“…Malaria continues to be the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in our country, with an estimated six million cases each year representing about 40% of the burden of illness in our health facilities. …”
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“…Women were primarily motivated to get tested in order to know their status so they could protect their baby and get access to treatment and care. …”
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“…The sample size was 40 involving 18 women, 6 Spouses, 6 grandparents and 6 siblings of the women and key informants involving 2 maternity nurses and 2 clinicians and data was collected using focus group discussions (FGD) and in-depth interviews. …”
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“…The target group was caregivers of children with life threatening or limiting illnesses receiving palliative care at the clinic. A total of 30 caregivers were recruited for the study using purposive sampling technique. …”
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“…According to the study, the following were the results; A significant proportion of the participants, (80% percent) said that they heard about physiotherapy from either friends or relatives. …”
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“…Common relevant conditions at delivery were anaemia (52%), asphyxia (40%), hypertensive disorders (29%), placenta abruption ix (27%), HIV (25%) and syphilis (15%). …”
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“…Strategic, conceptual, institutional, operational and financial aspects were analyzed in DRR and CCA strategies from thirty-two (32) countries in the region out of the 44 countries covered by the UNDRR Regional Office for Africa (ROA). ▪ Strategic coherence: looks at whether DRR and CCA are explicitly addressed jointly or if there is an aim to strengthen the relationship and linkages between the two fields. ▪ Conceptual coherence: explores how countries link DRR and CCA conceptually, in particular through the concept of risk. ▪ Institutional coherence: analyses whether coordination between DRR and CCA is envisioned, and if and how institutional arrangements support coherence. ▪ Operational coherence: looks at measures, actions and activities which bring together DRR and CCA practices and to which extent planning is considered cross-sectoral. ▪ Financial coherence: explores whether and how funding strategies and investments bring together DRR and CCA. …”
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