“…Nationally, most married women 30% (4839) use Depo Provera with a high discontinuation rate of 41%, while 12% (1936) use Implants and 1 % (161) IUD, with a discontinuation rate of 8% for both. …”
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“…The health belief model developed in 1950's by social psychologists was used to guide this study. …”
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“…Adolescents who reported having exposed to physical abuse were 1.5771 times likely to have multiple sexual partners as compared to those who were not exposed to reported physical abuse (OR=1.5771, Cl = 0.7879 – 3.1566 at 95%) and AOR was 1.4245 among the exposed. …”
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“…Adolescents who reported having exposed to physical abuse were 1.5771 times likely to have multiple sexual partners as compared to those who were not exposed to reported physical abuse (OR=1.5771, Cl = 0.7879 – 3.1566 at 95%) and AOR was 1.4245 among the exposed. …”
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“…Severe anaemia (Hb ≤5g/dL) was present in 19/334 (5.7%), and 67/395 (17.7%) tested positive for malaria. …”
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“…Out of these 5 factors, 3 were found to be independent determinants of AL using a logistic regression model: intraperitoneal local sepsis (Relative risk [RR] 7.2, 95%confidence interval [CI] 2.81- 17.5), Haemoglobin level ([<10g/dl] RR 4 ,95% CI 2.167 – 7.5) and Surgeons experience( Trainee/ expert) ( RR 1.4 , 95% CI 1.143-1.957) The knowledge of factors associated with anastomotic leakage after intestinal anastomosis can be modified to reduce AL and improve AL outcomes in our setting…”
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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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“…In multiple multilevel logistic regressions those variables' P-value <0.05 was considered as a statistically significant variable for short birth interval and presented with 95% CI and AOR. The prevalence of short birth interval was 48.5%, [95% CI, 47.18- 49.69]. …”
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“…Fourty-nine (49) of the 180 participants were recruited. The median age was 14.5 years; the interquartile range [IQR] was 8.4 – 19.8 years; 51.1% female. …”
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“…Among the controls, the most common pathogens isolated were Blastocystis in 87.5% (95% CI 47.35% to 99.68%), Shigella spp. in 75% (95% CI 34.91% to 96.81%), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in 50 % (95% CI 15.70% to 84.30%) and ETEC in 50%. …”
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“…The data was analyzed by the computer package called Statistical Package for Social Science, (SPSS) version 16.0 windows. Results of this study showed that knowledge on Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) and PMTCT of HIV among HIV+ pregnant women was very high and this significantly influenced utilization of PMTCT services. …”
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“…In Malawi, it is estimated that depression affects 16.9% of adolescents aged 10 to 16 years old. …”
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“…Cleanliness of borehole surrounding, risk to borehole groundwater bacteriological contamination, functionality status of water point committees and coverage of contaminated boreholes were not different in the two Traditional Authorities with p-values of 0.116, 0.136, 0.382 and 0.078 respectively. Despite the many benefits such as increased coverage of pit latrines realized through implementation of Community Led Total Sanitation approach, it has not improved sanitation and hygiene parameters of borehole facilities in Phalombe district.…”
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“…The results showed that 97 % (n=146) of parents and guardians had knowledge about the services that are offered at DLH, 98 % (n=147) had good health seeking behaviours in times of sickness of their under-five children, 70 % (n=105) were living within a distance of five kilometers from DLH and 80 percent of the respondents reported good waiting time at the hospital. …”
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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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“…The study results have shown that primary school teachers have little knowledge on mental health promotion (35.4%, n = 106 strongly disagreed and 49.2%, n = 147disagreed with the true definition of mental health). …”
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“…A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and the analysis was conducted using SPSS version 16.0. Cross tabulations were performed to establish the relationships and associations between the utilization of postpartum family planning services and variables such as demographic characteristics, knowledge, culture, subjective norms and the previous experiences faced by the women with use of different contraceptive methods. …”
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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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