“…Three research projects were purposively selected as ethnographic case studies focusing on an urban, rural and hospital setting. I used participant observation to understand unarticulated aspects of community engagement. …”
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“…Disasters also increase the poverty of rural and urban households and erode the ability of the national economy to invest in key social sectors which are important to reducing poverty. …”
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“…Disasters also increase the poverty of rural and urban households and erode the ability of the national economy to invest in key social sectors which are important to reducing poverty. …”
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“…The Government of Malawi is committed to improving health and livelihoods in Malawi through community health – the provision of basic health services in rural and urban communities with the participation of people who live there. …”
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“…The results also showed that primary education was associated with a lower probability of hypertension of 4.2% while having secondary and post-secondary education was associated with an increase in the probability of having a BP check by14% and 22% respectively. Urban residence was associated with an increase in probability of having a BP check and having a diagnosis by 10.8% and 5.8% respectively. …”
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“…Twenty-three parents attending QECH diabetic children’s clinic in the under-five department and 65 teachers from different primary and secondary schools around Blantyre Urban were interviewed. Majority of the respondents explained that diabetes mellitus was concerned with how overly increased or reduced sugar levels affected the way the body carried out its normal functions.Teachers were more general about the disease, while parents were more particular in defining the disease; 67% of the teachers were willing to host diabetic children in their class compared to 33% who were not willing. …”
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“…They are responsible for about 60% of all vaccinations provided to children under five both in rural and urban areas. Although this is the case, literature has shown that these people are not well trained and some did not pass through any training before they started working and parents have been reporting to the hospital with different adverse effects following immunizations. …”
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“…Only a handful of Malawians in a few urban centers have access to AIDS treatment, and people living positively with HIV/AIDS continue to confront stigma and discrimination in their daily lives. …”
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“…Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from children below the age of five in urban Blantyre. Isolates’ resistance profiles including erythromycin and azithromycin resistance were determined using phenotypic methods at Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust (MLW) laboratories. …”
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“…Recently, and as a result of population growth, rapid urbanization, climate change, environmental degradation and other factors, the magnitude, impact and frequency of these disasters has been on the increase. …”
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“…Furthermore, the contexts in which children live are changing.3 Children in 2030 will live in a world that is older, more urban and more interconnected. With fertility rates dropping and life expectancies rising, children’s share of the world’s population will decline and dependency ratios will increase. …”
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“…Other studies conducted to measure ART outcomes among adolescents in urban clinics in Zimbabwe showed that adolescents and young adults had high loss to follow up, unlike adults in the same set up HIV positive adolescents on ART have usually lower viral suppression rates when compared to adults and children, meaning their viral load remains relatively high even though they are on ART. …”
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“…These are: in Service Delivery - transitioning from vertical programming to integrated platforms of care for service delivery; in Health Workforce – 1) implementation of a performance management system, 2) development of a harmonized in-service training system for human resources for health linked to continuous professional development, and 3) evidence-based matching of health workforce supply and demand; in Infrastructure and Medical Equipment – 1) upgrading of urban health centres to community hospitals to improve city primary and secondary care, and 2) equipment inventory management to achieve procurement and utilization efficiency; in Supply Chain - effective management and coordination across parallel supply chains while working towards greater systems integration through CMST by 2030; in Digital Health - scaling up of digital health systems; in governance – 1) implementation of a “One Plan, One Budget, One M&E” system, and 2) increase provider autonomy; and in Health Financing - strategic purchasing in health financing. …”
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“…Age, ART adherence, marital status, occupation and duration on ART were identified as some of the factors associated with VF. …”
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“…However, 24% of the participants who consulted the general practitioners did not receive any treatment for their symptoms. The median duration before reaching ZMH was 42 weeks and clients who first consulted traditional healers had the longest delay. …”
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“…Only 25.8% had knowledge that age is used to determine duration of rehydration. On process measure, only approximately 40% of the cases were well managed. …”
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“…However further consideration should be given to how participants are selected, training duration, refresher trainings, staff retention, monitoring and supervision.…”
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“…Similarly, HCP cited lack of knowledge and skills (45.2%, n=33) as the main barrier to provision of infertility services. Clients cited long duration of receiving infertility services and failure to integrate male clients in the service as reasons for their dissatisfaction. …”
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“…There were statistically significant associations between PPFP utilization and duration of lactation amenorrhea, past behaviour and habits related to contraception, time of resuming sexual activity, level of education, marital status, age and parity of respondents, husband’s approval and postpartum counselling the mothers received. …”
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“…Longer-term follow-up of these children is essential to identify if further cardiac dysfunction does not emerge in children on ART for a longer duration.…”
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