“…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. …”
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“…., 2008). In 2013, an estimated 2.9 million children under-five were admitted globally for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (UNICEF, 2015). …”
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“…The total number of people living with HIV in 2016 was 1,000 000 of which more than 50% of these were women of the childbearing age. …”
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“…The results indicated that 80% of the mothers were in the age group of 20-35 years with an age range of 13-44 and mean age of 29 years. …”
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“…Resistance rates observed were 2.3% for carbapenems (meropenem and imipenem) (4/171 for each), 10.5% (18/171) for amikacin, 21.6% (36/167) for fosfomycin, 36.0% (58/161) for chloramphenicol, 50.1% (84/165) for nitrofurantoin, 53.9% (69/128) for amoxicillin-clavulanate and 54.0% (95/176) for ciprofloxacin. …”
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“…In Malawi, about 77 children get infected daily which brings up to 30,000 new infections and 25,000 deaths among children annually. …”
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“…The project will cost approximately K42 000.…”
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“…Among the controls, the most common pathogens isolated were Blastocystis in 87.5% (95% CI 47.35% to 99.68%), Shigella spp. in 75% (95% CI 34.91% to 96.81%), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in 50 % (95% CI 15.70% to 84.30%) and ETEC in 50%. …”
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“…The study will be conducted at Mitundu hospital from July to September. A sample of 100 pregnant women aged between 16-40 years will be selected using random sampling. …”
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“…The findings from the study have indicated that 100% (n=10) of the guardians who were interviewed are not supported in any way and are left out in the provision of care of their relatives. …”
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“…The most frequently mentioned period was during delivery (83 %, n = 88) followed by during breastfeeding (77.4%, n = 82) and during pregnancy (54.7%, n = 58). 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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“…Needle prick incidences were high due to improper waste disposal management among workers at Mangochi District Hospital. 427people on ART prophylaxis between 2017 and 2019, 127people were due to needle prick incidences by June 2019 representing 29.7% (Prophylaxis hard cover 2017 to 2019). …”
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“…The research will be conducted at Dedza District Hospital located in the central region of Malawi, where 200-300 women attend antenatal services almost daily, but less than 10 women are accompanied by their husbands and about three men accept to be tested and get the results. …”
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“…Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 and results were presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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“…Questionnaires shall be burned after processing data. A sample of 100 will be targeted and data will be analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) since the sample is big.…”
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“…Despite numerous interventions, the estimated infant mortality rate remains to be 110 per 1000 children (world health statistics, 2009). …”
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“…A great deal has been achieved over the past 25 years towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). …”
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“…Chi-square test at 5% level of significance determined associations. About 55% (210) of the respondents were using family planning methods, and most of them used condoms, followed by an injectable hormone. …”
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“…The mean age in years was 13.2(±1.70) and 51% of the sample was female, 49% Male. …”
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“…A total of 384 health care workers participated in the study by completing the Care Coordination Survey, resulting in a response rate of 100%. Collaboration Capacity differed significantly across Cadres/Roles. …”
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