“…Logistic regression model was used to assess the relationship between wealth status and depression among adolescents. Odds ratios were generated to measure the association between wealth status and depression. …”
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“…However, our existing Health Information Systems are unnecessarily fragmented and are not capable of generating quality information at the time they are needed. …”
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“…Parity of the client was the significant predictor of family planning utilisation for women on ART, at Dedza district ART clinic. Generally, current use of contraceptives other than condoms was very low. …”
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“…CBOs should reduce donor dependency and resort to owning sustainable income generating activities (IGAs) like commercial farming.…”
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“…It has been recommended to intensify health education to the communities on good oral care and to encourage people to engage in income generating activities so as to make tooth paste affordable. …”
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“…The qualitative data were analysed using thematic content analysis which generated the following themes: knowledge of postnatal care, availability and use of postnatal care protocols, factors perceived to promote delivery of postnatal care and hindrances to effective provision of postnatal care. …”
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“…A qualitative descriptive study design was used for generating rich descriptive data on the factors that influence women of childbearing age to stop childbearing. …”
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“…Findings revealed the following key themes: perceptions of IPE; perceived readiness characteristics for IPE; perceived needed skills for IPE; and proposed strategies for implementing IPE. Generally, participants expressed a positive attitude towards IPE and various forms of understanding of the concept of IPE. …”
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“…Despite the fact that triage was implemented and that very sick children were priotized for urgent care, findings generally indicated that the quality of care that majority of hospitalized under-five children suffering from severe malaria received was poor and below standard. …”
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“…As a first edition, it performed generally well as a co-ordinatory tool. However, during the period of its performance, a number of co-ordinatory and regulatory complexities, challenges and difficulties in the co-ordination, review and conduct of health research evolved which could no longer be adequately managed and addressed by the 2005 set of policy measures. …”
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“…Data were analysed manually using thematic content analysis. The study findings generated 5 themes: inadequate knowledge of married women and their partners on Implants and IUD, source of information about Implants and IUD, reasons for partner approval/disapproval to use of Implants and IUD, reasons why married women do not use Implants and IUD for family planning, myths, and misconceptions among couples on use of Implants and IUD, perceptions of couples on use of Implants and IUD. …”
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“…This analysis was done guided by the study objectives to generate emerging themes. Three main themes emerged from the data. …”
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“…This analysis was done guided by the study objectives to generate emerging themes. Three main themes emerged from the data. …”
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“…A qualitative research design using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) will be used to generate information. The study will take place in a rural setting of Dowa District. …”
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“…It also indicated that the rate of HIV status disclosure among HIV-positive women to their sexual partners is high because of the understanding of the benefits of partner notification. Generally, challenges of partner notification faced by HIV-positive women are not very common. …”
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“…Data was extracted from the parent study on depression and anxiety utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire module 9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety module 7 (GAD-7) respectively. Chi-Square test and logistic regression explored the association between the two conditions and the social as well as physiological variables. …”
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“…All health workers poorly manage pain in children generally. Since Nurses are the closest health workers to the patient their knowledge, attitudes, and practices on pain affect the patients directly. …”
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“…In response to this call, in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is working on fostering policy coherence among two practices which are closely linked: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). By generating more efficient and effective preparedness, response and recovery processes while making more efficient use of financial and human resources, policy coherence among DRR and CCA practices can contribute to a more sustainable development. …”
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“…In conclusion, this study established that both men and women generally lacked knowledge about the mode of action of Jadelle as a family planning method. …”
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“…Thyolo District Assembly should influence local Non Government Organizations (NGOs) to provide capital funds (in form of loans) to the women in the area to engage in Income Generating Activities (IGAs) in order to strengthen their economic/bargaining power to influence place and timing of delivery. …”
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