“…Occurrence of spina bifida was statistically associated with female gender (OR 2.51 (1.019-6.198) p= 0.45), absent history of spina bifida (OR 0.191 (0.41-.884) p=0.034), mean birth weight of 2850g, family size 72% ≤3 children and maternal age 77% ≤ 30 years. …”
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“…Descriptive statistics such as range, means, frequencies, and percentages were utilized to analyze the data. …”
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“…The majority of the mothers were in the age group of 20-35 years with the age range of 18-40 and the mean age of 25 years. The majority of the mothers had some primary school education and they were all married. …”
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“…Descriptive statistics using mean and standard deviation (SD) were used to characterize demographic variables. …”
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“…To support achievement of these goals, the United Nations Secretary General launched the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, expanding the focus from the MDG era on ending preventable deaths (“Survive”) to also ensuring health and well-being (“Thrive”) and expanded enabling environments (“Transform”). …”
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“…Complications expressed by the clients (mean = 0.84, S.D. = 1.7) scored statistically significantly higher (p<0.05) than those documented in the clients’ charts. …”
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“…However, 1.9 %, n = 2 of the respondents did not know any way of how an HIV + pregnant woman can transmit the virus to her baby to her baby. …”
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“…A letter to seek permission to conduct this research was sent to Kamuzu College of Nursing Research Committee and the village Head man. The participants were fully notified of the study and were told to participate freely and with draw from the study at any point without being punished. …”
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“…In addition, the scope of disaster risk reduction has been broadened significantly to focus on both natural and man-made hazards and related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. …”
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“…In addition, the results from the demographic and health surveys in Malawi do not give adequate information on the four rules of managing diarrhoea in children at home. This means that these demographic survey reports do not provide clear evidence on people’s attitude towards modern treatment of diarrhoea. …”
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“…Data was collected by means of in-depth interview. The interviews were written as the clients were interviewed. …”
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“…The study has found that 63% of AIDS support group members combine traditional medicine and antiretroviral therapy without the knowledge of the health care provider. Uncertified immune boosters and herbs are the most used traditional medicine by clients. …”
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“…Findings of the study showed humane factors as motivators to join CHBC work emerging more than personal factors. …”
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“…In conclusion, there is need to review the use of seclusion so that patients are provided with humane nursing care which can make patients enjoy therapeutic benefits of seclusion. …”
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“…Some participants 43.3% mentioned the burning of smelly staff such as dung's of goat, rubber, cedar and blue gum as a means of chasing and killing mosquitoes which can be detrimental to health.…”
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“…Background: Severe malaria, the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa and Asia causes imminent death in an under-five child if left unattended to. …”
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“…Considerable improvements in the delivery of an Essential Health Package (EHP) have been registered in reducing infant and child mortality rates, pneumonia case fatality and maternal mortality, and in maintaining high immunization coverage, among other areas. Unlike the Program of Work, this Plan has taken further measures to address the burden of disease by delivering an expanded EHP through public health interventions including but not limited to health promotion, disease prevention and increasing community participation. …”
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“…These measures and requirements apply to all researchers, sponsors and stakeholders who are planning to conduct health/biomedical research involving humans in Malawi. They, however, represent the minimum standards in the co-ordinatory and regulatory governance framework, which stakeholders are required to adhere to. …”
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“…This descriptive methodology has been used because it utilizes methods of enquiry that emphasize subjectivity and the meaning of the experience to the individual presented in thoughts, ideas, feelings, attitudes and perceptions. …”
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“…Antibiotics have remained useful to humans and animals in the treatment of serious infectious diseases for decades now. …”
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