“…The results of the study have indicated that the participants' age ranged from 26- 45 years of age. …”
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“…The findings of the study indicate that most of the providers are familiar with the term "Emergency Contraception" but they lack detailed information on this method especially on all types, side effects, contraindications and effectiveness. …”
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“…The prevalence of anastomotic leaks (AL) is between 0.5% and 21% after colon and rectal resections [1–5]. The incidence is between 1% and 12% overall and up to 10% to 14% in low colorectal resections [5-8]. …”
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“…Results showed that knowledge of what ECPs are; indications for using ECPs and when to use ECPs, were significantly positively associated with higher education (p=0.015;p=0.002; p=0.002), respectively. …”
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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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“…Literature in the Sub Saharan Africa indicates that, delivery of quality care during follow up period for HIV exposed children is poor leading to high rates of loss to follow up. …”
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“…Data from the Rainbow Clinic in 2015 indicated that there were 94 adolescents growing up with perinatally acquired HIV accessing services at the hospital. …”
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“…Literature on quantitative studies indicates lack of knowledge, dependence on a provider for information, partner disapproval, myths, and misconceptions as some of the underlying factors to low uptake of Implants and IUD and yet did not capture detailed reasons as to why married women do not use Implants and IUD. …”
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“…Data analysis was done manually using content and the results presented in a narrative form. The study indicated that there is adequate knowledge of Tungiasis in Zilindo community in relation to disease description, etiological agent and its management. …”
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“…Data was then analysed using thematic content analysis. The findings indicated that guardians are influenced to abscond from NRU's due to their belief in efficacy of traditional medicine hence prefer going to traditional healers. …”
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“…This intrinsic motivation is a good indicator towards active participation. Men need support from both the hospital and community settings as this enables them to make wise and timely decisions when labor starts or when complications arise. …”
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“…The study revealed that HIV-positive women perceive partner notification as a very important and beneficial measure of increasing the rate of HIV testing and also a measure of HIV and AIDS control. 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. …”
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“…Data was collected through semi structured interview guide and data was then analyzed manually using content analysis. The findings indicated that diabetic clients have little knowledge in what diabetes is and its complex management however they comply to what they know and what is available in relation to their economic status i.e. drugs and some food. …”
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“…The results showed that, all the participants indicated that demonstration was predominantly used and the majority 92.4% (n=84) identified the demonstration to be the most useful learning strategy while small group discussion, self directed learning, peer learning, role play and reflection were viewed least useful. …”
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“…Additionally, it can be used to define the key elements of the national patient safety strategic plan. It also lists indicators that can be adapted for monitoring and evaluation of the policy and strategy’s effectiveness at the point of care. …”
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“…Multivariate analysis of significant variables, in a logistic regression model, indicated that having family support was found to be nearly 5 times more likely to facilitate adherence to recommended lifestyle modification than in cases where families were not involved in the care of their clients (OR = 4.587, 95% CI: 1.625, 12.947). …”
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“…Content analysis was used for qualitative data. The results indicated that there was lack of diversity in the use of teaching styles among the nurse educators. …”
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“…Using a checklist, recordings of observations on foetal, progress of labour and maternal parameters were assessed and given a grade as completely documented, adequately documented, inadequately documented and grossly inadequately documented. Results indicated that only 1.2% of the partographs were completely documented with observations on foetal, maternal and labour progress. …”
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“…In 2005, among 164 TB patients, 31 patients (19%) developed MDR-TB. This is an indication that the problem of adverse drug reactions in Malawi is there only that most patients are not known to carry the drug resistant strains because there are 1 no laboratory equipment to diagnose MDR-TB and XDR-TB. …”
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“…The findings of the study indicated that, despite the women's high knowledge levels of HIV/AIDS and awareness of the seriousness of AIDS, most of the women in the study were not practicing safer sex. …”
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