“…Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0. Results of the study showed that the structure for providing antenatal care scored below the WHO standard at 46% and the process also scored below standard at 65%. …”
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“…Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the demographic data using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 16.0. The demographic data showed that the majority of the participants were 18-24 years old; all were Christians and married; had primary level of education and their main source of income was peasant farming; and on average the participants had given birth to 3 children. …”
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Subjects: “…Patient Safety 2. Delivery of Health Care 3. Hospital-Patient Relations 4. …”
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“…The results were presented in tables. Among 126 participants, 37.0% (n=47) of the participants had controlled blood pressure while 63.0% (n=79) did not control. …”
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“…Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer affecting Malawian women, accounting for as much as 26.8% of all cancer cases among this population. …”
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“…Depo-Provera also known as "DMPA or depot medroxyprogestorone Acetate" is the most popular contraceptive in Malawi. In 2009 at Area 25 health centre, 16030 women chose Depo- Provera, giving a percentage of 98.2% (Area 25 health centre statistics). …”
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“…Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant interviews were used to collect data in five facilities in Chitipa. A total of 100 (48 males, 52 females) participated in the study. …”
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“…The study was conducted in two Traditional Authorities in Phalombe which were purposefully identified: Jenala (open defecation free) and Nkhulambe (open defecation). We randomly sampled 27 boreholes in Traditional Authority Jenala and 27 in Traditional Authority Nkhulambe. …”
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“…The study outcome was same day ART initiation which was verified by checking health passport books of study participants. About 321 participants gave informed consent. Their mean age (standard deviation) was 33(10) and 59% were females. …”
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“…The cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 3.07 per cent, with the highest CFR of 4.76 per cent in Lilongwe and the lowest CFR in the Mzimba North District at 0.42 per cent. As of 15 March, as a result of floods and landslides caused by Cyclone Freddy in 11 districts in the southern region of Malawi, 326 people have lost their lives, 201 are missing, 796 have sustained various injuries, and 183,159 from 40,702 households have been displaced and seek shelter in 317 camps. …”
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“…Results on Structure found infrastructural deficiencies which included inadequate equipment, clients’ waiting area and counsultation rooms and there were also no counselling rooms while on Process, there was a higher uptake on Nevirapine (97.2%) and cotrimoxazole administration (100%), infant Deoxyribonucleic Acid test (89.2%) and exclusive breast feeding (95.6%) however, counselling and growth monitoring were inadequate. …”
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“…SPSS, Stata version 14, thematic analysis and NVivo 10 were used in data analysis.Of 238 enrolled participants, 121(50.84%) were able to disclose their status to their sexual partners. …”
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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease progresses quickly in children. Without treatment, 50% of the children living with HIV die before 2 years of age. …”
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“…The hospital out patients’ departments assist 500 patients per day, 300 clients for Antiretroviral therapy per day and STI clients, 35-50 per day. …”
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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a burden in Malawi with high incidences among adolescents (0.23% per year). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a range of events (that children can experience early in their life that leads to stress and can result in trauma and unhealthy behaviours eg sexual immorality, indulging in substance abuse. …”
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“…An exploratory qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2020 at Bwaila hospital and area 25 health Centre in Lilongwe district, Malawi. …”
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“…Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a burden in Malawi with high incidences among adolescents (0.23% per year). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a range of events (that children can experience early in their life that leads to stress and can result in trauma and unhealthy behaviours eg sexual immorality, indulging in substance abuse. …”
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“…The first generation of the communication strategy ended in 2014 giving rise to the review and re-writing of this second generation of the communication strategy for the period 2015 – 2020. The communication strategy is a guiding document for all partners to implement a unified and cohesive communication plan and allow for complementing programs among partners. …”
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“…However, all the respondents 100% were not adhering to ART. In conclusion, it has been observed that despite HIV-infected men having knowledge on HIV and AIDS and the importance of adhering to ART, perceiving positively to patient, medication and clinic level factors and receiving support from family, friends and health care workers they are still not adhering to ART.…”
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“…According to WHO Bulletin, (2008), in less developed countries especially in Africa, Otitis media alone contributes to 68% of all cases that commonly occur in children in the continent. It accounts for 28 million deaths annually world wide. About 6 per 1000 live born infants or 798000 babies globally suffer permanent hearing loss at birth or within the neonatal period every year and at least 90% of them are in developing countries. …”
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