“…All this was done in order to reduce, organize, and give meaning to data. The findings of the study have shown that men do not have enough knowledge on inguinal hernia especially on prevention and the risk factors for the development of inguinal hernia and they reported late for healthcare service. …”
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“…The analysed data was displayed in percentages, figures and tables to enable the researcher draw the meaning from the collected data. Ethical consideration was ensured by obtaining permission for conducting the study from the relevant authorities from where the study will be conducted. …”
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“…The ehealth solutions, which represent the tangible means to interact with the health system electronically, include national priority ehealth solutions, telehealthcare, individual electronic health records and continuous professional development using e-learning. …”
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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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“…This numeral corresponds to the one revealed by World Health Organisation (WHO), on the international scene. This means that Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, which aims at reducing child mortality rate by 2/3 by the year 2015, cannot be achieved. …”
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“…About knowledge of mine workers on radiation health hazards, the IAEA SAFETY GUIDE (2004) stipulates that the employer is responsible to ensure that every occupationally exposed worker and supervisor is given appropriate training in radiation protection practices for the operation. and is informed of the nature, sources and potential health effects of exposure to radiation and radioactive substances, and of their control by means of the maintenance of proper ventilation and shielding systems, proper personal hygiene and the use of personal protective equipment where applicable. …”
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“…Findings revealed that there was an average gap score of -5.31 meaning that reproductive health services that are provided to adolescents are not of good quality in relation to the expectations of adolescents in all the dimensions of quality. …”
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“…Lack of Information among community members is one factor contributing to poor functionality of the Health Centre management committees. What is clearly emanating from this research is that grassroots’ participation in Chitipa District council is a farfetched idea because local elites are exploiting the new found window of opportunity in the decentralization initiative to promote patronage and neopatriomonism at the expense of the grassroots participation in decision-making. …”
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“…These include: (i) poor communication approaches, (ii) lack of knowledge of where to access screening services, (iii) fear emanating from negative experiences shared by peers, and fear of a cancer diagnosis itself), (iv) feeling of embarrassment over exposure of private body parts, (v) myths and misconceptions (vi), low perceived vulnerability, (vii) long travelling distances and (viii) long waiting times. …”
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“…Thereafter the data was analyzed manually using content analysis and the emerging themes were presented in subthemes, patterns and categories that gave meaning. The results indicated that 90% (n—9) of women had a positive attitude towards limiting family size. …”
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“…Open-ended questions were analysed by content analysis by Waltz et al (1991) and then categorised in themes to gain insight of the meaning of the findings. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the findings. …”
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“…While considerable success has been made in the health sector (Health Sector Annual Report, 2010; NSP, 2011-2016), there are imminent public health concerns such as emergence of Multi Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB), Extremely Drug Resistant TB (XDR-TB), and TB/HIV co-infection rates. …”
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“…Data was collected using a voice recorder then it was transcribed word by word, then coding was done to categorise it. Based on the meaning of the coded data, themes and sub themes were developed. …”
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“…It was also noted that some teachers were culprits of perpetrating child physical abuse and many had supportive attitudes towards the utilisation of corporal punishment as a means of child discipline. It was, therefore, suggested that there should be professional development for both primary school managers and teachers on handling child physical abuse cases and on alternative and effective strategies of disciplining students. …”
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“…This methodology was chosen because it utilizes methods of inquiry that emphasize subjectivity and the meaning of the experience to the individual presented in thoughts, ideas, feelings, attitudes and perceptions. …”
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“…The demographic characteristics that were significantly linked to maternal near-misses in the local setting are marital status, occupation, admission mode, means of transport and age. The obstetric characteristics that were significantly associated with maternal near-miss were fetal presentation, mode of birth, birth status and child sex. …”
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“…Meanwhile, virulence factors with highest prevalence were immune suppressors (54.1%) followed by adhesins (45.9%). …”
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“…The findings of this study will be disseminated through a dissertation and copies will be sent to KCH STI clinic which is manned by UNC project, KCN library and other stakeholders. …”
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“…The primary goal of this new plan will be the achievement of Universal Coverage in the prevention and treatment of malaria, reducing by half the 2010 levels of malaria morbidity and mortality in Malawi by the year 2015. This means every citizen of Malawi will be reached with all malaria interventions including care and effective cure. …”
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“…Due to the importance of weather, climate and early warning systems in disaster risk management, the strategy has deliberately emphasized the need to integrate issues of weather, climate and early warning systems as a way of preparing communities for disasters. This, importantly, means that we need to find channels of communication that are accessible to all people, particularly the most vulnerable, such as those that are illiterate, women and children, the elderly and people with disabilities. …”
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