“…However, there seemed to be a huge gap between their knowledge of different types of contraception and access to these services. …”
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“…Adolescent pregnancy in Malawi is high with 26% of all births to girls aged between 15 to 19 (Malawi national Statistical Office and ICF Macro, 2011). …”
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“…The study was done at Mulanje mission community Day secondary School, in Mulanje District and involved secondary school adolescents aged 12-19 years. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the study participants. …”
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“…Purposive sampling method was used, and twenty three (23) parents who met the inclusion criteria and gave consent participated. …”
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“…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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“…A total of 351 interviews were completed; 70.7% of the respondents were females. The proportion of participants who reported being happy, had injuries, were able to provide for their dependents, accessed health services and had a good appetite before and after the floods were found to be statistically significant as they decreased after the floods and had p<0.001. …”
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“…This study was undertaken to address this knowledge gap by using three ethnographic case studies in Malawi. …”
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“…Data was collected from 10 adult Zilindo community members who had once suffered or taken care of a person suffering from Tungiasis. …”
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“…Hospitals in Malawi should form working ethics committees which are going to have an input on ethical issues in the hospital. …”
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“…Data was collected using questionnaires and analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 12. The analysed data has been presented in tables, graphs and pie charts. …”
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“…Basing on the research findings, the researcher recommends that Sex education is a vital tool for improvement of sexual problems in the country because it will break the silence surrounding sex and people will have true information which will encourage people to open up and disclose their sexual problems thereby getting necessary assistance. It is also recommended that to overcome problems such as lack of knowledge or feelings of shame and inadequacy among health professionals, it may be useful to give the topic of sexuality and sexual problems a higher status in basic nursing and medical education. …”
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“…A descriptive research design was used and the study involved 30 subjects who consisted of health workers, patients and guardians. …”
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“…Despite education on abstinence and government's effort to combat HIV/AIDS, a lot of the youth get infected with HIV through sexual intercourse and also drop out from school due to unwanted pregnancy. …”
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“…They form an underserved population in terms of getting support for both HIV prevention and treatment due to so many factors that make them vulnerable. …”
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“…A qualitative study using in depth interviews was conducted and a convenient sample of 10 women was recruited at Balaka district hospital. …”
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