“…In multivariate analysis, healthcare worker absenteeism (adjusted OR {P-value} 15.38(0.05) and low job satisfaction (adjusted OR {P-value} 17.72(0.02) were the only factors associated with EE.…”
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“…Meconium-stained liquor (AOR=2.33; 95% CI =1.51-3.59, p<0.001), vacuum extraction (AOR=4.64; 95% CI= 1.61-13.58, p=0.004), Crossing alert line (AOR=1.70; 95% CI =1.09-2.66, p=0.020)., Male sex (AOR=1.75; 95% CI=1.17-2.62, p=0.006) and Birth Weight (AOR= 0.9992234; 95% CI= 0.9988441 - 0.9995922, p <0.001) were factors associated with birth asphyxia. …”
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“…An equal number of males and females were enrolled into the study, 50% (n=15) males and 50% (n=15) female. The participants' ages ranged from 18 to 64 years but the majority ranged from 20 to 24 years falling in the sexually active group of 15 to 49 years. …”
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“…Globally, 40% of all new infections occur in adolescents (10-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years). Compared to their adult counterparts, about half of HIV infected adolescents who are on ART are reported to be non-adherent to ART. …”
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“…It has also been found that 93.3% have never attended an in service training on immunizations since the time they started. …”
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“…Since the first case of AIDS was diagnosed in Malawi, in 1985, more than half a million Malawians have died of AIDS, and daily many more are infected. …”
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“…On a logistic regression analysis, several factors were found to be associated with HDP, these included age (OR 0.15; 95% CI, 0.09-0.25, P≤0.001), education (OR 0.43; 95% CI, 0.32-0.58; P≤0.01), occupation (OR 0.65; 95% CI, 0.51-0.84; P≤0.001), residency (OR 14.24; 95% CI, 7.95-25.53; P≤0.001), HIV status (OR 16.24; 95% CI, 3.78-69.69; P≤0.001), parity (OR 0.19; 95% CI, 0.99-0.39; P≤0.001), mode of delivery (OR 3.87; 955 CI, 2.59-5.78; P≤0.001) and diabetes mellitus (OR 17.37; 95% CI, 7.22-41.84; P≤0.001). …”
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“…Primers designed to detect azithromycin, mefA had sensitivity = 97.1% and specificity = 100%, at 95% confidence interval 0.952 to 1.000; while for erythromycin, ermB had sensitivity = 97.1% and specificity = 95.8%, at 95% confidence interval 0.452 to 0.701. …”
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“…Adolescents from high wealth index households had lower odds of depression compared with adolescents from low wealth index households (aOR= 0.73, 95% CI: 0.56-0.95). Adolescents from a lower wealth index households have high odds of depression compared to adolescents from low wealth index households. …”
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“…In addition, the HSSP II HIV incidence target of 2 cases per 1,000 adult population aged 15-49 years was surpassed and was at 1.21 in 2020. …”
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“…Only 74 (48%) used the condom consistently and 103 (49%) used dual methods. Parity of the client was the significant predictor of family planning utilisation for women on ART, at Dedza district ART clinic. …”
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“…The mean Body Mass Index for the drivers was 5.39 kg/m2 (95% CI 24.2-26.6). Raised blood pressure was observed in 19 drivers (20.2%). …”
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“…Service delivery had almost five times likelihood of influencing service utilization (odds ratio 4.6). Just over half (53%) of parents or guardians could not afford to pay for the cost of care. …”
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“…Despite significant progress in TB Control since Malawi adopted the WHO recommended TB DOTS strategy at the beginning of the 1990s, TB remains a major public health concern in the country. …”
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“…With regards to occupation, Non-Governmental Organization employees were associated with an increased probability of having a diagnosis of 10.5%. The study findings suggest that, while prevalence of hypertension is pro-rich, the use of hypertension treatment services is equitable. …”
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“…In univariate analysis, age at ART initiation, occupation (OR 0.203, 95% CI 0.11, 0.39; p<0.003), marital status, duration on ART (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.33, 0.92; p=0.023) and ART adherence (OR 5.125, 95% CI 3.01, 8.74; p<0.0001) were associated with VF. …”
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