“…Based on the finding’s recommendations were made. Findings also indicated some areas for further studies.…”
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“…Every Malawian and development partner in this fight has a duty to adopt innovative ideas and to revitalise efforts to make a difference. …”
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“…In response to this, skilled birth attendance was identified by the United Nations as an indicator for monitoring progress of Millennium Development Goal number five, that could be used to assist in lowering maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. …”
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“…Key results show an adherence rate of 24% to obstructed labour management protocols at Thyolo District Hospital which indicate poor quality of care to obstructed labour women. …”
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“…Despite having IQ knowledge on the importance of the drugs, most of the psychiatric clients have no knowledge on the side effects of the drugs. The study has also indicated that some of psychiatric clients do not comply with drugs because of drowsiness and forgetfulness. …”
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“…Findings of the study indicated that all the teenagers at Baylor clinic of Excellence had full knowledge on ART adherence and that about 14 % of these teenagers were taking care of themselves, a factor that led to their in adherence to ART as they quite often forgot to take their medications as they forgot or did not take this seriously. …”
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“…The findings of the study indicated that home deliveries, invasive procedures, failure to adhere to prophylaxis for both mothers and babies and failure to provide quality PMTCT management to clients by service providers were among the contributing factors to HIV transmission. …”
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“…The results of the study have indicated that guardians have little and un precise knowledge regarding the condition. …”
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“…A majority of participants were male at 79%, while 64% of the participants were within the young and productive age. 57%, had more than 10 years of experience working in government at senior level management while 71% of the participants had graduate level training. The results indicate that: there is lack of power and authority vested on DHMT as decision makers; inadequate and at times unclear decision-making powers (for recruitment, approvals); expectation that public institutions cannot be innovative (ability to think beyond the government funding), and lack of political will (inability of those in power to be ethical and just in making decisions affecting the health system). …”
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“…Chi-Square test showed a statistically significant association between preoperative teaching offered to the clients on deep breathing and coughing exercises, and the incidence of postoperative complications (P<0.05). …”
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“…With Tropical Cyclone Freddy gone, DCCMS indicates that normal rainy season weather conditions will now be experienced. …”
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“…Descriptive statistics were computed for the demographic variables. The study findings indicate that midwives in Ntcheu regard postnatal care as important because it helps in identification of complications, which if managed appropriately, lead to health outcomes. …”
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“…There is evidence indicating that HIV infection reduces fertility desires, but does not eliminate it. …”
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“…Thematic analysis was used to analyze data. Findings indicate that linkage to care is affected by one‟s perception towards Antiretroviral Therapy initiation, physical escort of clients by providers, integration of services, existence of support partners, shortage of staff leading to high workload, poor coordination of services at the facility and distance to the facility. …”
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“…Parasite clearance time was shown to be slower during the quinine era compared to the artesunate, an indication that artesunate is superior to quinine. There was no increase in clearance times from the onset of artesunate as first-line therapy, showing that the current recommended anti-malarial drug is still effective.…”
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“…Parasite clearance time was shown to be slower during the quinine era compared to the artesunate, an indication that artesunate is superior to quinine. There was no increase in clearance times from the onset of artesunate as first-line therapy, showing that the current recommended anti-malarial drug is still effective.…”
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“…In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, available data show that, on average, health care-related harmful incidents affect 8 in 100 patients, and 4 out of 5 incidents are preventable. …”
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“…Statistical significance about the association between variables was determined by Chi-square tests. The findings indicate that the majority (58.6%) of women were psychologically, physically and sexually abused during pregnancy. …”
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“…Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the role domain mean scores for the respondents with 4-5 years of post-registration experience (M = 6.61, SD = 0.36) was significantly different (p=0.02) than those with >9 years (M = 6.13, SD = 0.60). …”
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“…Kamuzu College of Nursing female students fall within the at-risk age of 15 years and above but statistics of cervical cancer screening at both Kamuzu and Queen Elizabeth Central hospital indicates that in 2008, of the 1779 women who had cervical cancer screening at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital, only 1 of them was a Kamuzu College of Nursing student while at Kamuzu Central hospital, out of 876 women who accessed the services, none were 1 Kamuzu College of Nursing students. …”
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