“…Maternal near miss is an event in which a pregnant or recently delivered woman comes close to maternal death but does not die, due to either timely intervention or by pure chance. …”
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“…This study has revealed that the ethanolic extracts of all extracts are rich in phytochemicals and antioxidant activities that are indicative of asthmatic activity in human beings according to the literature. The study has also shown that the plants are toxic in vitro but non-toxic in vitro.…”
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“…By generating more efficient and effective preparedness, response and recovery processes while making more efficient use of financial and human resources, policy coherence among DRR and CCA practices can contribute to a more sustainable development. …”
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“…While the MDGs 4, 5 and 6 directly relate to human health that require national governments to make efforts in realizing them, the MGDS II has equally isolated health sector as one of the key social development sub-theme requiring the attention of the Government. …”
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“…The World Health Organisation introduced Focused Antenatal Care, a model which recommends initiation of Antenatal Care visits as soon as the woman realises that she has missed her monthly period and make four targeted visits throughout the pregnancy period. …”
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“…Analysis of Variance and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to test differences in the mean ranks among variables. A total of 384 health care workers participated in the study by completing the Care Coordination Survey, resulting in a response rate of 100%. …”
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“…The Strategy was adopted by African ministers at the 10th Meeting of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) from 26-30 June 2004 and submitted to the AU Assembly Summit, where the Strategy was positively received by Heads of State at the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6-8 July 2004, with a call to develop a Programme of Action for its implementation.…”
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“…One of the most tragic consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in women is the transmission of the virus to their children. …”
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“…Analysis of the data was done using Statistical Package for Social Science version 23 and Excel packages to draw out mean, frequencies and percentages. A sample of 61 nurses in adult general wards was recruited using consecutive sampling. …”
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“…About 321 participants gave informed consent. Their mean age (standard deviation) was 33(10) and 59% were females. …”
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“…Between 1974 and 2003, these hazards cumulatively affected 25 million people making the country one of the worst affected amongst the poor countries based on mean annual number of affected per 100,000 people. …”
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“…A total of 81 participants were enrolled in the study, 50 (62%) were from Bwaila Maternity Unit and 31(38%) from Zomba Central Hospital. The mean age was 31 years (SD: 6.2); 68 % (55) were female; 65% (52) were married. 21(26%) of the participants were from antenatal, 27(33%) from labour, 20(25%) from postnatal wards and 13 (16%) worked in all departments (antenatal, labour and postnatal wards). …”
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“…Descriptively, there was no characteristic difference among participants between the two time-points, as well as between post-test responders and non-responders, p>0.05. Paired mean comparison tests indicated statistically significant improvement after EAP in four of five outcome scores. …”
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“…Data was analyzed using Stata version 14.0. Mean age was 72 years with SD of 8.5. Overall, about 24.69% (n=200) of participants were depressed with 40.49% having minimal depression, 26.47% mild depression, 9.01% moderate depression, and 2.43% having moderate to severe depression. …”
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“…This is a critical issue considering the damage that the virus causes to the immunity of the person who is infected who does not begin treatment, so that the woman can benefit from timely interventions. …”
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“…The policy has been developed in line with international declarations which Malawi is a signatory and these are: Libreville Declaration on Health and Environment, held in Libreville in 2008, Ethekwini Declaration on Hygiene and Sanitation, 2008, Africa Health Strategy (of the African Union), 2007-2015, UN Millennium Declaration and subsequent Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 and the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, 1972. …”
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“…Statistics used for the analysis included: Mean, Standard Deviation and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). …”
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“…The study results revealed that 52.7%mothers with a mean age of 25 years developed postpartum disorders. …”
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“…The low HTS uptake among young people, therefore, mean that many of these infections remain undiagnosed, limiting the ability to control transmission.The study’s objective was to explore the factors that motivate, as well as factors that hinder, the uptake of HIV Testing Services among adolescents and young adults in Machinga District of Malawi at the individual, interpersonal, community and health service system levels. 24 In-depth interviews and 4 key-informant interviews were used to collect data, and purposive sampling was used to identify respondents. …”
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