceptions they have on Oxygen therapy. …”
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“…The number of pregnant women who fall ill and die due to pregnancy related complications is rising each year. …”
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“…Information on knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives among women is particularly important because of high rates of teenage and unwanted pregnancies as well as soaring STI and HIV/AIDS rates. This is a qualitative study, whose purpose was to assess female student's perception on emergency contraception. …”
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“…Decentralization has been considered a strategy to aid in resource mobilization for the health sector. …”
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“…In early March, a severe weather system formed off the eastern coast of Mozambique and hit Malawi with heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in before moving back to the Mozambique channel where it intensified into Cyclone Idai and then hit Malawi a second time. …”
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“…The quantitative method used facility level secondary data from the Malawi National ART Program in the Ministry of Health HIV AIDS Department. …”
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“…The sample was selected from orthopaedic patients attending clinic at QECH. …”
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“…The sample was selected from orthopaedic patients attending clinic at QECH. …”
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“…In response to the high incidence and mortality from cervical cancer, Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), is implementing nationwide visual inspection screening with acetic acid (VIA) for cervical neoplasia as part of the Cervical Cancer Control Program (CECAP) in collaboration with its stakeholders. …”
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“…The aim of the study was to find out the factors that influence women of childbearing age to stop childbearing. …”
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“…This descriptive quantitative study aimed at assessing the quality of Youth Friendly Health Services offered to adolescents at Chikwawa district hospital. …”
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“…Through this approach, we are able to devise innovative communication approaches to tackle the barriers. I am honoured that the Ministry of Health through the National Malaria Control Program recognized the need for consistency and coordination among partners implementing malaria behaviour change communication programs and involved them in the process of review and re-writing of this communication strategy. …”
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“…However, during the period of its performance, a number of co-ordinatory and regulatory complexities, challenges and difficulties in the co-ordination, review and conduct of health research evolved which could no longer be adequately managed and addressed by the 2005 set of policy measures. …”
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“…Teachers reported that they promote mental health through good teacher – child relationship and encouraging child participation during physical activities (22.0%, n = 66), provision of positive feedback during classroom activities; 20.3% (n = 61), fostering anti-bullying behavioral activities 4.0% (n = 12); conducting other mental health activities; 1.3% (n = 4) while 30.3% (n = 91) did not respond to the question. Teachers are not aware of screening tools for mental health problems among school children and bullying is the most common factor within school environment that acts as a risk factor for mental health problems. …”
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“…Their mental health indicators such as mood, physical health and eating pattern diverted from the normal state. A comprehensive mental health assessment should be considered for flood victims and a policy incorporating comprehensive mental health services in managing disaster victims should be developed.…”
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